How to Get Rid of Dust Mites and Mold

Dust mites

Dust mites are microscopic creatures that live in your home. Dust mites bugs feed off of pet and human dead skin cells in the air and on surfaces in our homes, and their waste is a major cause of allergies and asthma. Symptoms of dust mites allergy include runny nose, sneezing, nasal congestion and itchy nose. If you have asthma, dust mites can cause you to wheeze more and need more asthma medication. You may have more allergy symptoms, when you are lying on a bed or lying on a carpet infested with dust mites. Therefore, cutting down the number of dust mites in your home is an essential step if you or someone in your family has allergies or asthma.

Dust mites love warm, high humidity environments full of with dust. Mattresses and carpets are prime places for them to live. These allergy causing bugs can be very difficult to get rid of, as there can be up to a 100,000 dust mites on 1 square yard of carpet. Cleaning your carpets, furniture, mattresses and bedding will make a real difference in the number of dust mites in your home.

Mold

Mold can grow in carpet if it remains chronically damp or has been water damaged. Mold is also a major cause of allergies When you have your carpets cleaned, you should demand and ensure that they are dry within 24 hours to prevent mold growth. You should also provide plenty of ventilation helping moisture to evaporate. Flooded carpeting demands special action. It’s very important that soaked carpets be professionally cleaned and dried within 24 hours.

What can I do?

If dust mites and mold is giving you allergies and is making your asthma symptoms worse, we have the best treatment. Talk to your Auckland Carpet Cleaning ‘Doctor’ here or give me a call on: 0800 363 273