Dust Mite Allergies - Protecting my Kids - Advice?

Question

My kids have dust mite allergys... there is so much to do to protect them against it. i want to start with there bedding..

i cant afford to buy new duvets, mattresses and pillows...

i researched on the net about Anti Allegy Covers. but there are SOOOO many available from so many companies!

which is best and a good price?? and that will help!

Anyone who is going through this or has gone through this.. i would be grateful for some tips! Thanks.

Answer 1

Freezing pillows , kills the mites , and therefore stops them from defecating (pooing) , which is the actual thing that we ( yes me as well) , are allergic too. Wash the pillows etc as well....and perhaps rotate them , so that you can swap them around , every couple of days or so !

I may be wrong , but for me , the most important items on the list , are the pillows....then perhaps the quilts !

Let me know how you get on "[e-mail]"

I am actively researching new methods now.....with me as the "Guinea Pig" !

Answer 2

I have had very bad dust allergies and it would trigger cold like symtoms, rash, itchy eyes, and asthma. I strongly recomend you get a hepa vaccuum. Any brand will do fine. I threw my rugs out. Too many stuffed animals are no good. Save the special ones (very few) and the others get rid of them. Clean the house when they leave for school or are not around. Remeber cleaning will throw a lot of dust in the air even if your careful so do it when they are gone. Open some windows while cleaning. Another good thing is to get a hepa air cleaner. Put it in there bedroom and in the living room is good too. I use a mattress cover it works great. I dont think the pillow cover is necessary. Just wash the pillow once a month and the memory foam pillows are great and go right in the wash. Stay away from down feathered pillows. Also if your furnace is forced air, (air blows out of a vent) Change the airfilter once every 2-3 months. Wash clothes in hot water. Cold water is a day at the beach for dustmites. If there is dust there are dustmites and I am sure they are allergic to dust as well.

Answer 3

I too have this allegy. As far as mattress covers I don't use a special one. The one I have came from Pennys and seems to work pretty good. I do know that ya have to vacumm all the time, and the vacumm should be a good one with a filter. Also dust regularly. You can never get rid of all the mites, but keeping their numbers as low as possible is the best defense for your kids. An air purrifier can help too. Also if your kids already have breathing difficulty, be sure to keep them away from cigarrette smoke. It will only make the problem worse.
Good luck.

Answer 4

Just remember what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I have survived some forty years with that on my list of things that I am allergic to. Now when I see most people contacting colds and runny nose, I sit back and wonder where my runny nose went. Moral of the story is, My immune system has grown stronger over the years fighting these allergies off. If you know what they are allergic to Via. doctor testing, I'm sure there is more on that list then just Dust mites. My recommendation is plastic covers, they don't just chose the sheet to live in, they probably are having a carnival in that mattress as well.

Answer 5

okay... so this last Friday, I was tested for dust mite allergies and I'm extremely allergic to them! I went to Walmart and bought some pillow covers from the company Aller-Ease for about $8 a cover... there are some cheaper ones though, but not as comfortable. The allergist recommeded me to wash my sheets, comfortor and any blankets and curtains at least one time a week in extremely hot water to kill the dust mites. Take up any carpeting or rugs in the bedroom and vaccum the hec out of them with a HEPA vaccuam. My allergist also suggested tanic acid (3% solution) to spray on couches, carpets... it helps neutralize the dust mites feces and them. You can get this at Walmart and they said it was called "Allergy Control" Also no stuffed animals should be around! Good luck to you! :)

Answer 6

In addition to the other good advice from answerers, after you've thoroughly vacuumed your mattresses and stuffed furniture, use a spray formulated specifically for reducing the presence of dust mites.

Answer 7

Go to Walmart and buy the pillow cases and mattress covers made for this purpose. Wash everything else in very hot water.

Answer 8

I would look for allergy proof covers to put over the matress and pillows because the website i went to Says IT works

Answer 9

What you need to do is look at a website that sells lots of different types, try google to search for them, and then read the reviews about what is the best value for money. But to be honest even the basic cheap ones will help quite a lot!

Answer 10

Try to buy or rent a Kirby machine, i am lucky my man works for a company and demonsrates them to people so he has a free one, it cleans ur matresses, floors and basically anything else!