How can I cut down on dust mites?
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. Dust mites are not insects but are more closely related to spiders and ticks. There are two common dust mites, the American house dust mite (Dermatophagoides farinae) and the European house dust mite (D. pteronyssinus). Due to their very small size, these dust mites are not visible to the naked eye. They live in bedding, couches, carpet, stuffed toys and old clothing. Dust mites feed on the dead skin that falls off the bodies of humans and animals and on other organic material found where they live. When dust mites grow, they shed their skin. The shed skin and feces are what cause allergic reactions in people.\n\nControl of dust mites can be difficult, time-consuming and expensive. For people who are extremely sensitive, the following measures should be taken:\n\n* Enclose mattresses, box springs and pillows in zippered allergen- and dust-proof covers.\n\n* Wash bedding materials, including pillow cases, sheets, blankets and mattress pads every other week in hot water (130 °F).\n\n* Eliminate or reduce fabric wall hangings such as tapestries or pennants.\n            \n* Purchase stuffed toys that are machine washable.\n            \n* Avoid using curtains, drapes or blinds on windows. Use plastic shades instead.\n\n* Remove carpeting from the bedroom of the allergic person and replace it with tile or wooden floors.\n            \n* Replace upholstered furniture with wooden or plastic furniture.\n            \n* Vacuum often with a vacuum cleaner provided with a high efficiency purifying air (HEPA) filtration system. Throw away vacuum bags after use because dust mites can leave the bag.\n\nComplete elimination of dust mites is unlikely. Reducing populations is the only likely way to reduce allergens in the air. Reducing humidity in the home by using a dehumidifier may help reduce populations, but reducing humidity levels in microclimates, such as in bed fibers or carpet fibers, is impossible.\n\n\nOne of the most important is to have regular showers, this will remove the dead skin on your body that is feeding the dust mites. Head and Shoulders might be a good suggestion for shampoo.  \n\nPS...Aim small, miss small.
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you can take allergy medicine or vacume to get rid of the ragweed or dust mites in your floor.hope this helps!
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The Homeopathic Remedy SULFUR 30 is perhaps the first and the one of the best remedies to cure any sort of Allergies cleanses your system and regulates against future allergic reactions !\nTake care and God Bless !
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A regular lens microscope can be used. The kind you just might find in a school classroom.\n\nI don't think Har Mites are that small.\n\nYes, I believe Hair Mites move.\n\nI do not have much knowledge of hair mites and therefore, my answers are not completely doubt-less.
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use lifestyle  extra sensitive\nits like not wearing anything
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Don't drive so much; take a bus, ride a bike, or walk.  Recycle.  Turn down the heat or A/C at home.
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As for the dust allergy, try getting some sort of hay feaver meds because they help with that. Also try washing all your sheets and blankets really hot. if you're allergic to dust getting rid of things such as carpets and curtains really helps. just keep everything clean and wash everything lots.
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If you breathe pretty well until you lie down, you might think about dust mites in your bedding.  I think allergists say that by the time a pillow is 2 years old nearly half its weight is dust mite and dust mite feces.\n\nI found that putting anti-allergy covers on my son's pillows, mattress and box spring really helped as did using a HEPA filter in the room.
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avoid sugars, avoid rubber , \nmoisturize with olive oil,\nscrub off dead skin when needed\ntry sleeping with moisturizers on, use a sock or glove to cover your hands, works really good.\nI avoid metals too ( rings  necklaces )
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Don't open windows when the weather is warm, pollen rises during the night, wafting into your room on a light breeze and can contribute to more severe symptoms in the morning.  An air purifier like the Ionic Breeze would probably work wonders.  Try propping up on more pillows and use hypo-allergenic materials whenever possible.
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stop the medicans.  steam up your bath room ( u do this by turning on the hot water) and breath the steam in to clear your sinuses than turn on a air- purifier in your room and lay down. you should get to sleep in no time. good luck =)
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Use feather dusters lots of ppl have them. lol
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Avoid dairy. One glass of milk contains hundreds of thousands of mucous cells... pizza cheese..etc...\n\nAvoid white bread...\n\nWash your face with dilluted apple cider vinegar\n\nDrink one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar three time per day.\n\nDietary changes and ACV will create proper flora internally and clean up your face externally\n\nhttp://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=179&i=53\nhttp://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=179&i=3\nhttp://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=179&i=51  \nhttp://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=179&i=37\nhttp://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=179&i=27\nhttp://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=179&i=21
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Obviously, change your bed linens & towel/washclothes frequently. \nKeep yourself well hydrated. Consider buying a polybicarbonate water bottle to schlep around with you.\nBee pollen & colloidal silver are both good.\nOlive leaf is antifungal, antigermicidal, antibacterial & antiviral.\nUse hypoallergenic skincare products.\nTake lukewarm baths/showers instead of hot ones.\nUse the "Free" laundry supplies (free of dyes, perfumes, etc).\nWear loose-fitting clothing; preferably cotton.\nUse sunscreen; non-comedogenic & hypoallergenic.\nA good multivitamin/mineral/enzyme supplement is Spirulina. This will help promote healthy skin, as well as detox you from junk already inside.
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By a hepa filter vacuum cleaner.  Change the furnace filter regularly.  Plastic cover for mattress prevents dust mites.  There are also vent filters for the room vents.  Avoid large drapes and curtains.  Vent the air with a fan often and if you are really serious..buy one of those ionic air purifiers.  This all worked to make my house more comfortable for my daughter.
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Since you asked, I'm going to tell you (and please confirm this with a second or third source if you think I'm just trying to disgust you!);  Most of that dust in your house is little tiny bits of skin that have dried and flaked off of you and your fellow dwellers, plust the carcasses of dust mites!\n\nYou asked!\n\n(There is actually a whole book written about dust, and called, imaginitively enough, "The Secret Life of Dust" by Hannah Holmes.  Enjoy!)
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Some evidence has suggested that zinc might trim a day or two off of the usual 7-10 day course.  But essentially there is nothing you can do except treat the symptoms.  Hydration, decongestants, and analgesics can be helpful for symptoms.  Painful or excessive cough can be treated with anti-tussives, but if possible avoid using these, since cough is an effective way of cleaning your lungs and airways.  \n\nHelp prevent getting a cold when people around you are sick by washing your hands frequently, and never touching your face.  You may want to frequently clean off keyboards and other surfaces that other people use.\n\nIf you have a cold, be kind and wash your hands frequently,  do not cough or sneeze into the air or into your hands, and let people know that you have a cold so that they can take precautions.  If you have something worse than a common cold, avoid people alltogether and see a physician.\n\nFinally if you do catch someone's common cold--and you probably will--take comfort that you will never get THAT particular cold again, since you are building an immunity to it.  However, there will always be plenty of new strains coming along every year that you can catch.