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How a Dyson Vacuum Cleaner can
help with Dust Mite Allergies
by Marty White, founder of Vacs4U.com
More than 300 years ago Anton van
Leeuwenhoek, the inventor of the microscope,
discovered dust mites. These small arachnids are invisible to the naked eye, but
they can literally be found all over your home. The
problem with these tiny creatures is
that, after pollen, they are the single biggest cause
of allergic reactions in human beings. In this
article, we’ll see how using a Dyson vacuum
cleaner can help allergy sufferers reduce their
symptoms.
Dust mites feed on the dead skin that
we shed every day as we go about our daily
routine - so dust
mites basically inhabit the same space that we do. Because they
also like “warm” and humid places, the places we
tend to spend the most of our time like sofas,
beds and armchairs are the places they like the
best, as it provides them with the best supply
of unlimited food. For example, the typical mattress can
contain anywhere from 100,000 to 10 million dust
mites living inside it at any one time!
When our skin comes into contact with dust mite
droppings, an allergic reaction can be triggered
which can lead to itchy red bumps appearing on
the skin. Breathing in dust containing these
droppings, can lead to more serious
symptoms such as shortness of breath or even, in
extreme cases, the onset of an asthma attack.
Critically, some experts
believe that exposure to these dust mites in the
first, crucial year of life can trigger a
lifelong allergy. This means that dust mite
control can be especially important if you have
a young baby.
Research has shown that removing people with
allergies from an environment where dust mites
are highly prevalent can alleviate their symptoms.
Some asthmatics can also benefit a great deal from
being removed from high-mite environments. All
of this is all well and good, but
how can a Dyson vacuum cleaner help?
A Dyson can help you effectively control dust mite levels
in your home. Traditional vacuum cleaners are
largely “inefficient” - they
lose suction because the filters and bags become
clogged with dust the more they are used and
this diminishes the power of the "vacuum" they
create. This is particularly bad for allergy
suffers because, instead of hoovering up dust
mites, all they succeed in achieving is throwing
them up into the air, where they can be breathed
in - which can
make your allergy worse! The Dyson patented
Cyclone technology has been designed to prevent
this loss of suction, so you can be sure that
the Dyson vacuum cleaner is always delivering maximum power and
extracting those pesky dust mites from your
home.
Dust mites can also escape from the bags
used by conventional vacuums. So all of the hard
work you put into vacuuming them up could end up being
wasted. Everyone has heard of Dyson’s bagless
vacuum technology. But apart from saving you
money in the long run (which helps to offset and
justify the higher initial cost), it enables you to
dispose of the dust mites immediately after you’ve hoovered them up.
But isn’t this all just a load of marketing
hype, I hear you ask? Well, maybe! But the Dyson design is based on sound
engineering principles. So much so, that Dyson
successfully defended their patents when Hoover
tried to copy their technology. And the British
Allergy Foundation – an independent charity
organization - has awarded its coveted Seal of
Approval to most of the Dyson range on the
market (DC07, DC08,
DC11, DC12, DC14 and DC15).
The bottom line is, if you are at all
concerned about dust mite allergies and/or if
you have a new baby, you should
definitely look into buying a new Dyson vacuum
cleaner. Take the time to educate yourself and
make an informed buying decision!
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