Most people assume that allergies are only an outdoor problem. I often have conversations with customers who firmly believe the reason they are suffering with allergies in their home is only caused by outdoor particles that have made their way into their home. While this may be very true in the spring and fall seasons, however what they don’t realize is indoor air quality by itself is extremely poor. The E.P.A. announced that “indoor air quality is one of the five top health risks in America.” You may be asking yourself why? Well… There are several contributing factors but one that I want to point out is dust mites and their dew on their food!
Dust mites are nasty looking microscopic bugs that live on dead skin flakes shed from the beastly body of humans and animals. They like to eat shed skin continually without ever leaving a single skin flake their entire life! Booginess! Dust mites are not harmful to humans or animals but their feces cause allergic reaction to humans and babies. There are nine proteins contained in the poo of a single dust mite dropping and one of them is proven to cause health concerns for human’s bodies. Reactions can be various like, eyes itching, asthma issue, snoring, runny nose, mucus drainage, sneezing, wheezing, fever like symptoms and more… Grose!
Places that house the dander or in other words skin cells or scales are absorbed are in mattresses, furniture, carpet and other fibrous material. In these places there is a large amount of microscopic mites dwelling daily because humans and their lovely animals shed approximately 1/3 ounce (10 grams) of dead skin a week. Yummy! Also pets create even more dander than humans. Yeah! Around 100,000 of these little guys can dwell in one square yard of carpet. Block party! Your mattress can contain tens of thousands of dust mites. Beds are known to have the most dust mites in the home because humans lay there an average of 8 hours a night. They can range from 100,000 to 10 million. That’s why vacuuming your carpets and mattress as well as professional cleanings are a must every year. Wow! Crazy hah!
If you are someone who is suffering from poor indoor air quality. I recommend you have a professional carpet cleaner investigate all the areas that may need attention for cleaning. Most of us are pros at getting these little creatures out of your home! The heat and products used will remove the skin flakes and kill all microscopic pests. Most carpet cleaners clean carpets, beds, drapes and upholstery. When you have these fibers cleaned you will experience a world of difference in your indoor air environment. I hope this information reaches someone whose life can change for the better! Then when a pro comes to your home you can do the boogie happy dance!!! If you’re in the Dallas Fort Worth area you can contact Quality Care Carpet Cleaning at 940-206-2372. Call day or night but don’t get in the flight or else you may miss your one way ticket to the boogie happy dance!
