Re: Reducing/eliminating Dust Mites

[Guest guest]

Elyse,

In my opinion one of the best things you could do, along with your

hepa filter, is also invest in a dehumidifier. I believe previous

posts from Jeff May or Carl Grimes someone had mentioned that dust

mites can not live in low humidity or moisture contents. So lower

you humidity below 50% and that may help your dust mite problem. I

believe there is some research that states this.

KC

> iI,

> I just read over some previous discussion about dust

> mites from this group. My dust mite allergies have

> gone through the roof and I really need to find

> something that helps. I've tried dust mite covers,

> but I haven't noticed a difference, I found that odd.

> Is there a certain type of dust mite cover that's

> better than others? I don't do well with the

> synthetic ones because of chemical sensitivities.

> I'd imagine the pillow is the most important. I'd

> really appreciate the neame of a brand that has helped

> people.

>

> Also would like to know what else would reduce dust

> mites. I have an Allerair air purifier with a HEPA

> filter. Not much difference - very very small

> difference, hardly worth all the noise it creates. Is

> there something less noisy and less expensive to run?

> Thanks.

>

> Elyse

>

> Elyse

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

I wonder if adding a capful of tea tree oil to the final rinse of your

laundry cycle would help?

Barth

TOXIC MOLD SURVEY: www.presenting.net/sbs/sbssurvey.html

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ej> iI,

ej> I just read over some previous discussion about dust

ej> mites from this group. My dust mite allergies have

ej> gone through the roof and I really need to find

ej> something that helps. I've tried dust mite covers,

ej> but I haven't noticed a difference, I found that odd.

ej> Is there a certain type of dust mite cover that's

ej> better than others? I don't do well with the

ej> synthetic ones because of chemical sensitivities.

ej> I'd imagine the pillow is the most important. I'd

ej> really appreciate the neame of a brand that has helped

ej> people.

ej> Also would like to know what else would reduce dust

ej> mites. I have an Allerair air purifier with a HEPA

ej> filter. Not much difference - very very small

ej> difference, hardly worth all the noise it creates. Is

ej> there something less noisy and less expensive to run?

ej> Thanks.

ej> Elyse

ej> Elyse

ej> __________________________________________________

ej>

[Guest guest]

--- In , Patilla DaHun <glypella@p...>

wrote:

> I wonder if adding a capful of tea tree oil to the final rinse of your

> laundry cycle would help?

>

> Barth

>

> TOXIC MOLD SURVEY: www.presenting.net/sbs/sbssurvey.html

> ej>

[Guest guest]

Dust, mites or no, has given me allot of trouble during my

recovery.The things I have found that work- aerobed- try to get one

without a fuzzy side- they can be washed down as often as you need

to-buy new pillows- those covers don't work- wash the pillow and all

bedding often- hot water bleach- hot dryer- hepa vacume- but don't

do any cleaning yourself at all- have the house cleaned in the

morning and don't come back inside till the evening- ask the

cleaners not to dry dust- damp only- and to do nothing to raise dust-

Even with the hepa vacume, allot gets through- so don't let the

cleaners use any vacume but your own new one, and have them clean it

outside after every cleaning. And of coarse no carpeting or drapes

of any kind- scatter rugs that can be washed every week are OK. I

know it sounds like allot of things to do- but it is worth it to be

healthy. I used to be sick for days after the house was cleaned -now

I just make that my day off

karen

> iI,

> I just read over some previous discussion about dust

> mites from this group. My dust mite allergies have

> gone through the roof and I really need to find

> something that helps. I've tried dust mite covers,

> but I haven't noticed a difference, I found that odd.

> Is there a certain type of dust mite cover that's

> better than others? I don't do well with the

> synthetic ones because of chemical sensitivities.

> I'd imagine the pillow is the most important. I'd

> really appreciate the neame of a brand that has helped

> people.

>

> Also would like to know what else would reduce dust

> mites. I have an Allerair air purifier with a HEPA

> filter. Not much difference - very very small

> difference, hardly worth all the noise it creates. Is

> there something less noisy and less expensive to run?

> Thanks.

>

> Elyse

>

> Elyse

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Elyse,

The suggestions you've received so far are simple and cheap to

accomplish and they will work -- IF YOU HAVE DUST MITES. I don't know

if you do or not and I'm not suggesting you are wrong in how you are

going about this. It's just that your e-mail is similar to a report

I'm writing (and I'd rather continue my procrastination!)

Something we don't emphasize enough is that if the several known

remedies aren't successful, perhaps we are focusing on the wrong

cause, the wrong location or the wrong techniques. Or a combination.

A client is reacting to the ammonia in the water the restoration

company used on her kitchen floor. She told them to not use ammonia

but they " forgot. " Kind of like the car accidents where the driver

runs into the vehicle they see stopped on the side of the rode. They

had to deviate from their intended path to cause the harm they had

just noticed or been warned about.

She mopped the floor with clean water without much reduction. So she

cleaned it again. Being a pesistent Type A personality that wouldn't

give up, she mopped the floor 20 times before she noticed some

improvement. So she mopped it again 20 more times. Same result. Some

improvement but it was not sufficient. Then she called me.

Not knowing the history yet, I suggested she mop the floor. You could

imagine her reaction to that! So I looked for some other factors we

might be missing.

She was correct that the ammonia was still there, so she wasn't

crazy. And the ammonia odor was coming from the floor. But it wasn't

on the top surface of the old vinyl tiles. They were incredibly

clean, especially for their age! Rather, the ammonia had soaked into

the dirt that was impacted in the cracks between the tiles!

Mopping the surface would remove a slight amount of dirt in the

cracks so it would eventually reduce a noticeable amount of odor.

Scraping the dirt out of the cracks removed the ammonia that had

soaked into the dirt. THEN we mopped the floor. Once.

The agony is in the details. But so can be the solution.

Carl Grimes

Healthy Habitats LLC

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> iI,

> I just read over some previous discussion about dust

> mites from this group. My dust mite allergies have

> gone through the roof and I really need to find

> something that helps. I've tried dust mite covers,

> but I haven't noticed a difference, I found that odd.

> Is there a certain type of dust mite cover that's

> better than others? I don't do well with the

> synthetic ones because of chemical sensitivities.

> I'd imagine the pillow is the most important. I'd

> really appreciate the neame of a brand that has helped

> people.

>

> Also would like to know what else would reduce dust

> mites. I have an Allerair air purifier with a HEPA

> filter. Not much difference - very very small

> difference, hardly worth all the noise it creates. Is

> there something less noisy and less expensive to run?

> Thanks.

>

> Elyse

>

> Elyse

>

> __________________________________________________

>