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Do you or one of your family members suffer from a dust mite allergy?

Dust mite allergy is one of the most common forms of airborne allergy and it effects people by disturbing their sleep patterns – tossing & turning; itchy eyes; running nose & sneezing when you wake up; dark cycles under the eyes just to name a few symptoms!

So how can you minimise these effects?

Well you can’t remove dust mites completely but you can reduce the volume by focusing on some basic cleaning/organising techniques:

  • The days of making your bed are over! Dust mites are transluscent so they don’t like sun – they love a dark humid environment so if you make your bed that’s what you are creating and they will be very happy. So instead pull your top sheet and doona down to the bottom of the bed (neatly folded of course) and expose your bottom sheet to as much sunlight as possible
  • Wash your linen in 55-60 degree water to kill the dustmites present
  • Fit quality dust mite protective covers over your pillow; mattress and doona. These covers must fully enclose the item and have a zip close system
  • Use a vacuum cleaner that has a HEPA filter, more of the allergen is contanined in the vacuum
  • Soft toys: minimise the volume in your child’s bedroom. The remaining 2-3 can be popped into a zip lock plastic bag and placed in the freezer once every couple of weeks for 4hrs to kill dustmites
  • Remove the clutter from your bedroom, clear surfaces make dusting so much easier. When dusting use a damp or electrostatic cloth so as not to bring the dust into your face
  • Don’t store anything under our bed
  • If heading away for holidays, your child should sleep on the top bunk so they aren’t lying under a mattress
  • Keep pets out of the bedroom as they provide more food for dustmites
  • Choose leather lounges over fabric lounges

If you require more information on this topic or other airborne allergies you can contact us via our website: www.bsorted.com.au

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  • what a great read. dust mites always worry me as i am quite sensitive to them

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  • Great tips…de-cluttering right now less is more! The soft plush toys always need washing if your kids love these kind of toys. I have seen so many kids hanging onto filthy dirty soft plush toys in shopping centers. Why? Show the kids that you take baths so should toys, we wash our dishes and car and clothes for a reason so should we with their toys. make it fun for the kids. Get them to wash the toys on a sunny day use a kids wading pool and a bucket of water to rinse and a portable clothes line so they can peg the toys on and they have had a great time doing this task.

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  • some very helpful tips, Like the freezer idea.

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  • Thank you for this article! The info here is very helpful for me, as I suffer from allergies!

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  • Thanks for these tips. i will be making some changes

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  • Some great tips. We do some of these already but the rest will come in handy.

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  • Hello, I wonder if any mum can help me. I have not long been in australia, and my house has ants EVERYWHERE, I have tried the fluid that attracts them and they take back to the nest, but they come back again in full force.

    Look forward to hearing from someone.

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  • So glad my tips have been helpful to so many households. If you would like more information re being organised around your house than we would love you to like our facebook page Bsorted

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  • Good to know – when overseas we had first hand of Dust Mites in the Middle East – Not Nice! Great tips thanks 🙂

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  • I’m self confessed organised hoarder, dust mites must love our place. Thanks for your tips.

    Photo: Just one of my hoarding shelves in many of my cupboards.

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  • we are allergy sufferers here, some great tips for reducing the sneezes

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  • Lots of useful tips thanks

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  • Thanks for such an informative article. My son sufferers from allergies.

    • My pleasure HopefullyHeidi – I am glad I could help with your son’s allergies.

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  • Great advice. I didn’t know some of these facts.

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  • I’m doing everything wrong when it comes to dust mites … I store stuff under the bed, there’s clutter in the bedroom, the dog sleeps on the bed, I wash in cold water, and I make my bed every day. Time for a change in the way I do things methinks.

    • No1LadyDJ – don’t be so hard on yourself – good luck with making these changes to your home environment.

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  • I declutter as much as possible and use a damp cloth to dust, this picks the dust up instead of just spreading it around.

    • Great tip DeanGunna – a wet cloth or electrostatic cloth is the best for dusting.

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  • Its an on-going battle against dust. Dustmites are an allergy concern for us.

    • You said it Mel1 – dust; dust; dust! We only can do what time allows, however living in a clutter free environment certainly makes cleaning alot easier.

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  • Some great tops here. Thanks a great read.

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  • I also wanted to say that it is a good tip about the bunk beds as I had never thought of that.

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  • The don’t make your bed one – they are in the mattress which is covered by a sheet and under blanket so it would be dark inside regardless whether you made the bed or not.

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