“Dust Mites

The allergy is increasingly found in people by 10- 20% and certainly, a disease can disturb a daily basis such as working or sleeping. However, the most common cause considered as the dust mite. In this article we have more details about the disease from pediatrician at Phyathai3 Hospital, Dr. Sirapassorn Sornphiphatphong.

What are The Symptoms of Allergy ?

“Symptoms of allergy include coughing, sneezing, itching around the eyes or nose. The nasal cognition happens to both sides of the nose. The sneezing comes with 5-10 times continuously along with runny nose. Mostly the symptom appears in the morning after waking up and when touched by the allergens.

Other Treatments

“Apart from drug treatment, patients need to avoid being closed to allergens.”

Why We Need to Pay Attention to Dust Mites ?

“Because dust mites are the most common allergens”

Is House Dust Mites and Dust Mite The Same?

“The dust mite is one of animals in species of mite. It has 8 legs with the size of only 0.1-1 mm,eat dandruff or dead skin as their food. They grows well in temperature of 25 ° C and prefers humidity”

What Part of the Dust Mite We are Allergic to?

“We all are allergic to every part of it including its carcass and feces, in fact the key allergen is its feces”

Where can we find dust mites?

“Dandruff and skin of the people. Therefore, we mostly find them in beddinds like pillow, sheet,sofa or fabric doll.

10 ways to Prevent and Avoid Dust Mites in Your House …

1. 1. Rug or carpet should not be inside, sofa should not be made of fabric also avoid using fabric curtains but replace it with sunblinds.

1. 1. Wash your beddings with hot water (> 55 ° C). If the laundry machine has no warm water system, soak them in hot water for about 15-30 minutes then hang them or use a dryer at temperatures above 55 ° C for more than 10 minutes.

1. 1. All beddings should be covered with Dust Mite-Proof Covers. The good cover must be tight knit fabric, size of fabric hole must be smaller than a size of the mite and its feces cannot be able to spread. In addition, the beddings should be washed in every 2 weeks. However, the cover should be washed once a month as frequent washing causes texture fiber to be loosed. Moreover, to buy the Dust Mite-Proof Covers we recommend you to buy with a set of bedding which are also dust mite proof cover product.

1. 1. The key allergen of a baby is doll. Please keep the fabric dolls in plastic bag or move them out of your home.

1. 1. Avoid jumping on the couch,sofa or playing pillow fight.

1. 1. Drying mattress using the sunlight may help reduce moisture but cannot destroy all dust mites.

1. 1. Dry washing all of your beddings can get rid of the dust mites but not completely.

1. 1. Doing vacuum cleaning reduces dust mites and some allergens but we still recommend you to do with other methods.

1. 1. Air Cleaner refrains allergens from diffusing but dust mite does not fly in the air. Thus, it only can get rid of several factors like fur or dust from grass.

1. There are several types of chemicals that can kill mites, but there is no research confirms the effectiveness and safety in the long run.