For 20 years, Brent Smith of Nashville, Tenn. Slept on the same side of his mattress. His pillow hadn't been replaced in five years and he ignored advice to vacuum his mattress. His nose was always stuffed up and he woke up groggy and unrefreshed every morning. It seemed obvious. The bedding in his room was chock full of allergens such as dust mites. His bedding was his worst enemy.
Brent woke up to allergy bedding
Over time, old bedding becomes full of dust, dust mites and other creepy allergens that can actually cause you to become allergic. If you already have allergies, they can become worse. However, the market place is full of allergy relief products including new age bedding products that will help you rest easy.
Allergy bedding explained
If you shop around you'll find this bedding is also called dust mite bedding. It's been developed to keep out pests, which can not be seen by the naked eye, from infesting the very mattress and pillow you use. Allergy bedding becomes an impenetrable force guarding your mattress against further infiltration. Because dust mites live on the dead skin cells of humans, you want to eliminate their food source.
The yuck factor
Can you imagine an astonishing one million dust mites living in your bed? There may be up to 10 million. You'll be happy to know that we don't inhale live dust mites, but we do breathe in their, ahem, excrement and microscopic dead bodies. It's at this point that our body reacts, releasing histamines which cause an allergic reaction. That's why it's important to cover bedding with impenetrable fabric.
Allergy bedding snuffs out allergens
Shop around online for allergy bedding. These products are made of special fabric blends, woven so tightly in the manufacturing process that there is no way dust mites can get through. Unlike other fabric, there are no pores for dust mites to squeeze through. Allergy bedding is like a baggy for your mattress, your pillows and your favourite bed coverings such as comforters. It starves the dust mites and eliminates a giant problem.
No need to purchase new sheets and blankets
Once the barrier is place over your mattress and pillows, it doesn't matter what sheets and blankets you use. It is suggested, however, that you wash your covers at least once week, if not more, to rid allergens from other sources such as animal hair and dander. If you continue to experience symptoms after covering your mattress, consider that your down duvet may be the culprit.
Should you spend money on Allergy Bedding?
If you can't breathe properly out of your nose upon waking, and your eyes are itchy, you may have allergies. Same if you suffer from a sore throat or asthma symptoms when you first awake. Maybe you simply have a desire to protect your health and guard against the possibility of future allergies. Don't feel bad. Just over 60 million Americans have allergies, mostly to dust mites. The first step is to protect yourself with allergy bedding.
Millions say it works.
Your entire bed and pillows are encased in impenetrable fabric. It's a complete barrier keeping allergens away from your respiratory system during the night. A recent study by experts at Johns Hopkins University study proved that it took a month for allergy bedding killed off 90 per cent of dust mites in a bed covered with allergy bedding. You just can't go wrong.
Annie Deakin is a journalist, fashion and furniture expert and editor at mydeco.com who is currently interested in
bathroom cabinets,
desks, and
home accessories.
