Mattress Cleaning Service

Dust Mites in Your Mattress

Dust Mites can cause many medical problems for some people. How many times have you or a family member awakened from a night's sleep with : Itchy skin or red and irritated eyes? Or how about a stuffed up nose, a barrage of sneezes, wheezing or tight chest, painful head, or sinus ache, a general feeling of fatigue, or even depression, all for no particular reason?

The fact is that you may be suffering from dust mites that are in your mattress! There are millions of these dust mites sleeping with you. These microscopic dust mites have been medically proven to trigger a whole host of allergic reactions, like asthma, bronchitis and more.

Bacteria and Spores in your mattress

Bacteria & Viruses
Without exception, the members of this class of micro organisms are pathogens which can cause infections, fever and other symptoms. These include Micrococcus, Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, Psuedomonads, Bacillus, Fel d1, Can F1 and Coliforms. Some types of viruses have become much more aggressive in the past several decades and many of these can be dangerous to your health. In some cases they are even resistant to antibiotics.

Fungi and mould
These include Asperigillus, Rhizopus, Alternaria, Geotrichum and Cladosprium. Some of these spores can cause serious allergic reactions, some of which can be fatal.

Flakes of dry skin
The human body sheds as much as 1.5 grams of dry skin flakes daily, more than one pound every year! People with psoriasis lose many times more. A large amount of this dry skin ends up in the mattress and grows bacteria, becomes rancid and causes an unpleasant smell. That typical bedroom odour!

Other residues
These include salt from perspiration, dried urine, possibly dried semen and other bodily fluids.

And from your pets...
Where pets sleep or play on a bed, they introduce many other harmful residues and micro organisms, many of which have been collected whilst outdoors in sometimes, very unhygienic conditions.

Other areas of concern around the home
Although the highest percentage of Dust Mites and mite excrement is in the mattress, there are other areas in the home where they can be found, and for those who suffer from Asthma, it is also important to identify these. They are usually pillows, duvets, carpets and rugs, cushions and other soft furnishings. Treating these areas can also be of considerable benefit to the Asthma sufferer.