You're not alone! There are billions of dangerous inhabitants in your mattress, and you don’t even know.

Invisible monsters are waiting for their time, hiding under pillows and in the bowels of beds. Looks like a horror movie script? Not at all, it's a harsh reality that we face every time we step outside our home. We are talking about dust mites, saprophytes, living in billions even in landscaped and clean houses.





Dust mites So, what are dust mites? These are microscopic arthropods from the arachnid family that feed on dead particles of our skin. They are 0.1-0.5 mm in size and cannot be seen with the naked eye.





Dust mites live in colonies of 10 to 10,000 insects per 1 gram of dust. Each individual lives on average 4 months, during which time the female tick-saprophyte lays up to 300 eggs. If you take just a few grams of ordinary dust, it is likely to contain several thousand mites. What can we say about your mattress, which created ideal conditions for the life of saprophytes.





Although dust mite Can not bite people or spread infections, it is a danger to human health. Interestingly, our health is spoiled not by the insects themselves, but by their feces. The excrement of dust mites is very toxic, they can cause severe allergies (especially in people prone to respiratory diseases).





According to research, dust-mite 80% of patients with bronchial asthma. In addition, about 25% of the population of large cities suffer from allergies caused or aggravated by these creatures.

How do I know if a squirrel is in the house? First of all, you need to pay attention to the first signs of allergies. These include:

Year-round runny nose. Frequent sneezing. Cough. Breathing difficulties. Tearing. Swelling.

If these symptoms are on their own and bother you for no apparent reason (especially in the morning), it’s time to start fighting the invisible monsters from the mattress. It is almost impossible to completely get rid of dust mites, but it is quite possible to reduce their concentration to a safe size.





To reduce the concentration of ticks in the apartment, it is necessary to regularly wash the floors, wipe the dust, vacuum carpets and mattresses, do not heat the air in the bedroom, lower the humidity in the house and ionize the air. Particular attention should be paid to cleaning the mattress.

How to clean the mattress from dust mites



You'll need it.

• 2 tbsp vinegar
• baking soda
• softbrush
• vacuumer

Use of use

1. Pour the vinegar in a spray bottle. Spray it on the surface of the mattress and gently rub it with a brush. The main ingredient that makes vinegar a disinfectant is acetic acid. It neutralizes allergens produced by the dust mite, and also helps kill salmonella and E. coli bacteria.

Once the mattress is dry, proceed to the next step. Spread the baking soda all over the surface of the mattress and wait 30 minutes. Then remove all the soda from the surface with a vacuum cleaner. The powder not only eliminates unpleasant odors, but also, most importantly, destroys dust mites. Done! Your mattress has been sanitized and now poses no health risks.

We hope that the article helped you get a general idea of the dangers of dust mites and the causes of constant cold and cough in you or your loved ones. He who is warned is armed. The sooner you start fighting these dangerous microorganisms, the less harm they will cause you.