Raise your hand for how many people’s lives revolve around the bed
As long as people are at home, they want to be in bed all day.
But in fact, your bed is really dirty!
Some friends may say that it is impossible. I change and wash the sheets once a month.
Do not believe it? Let’s do the math for you —
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The little things you can’t see
Most of the “dirt” in the bed comes from your skin.
The skin is the largest organ of the human body, not only bacteria and fungi live daily ──
Each square centimeter of skin is home to millions of microbes.
And the bed sheet is like a large petri dish, it only takes 14 days for these microbes to multiply an army of bacteria.
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Sebaceous glands, sweat glands, hair follicles, and continue to metabolize —
Research shows that the human body sheds 0.7 to 2 grams of dander, 70 to 100 hairs, and countless sebum and sweat every day.
Just rolling and turning over in bed will make countless little things make their homes in your bed.
Not to mention someone eating, drinking and having fun in bed, or having cats and dogs at home.
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Some friends may think that this is okay.
What everyone doesn’t know is that these little things are enough to feed three generations of dust mites.
A survey showed that the carpet is the place with the largest number of dust mites in the whole house, followed by the mattress. There are even nearly 10,000 dust mites per gram of dust.
That’s because dust mites love our dander, hair and nails…
Having an ample food source, coupled with the pleasant temperature and humidity in the bed, allows dust mites to thrive.
Dust mites: Humans, you are! my God!
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Leaving it alone will only turn the pillows, mattresses, and bedding that we come into close contact with every day into a cafeteria for dust mites.
For example, some friends have slept out of bed sheets and are reluctant to change them.
There are also some friends who will directly take out the quilt in the cabinet and cover it when the season changes, which is really good.
You think the bedding is clean and the time is quiet in the cupboard, but in fact, dust mites have bred in it for forty-four generations in the past winter.
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Everyone may panic when they hear this. Thinking of the new acne on your body, you can’t wait to rush home to get rid of the mites immediately.
Wait a minute, Most of the cause of acne on the body is bacteria. Even mite-induced acne isn’t a dust mite at all! (Dust mites: All pain is mine…)
Common mite types and symptoms
Demodex and mange mites are infrequent indoors and live directly on the skin of humans and mammals.
So, under normal circumstances, dust mites are not very harmful to people. But if you’re allergic to dust mites, you’re in trouble
Dust mites
May make you sleep poorly
Generally speaking, our allergens are divided into “food allergens” and “inhalation allergens.”
Dust mites, like pollen, are “inhalation allergens” and may cause “allergic rhinitis.”
Sneezing, stuffy nose, watery eyes, and possibly even a rash can occur as soon as a small amount is inhaled into the nose.
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Dust mites are the main allergen in the home environment that causes rhinitis. These include the carcasses and feces of dust mites.
A survey by Capital Medical University showed that the most common allergens in patients with allergic rhinitis are Dermatophagoides solani and house dust mites (two common indoor dust mites). The sensitivity rates were 47.3% and 41.7%, respectively.
If you smell indoor dust, or if you are lying in bed, it is easy to have a stuffy nose and sneeze.
Or if you don’t breathe well at night, sleep well, and keep sneezing when you wake up in the morning, you may be allergic to dust mites.
Need to get rid of mites quickly!
If you are not sure, you can go to the hospital to check your allergens.
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Many friends think of drying quilts when they hear about removing mites. But getting rid of mites also pays attention to the method, just relying on the sun is not enough ──
5 ways to get rid of mites
The last one is not tried by many people
First of all, for those who are not allergic, it is really unnecessary to remove mites. As long as you don’t feel uncomfortable in your heart, you can just leave it alone.
But if you already have an allergic reaction to dust mites, or you feel uncomfortable if you don’t get rid of the mites, just changing the bedding is not enough.
The following two mite removal points can be written down in a small notebook, or collected directly.
Point one: reduce indoor humidity, or raise/lower temperature
Dust mites live best when the temperature is around 25 degrees and the relative humidity is around 75%.
That is to say, where humans are suitable, dust mites also love it.
But just drop the air humidity below 50%, and within two weeks, most dust mites will die from dehydration!
When the ambient temperature rises to between 40 and 50 degrees, or drops below 10 degrees, the survival rate of mites also plummets.
Point 2: Light is not enough to kill, and allergens must be kept away
Many people use electric blankets and quilt dryers to heat their quilts as soon as they hear that high temperatures are feasible.
Doing this can indeed kill dust mites, but the corpses and excrement of dust mites may still be inhaled into your nose, causing rhinitis.
One of the most important things you can do to avoid allergies is to isolate or remove as much dust mites as possible.
I believe everyone has mastered the key points. In order to facilitate everyone to find a more suitable method for removing mites, we have organized them according to different operation difficulties ──
5 ways to get rid of mites
If you want to know whether the mite removal method you are using is reliable or not, or if you want a more convenient mite removal method, you can come and have a look and learn!