HAVING TROUBLE SLEEPING?
 Dust Mites are probably hiding in your mattress, wall to wall carpets, furniture and other materials, causing illnesses such as Allergies, Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughing, Ear Infections, Eczema, Fatigue, Headaches, Inflammation, Irritated Eyes, Runny Nose, Sinusitis, Skin Itch, Sneezing, Wheezing
One of the more important proteins responsible for the allergic reaction is DerP1, a digestive enzyme found in dust mite feces.
Did you know?...
- A typical mattress may have anywhere from 100,000 to 10 million mites inside
- Ten percent of the weight of a two year old pillow can be composed of dead mites and their waste
- Mites prefer warm, moist surroundings such as the inside of a mattress
- A favorite food is dander (both human and animal skin flakes)
- Humans shed about 1/5 ounce of dander (dead skin) each week
- 100 and 500 individual mites live in a single gram of dust
- About 80 percent of the material seen floating in a sunbeam is skin flakes
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