What is the most important step in controlling allergens in your home? You must remove the source of the allergens. The air filter will help, but is not a permanent fix. You might imagine that your kitchen...
You might imagine that your kitchen is the first place in your home when it comes to bugs and pests, but that is not so with dust mites. Michael Doman, Sales Manager for Austin Air Systems Ltd in Buffalo, New York, emphasizes that we should place our first in-home air filters in bedrooms. "Our immune systems also rest when we sleep," states Doman, underscoring the need to get a good night's rest, breathing air free of dust mites and their droppings. Most people spend most of their time at home in their bedroom, so cutting back on allergens in this part of the house, helps most
A vast majority of people, who see their doctors with complaints of allergy and asthma test positive for dust mites, avers Annie Berthold-Bond and Carlene Gibbons, RN. These tiny creatures are barely visible to the naked eye, but The American Association of Allergies, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) stresses that dust mites can be found all over the home. Droppings of these microscopic creatures act as allergens, which cause perennial allergies. They are even worse than some outdoor allergens which are seasonal in nature and impact. Dust mites, as their name suggests, are inevitably part of visible dust, but they may also reside in linen, soft toys, rugs and similar surfaces. Dust mites and their droppings can cause severe allergies, skin diseases and respiratory distress. A doctor, who does not have the opportunity to study environmental conditions in a patient's home, may not know of the dust mite issue in a patient's residence. The AAAI recommends the use of in-home air filters to control both perennial and seasonal allergens such as dust mites. This is an important first step in controlling indoor allergens of homes. People who use such filters can reduce exposure to allergens for their families and themselves.
Filters cannot remove all allergens, but they can certainly do enough for a perceptible drop in allergic complaints, says Doman. Austin Air Systems was created to help asthma patients with airborne allergies, and products such as the ones they make can help all of us deal with dust mites and other indoor allergens. Doman explains that the excrement of dust mites tends to get airborne and in-home filters can keep such allergens away from our lungs since they are more than 0.3 microns in diameter.
Animal dander, cockroach droppings and moulds are other indoor allergens, apart from dust mites. Fortunately, they are all over the 0.3 micron limit that Austin Air System Products can keep out, and each of us can significantly reduce the chances of developing allergies by installing in-home filters in our bedrooms. Such filters are both affordable and easy to install. They require minimal maintenance, and are energy efficient as well. A variety of models are available for bedrooms and other parts of the house, and are designed and available in colors that blend well with general wall décor. You should feel a difference in wellness and energy, free of asthmatic and other allergic complaints soon, after such a filter controls your indoor air quality.
Take your first step towards allergen control with an in-home filter in your bedroom tonight!
