ALLERGY: MITES

MITES ARE SMALL INSECTS WHICH FORM A PART OF THE HOUSEHOLD DUST. THEY CAN LIVE ON HUMAN SKIN AND LEAD TO ITCHING & RASH. THEY THRIVE IN WARM, HUMID AREAS. IN MOST HOMES, THESE DUST MITES ARE FOUND IN BEDDING, UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE & CARPETS. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE SNEEZING, RUNNY NOSE, WATERY EYES, NOSE BLOCK, COUGH & WHEEZING. ULTIMATELY YOU CAN DEVELOP SINUS INFECTION & ASTHMA. IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO MITES, YOU MUST AVOID CARPETING THE FLOORS, USE AIR PURIFIER, WASH BEDDING REGULARLY USING HOT WATER AND AVOID USING FEATHER STUFFING IN YOUR PILLOWS.