Worried About Having a Bad Duct Cleaning Experience?An Explanation of Dust Mites and Their Allergies Problems
Dust Mites and Allergies in the Las Vegas-Paradise Areas of NV
Dust mites are tiny enough to live in your air ducts, carpet, and even bed, and are known to complicate allergies. One of the reasons most people do not know much about dust mites is because they are so small you cannot see them, and they live in dust around your home. Most household dust is made up of skin, hair, food, and fecal matter, which is perfect for the dust mites. The home dust mite, dermatophagoides farinae, is called HDM by most allergy specialists. Anyone with asthma should be especially aware of dust mites because they are one of the commonest causes. Dust mites have either 6 or 8 legs depending on whether they are in the larval or post-larval stage. An average male dust mite lives only a short 19-30 days. Since the females are responsible for laying eggs, they live longer than the males, up to 60 days.
One thing that you do not have to worry about dust mites is that they will not bite or sting you. Shed human skin cell dust are what most dust mites live on. People lose from 0.5 to 1 lbs. Of dead skin each year, and the dust mites thrive on that in a big family. Dust mites often live in sheets, blankets, and other bedding because of the moisture from people's breath, saliva and perspiration. If you have any allergies, you should know that dust mites are a huge source of allergens and can cause or make worse conjunctivitis, rhinitis, dermatitis, and asthma. The microscopic feces that dust mites leave all over your house and floating in the air contains DerP1, an enzyme that causes allergies.
Despite all the dust in your air duct system, mites usually choose to live in more humid places. Often air ducts are the biggest source of skin, hair, and fecal matter particles in your air. The fans in air duct systems are constantly heaving this dust into the air and depositing it around your home. With the HVAC system constantly moving air around your house, the dust mites have an endless source of food.
Here are the best ways to prevent and reduce dust mite infestation:
- Replace your standard vacuum with a HEPA filtered one.
- All surfaces of your home should be dusted at least weekly.
- Any fabric in your house that could trap dust and moisture, such as sheets, carpets, drapes, and upholstery should be sanitized on a somewhat regular basis.
- You can have your carpets replaced with vinyl or hardwood.
- Put allergen proof mattress covers on all of your beds.
- You can freeze your kids stuffed animals.
- The mites cannot thrive if humidity is under 70% in your home.
No one thing is going to completely remove dust mites from your home, but following the above instructions will help considerably.
Well, that wraps-up our dust mites article. Hopefully you have a better take on what the procedure involves and what you might look for in an duct cleaning company. Since most air duct cleaning companies also clean dryer vents, you might want to read our dryer vent cleaning tips article as well. Having your dryer vent cleaned while the technicians are still at your home cleaning your air ducts, will save you money.
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