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Anti-dust-mite covers a waste of money!

Postby annie » 03 Mar 2014, 09:46

Expensive anti-dust mite bed covers 'are a waste of money': Products found to be of no benefit to asthma or allergy sufferers
Covers provide 'protection' from allergy-inducing house dust mites
But research says they do nothing to help ease asthma or other allergies

By Fiona Macrae

Expensive mattress covers used by millions of people with allergies are a waste of time and money, research has concluded.

The covers provide protection from allergy-inducing house dust mites and often recommended by doctors when faced with patients with asthma, runny noses and skin rashes.

However, an analysis of 24 studies from around the world has concluded that despite costing up to £60 they do nothing to help ease asthma or other allergies.


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Postby wendy » 03 Mar 2014, 09:58

Well I never
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Postby JaneJ » 03 Mar 2014, 09:59

It must be awful to suffer this and then buy a useless remedy too.

Do different mattresses have less mites? 
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Postby Misspears » 03 Mar 2014, 11:35

Stan has asthma but I never bought  dust mite covers

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Postby debzsanderson » 03 Mar 2014, 13:27

I use my Dyson  attachment once a month to go over the mattress
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Postby maureenho » 03 Mar 2014, 15:33

I've never used dust mite covers.
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