dust mites

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It will depend on my daughter.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 8 Apr 16

Today I called my daughter and asked her if she would come to help me finish my duvet. She said that, if she wasn´t too tired, sheps come after lunch and bring her portable sewing machine which is in much better conditions than...

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Want to be healthy? Don't make your bed!!

oldchem1 @oldchem1 (8132) 10 Jun 10

'They' have been at it again!! the 'they' I refer to are these endless amount of researchers who keep coming up with weird and wonderful facts of things that are good for us or bad for us; how would we survive...

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Wash your Pillows

lelin1123 @lelin1123 (15594) • Puerto Rico 30 Sep 09

On Doctor Oz today he talked about Pillows and how dust mites are in the pillows. They eat our dead skin then poop after eating our skin. Wash the pillows then dry them in the dryer on the hottest temperature that you can in order...

wash your pillows

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How often do you change bed sheets? or should I say don't let the bed bugs bite!

wheel416 @wheel416 (1019) • Canada 17 Dec 08

Did you know that doctors and allergists recommend changing your bed linen at least once a week, and if at all possible once every 3 to 4 days. This may seem like a lot of changing but guess what? Our beds are dirty things....

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Do you ever vacuum your bed?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 19 May 08

Have you ever vacuumed your bed? Do you know anyone that has? Does it really work to get rid of allergens, pet hair and dust mites? The other day I was vacuuming the bedroom floor and a weird thought occured to me. Why not...

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Dust Mite Allergies

CherBear04 @CherBear04 (483) • United States 16 Mar 08

My husband had been getting sick, his glands are swollen, he's stuffy, tired, not feeling well... then he told me that he's very allergic to dust mites. Since I work full time I generally just come home and crash instead of...

dust mite allergies

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Allergy Tips.....

hoghoney @hoghoney (3747) • United States 1 Nov 07

Here are a few tips to help with Allergys, I deal with them every year around this time and in the spring. If you can put allergen-proof covers over pillows and mattresses so dust mites can't escape. Wash blankets every one...

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Can second hand furniture also cause allergies to flare up?

maddysmommy @maddysmommy (16230) • United States 10 May 07

Before we we moved to the USA, my son never had allergies. Over the last month or so he has had a constant cough, sneezes at times and the occasional watery eye. After several visits to the family doctor, she thinks its all to do...

second hand furniture

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Do you sweep your bed?

hoghoney @hoghoney (3747) • United States 20 Mar 07

Once a week I run the sweeper over my mattress in my bedroom. Do you know that you lose a layer of skin a nite when you sleep and a typical bed usually houses over 6 billion dust mites. So every week when I change my sheets I run...

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