Untidy beds may keep us healthy
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Untidy beds may keep us healthy
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#2As someone with dust mite allergies this is what I'm going to start doing:
1. Leave blanket rolled up at end of bed
2. Turn fan on to blow over the bed, drying it out
Much cheaper than buying those fairly pricey dust mite cases that seem to have dubious effectiveness.
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#3As someone with dust mite allergies this is what I'm going to start doing: 1. Leave blanket rolled up at end of bed 2. Turn fan on to blow over the bed, drying it out Much cheaper than buying those fairly pricey dust mite cases that seem to have dubious effectiveness.
Agreed. I am wondering if sleeping at a higher temperature would help, so that there could be less heat released through skin.
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#4As someone with dust mite allergies this is what I'm going to start doing: 1. Leave blanket rolled up at end of bed 2. Turn fan on to blow over the bed, drying it out Much cheaper than buying those fairly pricey dust mite cases that seem to have dubious effectiveness.
Rolling up the blanket at the end of the bed is only going to allow the mites in the blanket to live.
It'd be better to hang up your blanket during the day so it can dry out.
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#5> In the next stage of their research, the scientists are putting mite pockets into beds in 36 houses around the United Kingdom to test their computer model and will investigate how people's daily routines affect mite populations.
I realize I already have dust mites in my bed, but I would still have a hard time volunteering for this. Ignorance is bliss.
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#6As someone with dust mite allergies this is what I'm going to start doing: 1. Leave blanket rolled up at end of bed 2. Turn fan on to blow over the bed, drying it out Much cheaper than buying those fairly pricey dust mite cases that seem to have dubious effectiveness.
Or you could invest in an electric blanket.
As a bonus you will get more sleep in winter (because it takes time for your body to warm the bed otherwise).
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#7Unfortunately, you might be less happy as a result: http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2009/08/m...
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#8Interesting idea. But it seems trivial compared with laundering your sheets in hot water regularly
Re: Untidy beds may keep us healthy
#9As someone with dust mite allergies this is what I'm going to start doing: 1. Leave blanket rolled up at end of bed 2. Turn fan on to blow over the bed, drying it out Much cheaper than buying those fairly pricey dust mite cases that seem to have dubious effectiveness.
Or you could invest in an electric blanket. As a bonus you will get more sleep in winter (because it takes time for your body to warm the bed otherwise).
Electric blankets are also a classic money-saving measure if you're trying to save on heating bills.
Re: Untidy beds may keep us healthy
#10As someone with dust mite allergies this is what I'm going to start doing: 1. Leave blanket rolled up at end of bed 2. Turn fan on to blow over the bed, drying it out Much cheaper than buying those fairly pricey dust mite cases that seem to have dubious effectiveness.
Or you could invest in an electric blanket. As a bonus you will get more sleep in winter (because it takes time for your body to warm the bed otherwise).
The only thing I know about electric blankets is that elderly people seem to burn to death from them or get severe burns on their body from them on a regular basis. It happened to my granny, too (just the burns, thankfully).
Overall, they just seem like a silly idea to me. Or maybe it is just an idea from another era, when people thought that electricity would solve every problem and being exposed to x-rays could make you mutate into superman.