How to Prevent Fall Allergies and Kill Dust Mites
Are you tormented by allergies? Do you associate your struggles with outdoor sources? If so, you could be ignoring the true culprit. Indoor allergens—specifically dust mites—are likely contributing to poor indoor air quality in your home causing troublesome illnesses such as runny noses, itchy eyes and even respiratory issues like bronchitis and asthma. So if you’re hiding out indoors when pollen and mold are high, you could actually be making your problems worse.
The main sources of indoor allergens are:
- Pets
- Wall-to-wall carpet
- Soft furniture
- Stuffed toys
- Bedding
- Damp areas
- Indoor plants
- Mattresses that aren’t in allergy covers
- Pillows and bedding you can’t wash in hot water
- most challenging places to live with seasonal allergies
According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America recommends three ways you can improve indoor air quality including:
- Control your contact with indoor airborne allergens
- Ventilate your indoor areas well
- Use air cleaners to clean indoor air
A whole-home dehumidifier will control the humidity levels throughout your entire house, keeping you within the EPA’s suggested range of 30 to 50 percent. You can’t kill all dust mites in your house, but you can reduce them significantly, regardless of whether they’re in your mattress or carpet, or brought in by pets. The best part is that this solution doesn’t require the use of any chemicals—it’s all natural. A whole-home central humidifier works to achieve humidity within one percent of your desired level throughout your home, which creates a healthier living space by reducing dry sinuses, itchy skin and sore throats, while keeping wood surfaces from cracking or warping. It can even reduce instances of viruses and respiratory infections. Whole-home central dehumidifiers eliminate excess moisture, reduce dust mites and mold, and protect wood from damage. Another advantage is that they are less intrusive and easier to use than single room products.
When it comes to dehumidifying your air, it’s also necessary to know what won’t work. When you raise the moisture content of the air in any given enclosed space above 40 percent, you’re inviting trouble because mold, fungi, bacteria and other microbes tend to thrive with elevated humidity. So when you think of humidity in your indoor space, be careful to do it right to avoid doing more harm than good.
Ultraviolet Germicidal Lights are unique devices that safely give off the highest UV light intensity available, working to help reduce airborne biological contaminants like germs. They also help decrease concentrations of airborne bio aerosols by 50 percent in as little as 45 minutes. UV Germicidal Lights even help stop further accrual of germs in your home and inside your HVAC system.
HEPA—or High Efficiency Particulate Air—filters are top-shelf air filters that remove 99.97% of air contaminants, like pollen and ragweed. HEPA filters are relied on in hospitals and science labs, where concerns about health and contamination are great.
HEPA filters with carbon filtration help remove:
- Tobacco smoke
- Pollen
- Allergens
- Dust Mites
- Odors and chemical vapors
- Dirt particles
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