Contents:
- Medical Video: 15 Ways to Get Rid of DUST MITES Quickly
- Overview of mite allergies
- Tips for overcoming mite allergies
- 1. Medicine
- 2. Diligently maintain the cleanliness of the house
Medical Video: 15 Ways to Get Rid of DUST MITES Quickly
Sneezing, coughing, and difficulty breathing are some of the symptoms that arise from mite allergies. These small animals are often in a humid and warm place, for example on mattresses, carpet fabrics, or curtains. Is there a way to deal with mite allergies? Come on, see the following review.
Overview of mite allergies
Mites live in moist and warm areas around 20-250 centigrade. However, at extreme temperatures mites can die. The remaining dead carcasses that stick to the skin and cause allergies. Likewise with the reaction of dust mites are also allergens in some people and also people with asthma.
Tips for overcoming mite allergies
1. Medicine
If you have a dust mite allergy, limiting your exposure to dust as well as mites will reduce the appearance of allergy symptoms. You may need medication to control allergy symptoms, such as:
- Anthistamine is a drug that can be used to reduce colds, sneezing, itching in the nose and eyes, and also a stuffy nose. Anthistamine is available in the form of pills, syrups, or inhalants.
- Nasalosticosteroids. Medications that reduce swelling in the nose and inhibit allergic reactions. This drug is available in the form of inhalants.
- Leukotriene receptor antagonists. Drugs that block the chemical processes involved in allergic reactions.
- Sodium Cromolyn. Drugs that block the release of chemicals that cause allergic symptoms, including histamine and leukotrienes.
- Decongestant. Medications that help shrink blood vessels in the nose and eliminate stiffness. Available in the form of pills, syrups and inhalants. When using inhaled drugs, the decongestants are sprayed only for a short time.
The use of the drugs above can cause side effects. For that, need advice and supervision from a doctor for the use of these drugs.
However, if the treatment does not have an effect, it can be injected with subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT). This is done for long-term treatments that can help prevent or reduce the severity of allergic reactions. This can reduce the course of allergic diseases by changing the body's immune response to allergens.
This treatment is carried out every once a week in the early stages of treatment. Usually SCIT is carried out for 3 to 5 years until you become more resistant or less affected by mites.
2. Diligently maintain the cleanliness of the house
Reporting from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, even though the house has been cleaned, mites can still live and breed from your home. Because this animal is so small and cannot be seen with the naked eye. Even so, you can still reduce the number of these mites. Here's how to reduce mites in your home:
- Wash your blankets, sheets, carpets or curtains once a week using hot water. Mites will die if submerged in warm water with a temperature of 54 degrees Celsius. Then, drying it in the sun is also able to kill mites.
- Reduce the use of carpets on the floor of your home, so that not many mites live there.
- Clean your room from dust. When cleaning the room, don't forget to use a mask to avoid exposure to dust and mites. Use a vacuum cleaner that has a special filter to suck mites, dust, and also fleas. After cleaning, do not enter the room and wait for about 20 minutes. You can also use a wet cloth so that dust and mites stick to the cloth when cleaning.
- Use air conditioners such as fans or air conditioners to keep air humidity less than 50 percent. This is because mites like rooms with high humidity, which is around 70-80 percent.
- Replace gloves for pillows or bolsters made from wool or hairy material with synthetic materials to be easily washed.
