An allergy to dust mites is also called an allergy to dust. Nowadays it is a fairly common allergy. Consider how an allergy to dust appears and how to take care of your health and get rid of allergies to dust mites.
What is dangerous is an allergy to dust
Dust mites do not bite a person, allergic reactions cause feces of mites that contain allergens. Fecal pellets accumulate in house dust and rise into the air along with dust, not settling for a long time. When inhaled by air, they penetrate the mucous membranes of the nose and dissolve. This is how allergens of mites get into the human body and provoke an allergic reaction. Symptoms of this ailment are similar in many respects with the symptoms of pollen allergy. This tear, cough, redness and itching of the eyes, sneezing, attacks of suffocation. In consequence, the allergy may manifest as an allergic rhinitis, dermatitis or bronchial asthma. An allergic runny nose does not go away in a few days and it leads to serious illnesses (asthma, polyps) and other forms of allergy.
Almost, like all allergic reactions, this allergy is not manifested in everyone, but in those who have a genetic predisposition to this allergy. Like all kinds of allergies, an allergic reaction to dust mites can be seasonal. The decrease and increase in the number of these parasites differs in different regions and depends on the microclimate in the room. According to the results of long-term observations in various residential buildings, it was revealed that the total peak of the number of ticks of this species is the end of August to the middle of October. Other changes in the number of dust mites for each room are individual.
Treatment for dust mites is usually performed by specialists with the help of immunotherapy. Also, the allergy to dust is treated with anti-inflammatory drugs that relieve symptoms, antihistamines. Susceptibility to allergens reduces the intake of vitamin C. When allergic to dust mites, it is recommended to eat a lot of fruits, tomatoes, greens, currants, sweet peppers.
But before the treatment is prescribed, it is necessary to reveal the number of dust mites in the patient's room. If one gram of dust contains more than one hundred ticks of this kind, then a full sanitary and hygienic treatment of the apartment is carried out.
How to deal with dust mites
Fighting dust mites is difficult, because they are everywhere. But you need to know that the less dust there is in the house, especially in bed and other upholstered furniture, the dust mites will be less. Those who suffer from allergic reactions to dust, it is recommended to reduce the number of carpets, textiles, upholstered furniture in their apartment. But you need to know that mites in the apartment will always be, the main task is to reduce the number of these parasites.