Open main menu ☰
HealingWell
Search Close Search
Health Conditions
Allergies Alzheimer's Disease Anxiety & Panic Disorders Arthritis Breast Cancer Chronic Illness Crohn's Disease Depression Diabetes
Fibromyalgia GERD & Acid Reflux Irritable Bowel Syndrome Lupus Lyme Disease Migraine Headache Multiple Sclerosis Prostate Cancer Ulcerative Colitis

View Conditions A to Z »
Support Forums
Anxiety & Panic Disorders Bipolar Disorder Breast Cancer Chronic Pain Crohn's Disease Depression Diabetes Fibromyalgia GERD & Acid Reflux
Hepatitis Irritable Bowel Syndrome Lupus Lyme Disease Multiple Sclerosis Ostomies Prostate Cancer Rheumatoid Arthritis Ulcerative Colitis

View Forums A to Z »
Log In
Join Us
Close main menu ×
  • Home
  • Health Conditions
    • All Conditions
    • Allergies
    • Alzheimer's Disease
    • Anxiety & Panic Disorders
    • Arthritis
    • Breast Cancer
    • Chronic Illness
    • Crohn's Disease
    • Depression
    • Diabetes
    • Fibromyalgia
    • GERD & Acid Reflux
    • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
    • Lupus
    • Lyme Disease
    • Migraine Headache
    • Multiple Sclerosis
    • Prostate Cancer
    • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Support Forums
    • All Forums
    • Anxiety & Panic Disorders
    • Bipolar Disorder
    • Breast Cancer
    • Chronic Pain
    • Crohn's Disease
    • Depression
    • Diabetes
    • Fibromyalgia
    • GERD & Acid Reflux
    • Hepatitis
    • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
    • Lupus
    • Lyme Disease
    • Multiple Sclerosis
    • Ostomies
    • Prostate Cancer
    • Rheumatoid Arthritis
    • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Log In
  • Join Us
Join Us
☰
Forum Home| Forum Rules| Moderators| Active Topics| Help| Log In

Dust allergies: Carpet Steaming or Dehumidifier?

Support Forums
>
Allergies
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
profile picture
qelery
New Member
Joined : Jul 2007
Posts : 8
Posted 7/19/2007 11:07 AM (GMT -8)
I have severe dust allergies. Most medication I have tired don't work so the only thing I can do is to try and stop the allergen. I can either get the carpet professionally steam to kill dust mites or I could get a dehumidifier and try to ruin the dust mites' living enviornment. My home has a 63% humidity level currently. Which should I do? confused
profile picture
Red_34
Elite Member
Joined : Apr 2004
Posts : 23581
Posted 7/19/2007 5:39 PM (GMT -8)
My suggestion - get rid of the carpet :) No matter what you do to the carpet, you are always going to have to deal with the mites. The only problem with a dehumidifier is if you make the air too dry, it can irritate any allergies or asthma you may have. There's a fine balance with humidity that helps us stay healthy. I used to sell some high end vacuums and one of the tests we did was put a super fine cheese cloth on the end of the suction wand. We did a test, we vacuumed brand new carpet, chemically treated carpet, old carpet and just cleaned carpet. You know what it revealed? Every single carpet still had some degree of dust mite still living in the carpet. Actually we used the test to freak potential buyers into how unhealthy they're carpet was so they would buy the vacuum :) - it was a gimmick but the actual test was very real. Professional cleaned carpet is a short term solution because unless you live in an air tight room, the dust is always going to be present.
profile picture
groovey
Regular Member
Joined : Nov 2007
Posts : 127
Posted 1/9/2008 12:03 PM (GMT -8)
hi qelery had same problems with dust allergies...got rid of carpets in bedroom and bathroom and put down flooring that i can hoover and disinfect with a mop...used vynil flooring...looks like wood but 1/4 the price...night weezing ceased almost immediately...also try putting pilllows/cushions in the freezer for just a few minutes..kills of bed bugs that aggrivate the respiratory ststem...breathe easy...groovey.
profile picture
Another Day
Veteran Member
Joined : Mar 2007
Posts : 1055
Posted 1/9/2008 1:05 PM (GMT -8)

I also throw away my pillows once a year and buy new ones.

Carla

profile picture
Razzle
Veteran Member
Joined : Aug 2007
Posts : 4415
Posted 1/10/2008 2:54 AM (GMT -8)
My doctor told me to put pillows in the clothes dryer on the highest heat setting for 20 minutes every 2 weeks to kill the dust mites. I also have zippered allergy dust covers on my pillows that get washed every 2 weeks. I put a regular pillow case over the zippered dust cover and change my sheets/pillow cases at least once a week (more often if I'm really having a bad time with allergies).

Good luck,
profile picture
swabygw
New Member
Joined : Jan 2008
Posts : 1
Posted 1/11/2008 6:45 AM (GMT -8)
Here's a tip that I have recently learned and abide by: wet mop your hardwood floors. Dry mopping them simply pushes around dust and stirs it up and will, actually, make your allergies imeediately worse.

Post Edited By Moderator (Red_34) : 1/11/2008 8:11:56 AM (GMT-7)

✚ New Topic ✚ Reply


More On Allergies

Pollen Dispersal And Allergies

Pollen Dispersal And Allergies

Exciting News - HealingWell's New Chapter

Exciting News - HealingWell's New Chapter


HealingWell

About Us  |   Advertise  |   Subscribe  |   Privacy & Disclaimer
Connect With Us
Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest LinkedIn
© 1997-2023 HealingWell.com LLC All Rights Reserved. Our website is for informational purposes only. HealingWell.com LLC does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.