My 4 year old daughter has allergies, among them, dust! In addition to dusting and washing bedding often, what other ways help in reducing dust in the home?
2007-11-11 15:25:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
Vacuuming. Leather sofas instead of Canvas. No carpetting. The other thing is most dust at home comes from dead skin cells. I almost forgot, maybe an air filter will help as well.
2007-11-11 15:37:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some things:
* make sure you are using a HEPA vacuum (like Eureka Boss)
* Replace carpets with vinyl flooring or hardwood (at least in the bedroom)
* have an electrostatic filter installed in the furnace
* Keep humidity around 20-30% in winter - low humidity and high humidity both cause allergy problems (can also be installed on furnace)
* consider taking her to an allergist to see about allergy shots to desensitize her
* remove curtains and replace them with blinds
* use mattress and pillow covers that prevent dust mites from passing through the material
2007-11-11 15:40:23 · answer #2 · answered by formerly_bob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you get your ducts cleaned regularly. If her allergies are severe I would definitely take the carpet off, if you have carpet. All these dust particles get stuck there and it is often troublesome. I have had the carpet removed and yes there is a difference.
2007-11-11 15:33:19 · answer #3 · answered by indulekha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-11-11 15:34:12 · answer #4 · answered by femora 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy a dehumidifier. when my brother asthma acted up, it was a great help to have one of those around. it literally pulls dust into itself and then you just clean the filter.
2007-11-15 14:41:44 · answer #5 · answered by Blaze 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋