About Allergies and Dust Mites

A common mistake made by allergy sufferers is to assume if you can't avoid all the allergens all the time, there is no point in trying to avoid any of them. But, according to allergy physicians, breathing in airborne allergens is a cumulative problem.

Think of your immune system as a bucket. It takes in allergens and starts filling up. Symptoms don't appear until your "bucket" begins to overflow. That's when you become miserable. Allergy physicians highly recommend environmental controls to help you avoid enough allergens so that your "bucket" won't overflow. Whether you're allergic to one or several substances, successful avoidance of even one of them can help reduce your allergen stress load.

Let's say you've been diagnosed with dust mite allergies, one of the most common problems. Using products such as dust mites encasement  in your mattress will reduce your exposure to dust mite allergen. Think about it. You won't be breathing in invisible allergen all night, and you may wake up with no allergy symptoms. Plus the 8-10 hours of exposure to a allergen free environment will give your system a chance to recover so that you can start the day with an "empty bucket." In fact, with conscientious, on-going avoidance measures, your "bucket" may never overflow again! And wouldn't that be nice?

To read more on Indoor air quality and environmental health issues, please click on the following link: More on Indoor air quality Singapore 

 

Need Professional Assistance?
Please feel free to contact us @ Tel: 62419443 or email info@iaqsg.com if you are interested in having your indoor air tested or audited to monitor the Indoor Air Quality in your environment.