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Dust Mite Pillow Cover

The dust mite is a microscopic, eight legged bug related to the spider. It makes itself at home in your house and especially in your bed. It loves to hang out in your mattress and pillow where it dines on dead skin cells and pet dander. A single dust mite can produce approximately 20 waste droppings a day. These droppings contain a potent protein that many people are allergic to. The good news is that the dust mite is not considered a parasite because it only eats dead tissue.

The pillow that you lay your head on each night may be composed of dead dust mites and their droppings. It is estimated that 10 percent of a two year old pillow's weight is composed of dust mite waste.

Dust mites are not harmful to the average person, however, if you have an allergy to them or have asthma, they can make your life miserable. Sneezing, wheezing, runny nose, and watery eyes are all signs of a dust mite allergy. This is especially true if it is worse at night after going to bed.

But there are ways to improve your symptoms of a dust mite allergy. The very first step you need to take is to clean your bedroom; a thorough top to bottom cleaning. It your bedroom is carpeted, clean the carpet with a steam cleaner if possible. Dust mites do not like extreme temperatures. Damp dust every surface in the room, including the ceiling fan.

Now for the bedding. Cover your mattress with a micro fiber or polyurethane laminate mattress cover. This should help to keep the dust mites down in your mattress. Next, cover your pillow with a micro fiber dust mite pillow cover. Make sure the fabric of the dust mite pillow cover is woven very tightly. The pores have to be too small to let a dust mite wiggle through, but open enough that air and water vapor can flow through. It is essential that you purchase a zippered pillow cover to seal off the dust mites. Some people even go as far as placing tape over the zipper so the dust mites cannot wiggle through the zipper teeth.

Dust mite pillow covers come in a variety of fabrics and prices. They can range from $5.00 for a basic polyester pillow cover, up to $65.00 for an all natural cotton pillow cover. Do your research on the pros and cons of each one and then decide which one is right for you. Above all, you want to make sure that the dust mite pillow cover will build a barrier between you and the dust mite. Secondly, you want to make sure that it is comfortable to sleep on and not stiff or noisy.

There is hope out there for someone with a dust mite allergy. While it is virtually impossible to get rid of dust mites altogether, it is possible to decrease your exposure to them. A dust mite pillow cover is a must for anyone that has a dust mite allergy.