Help! Dust mite allergy - how does this affect your child? Sorry longish post

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I have a child with a severe nut allergy. As a result of further testing she has also been found to have an allergy to dust mites which is causing her to be congested in the upper respiratory area causing her difficulty breathing at night, snoring and restless sleep. She has been prescribed a steroid spray to take morning and evening as well as a an anti histimane syrup. I really do not want to give my child steroids unless absolutely essential. I have done everything possible to reduce dust in her room and the house in general. We don't have carpets and the house is regularly hoovered. Her sheets are changed at least once at week, washed at 60 degrees and we have zip up protectors on duvets, mattresses and pillows. She no longer wakes up with a big snot filled sneeze every day, occasionally a small sneeze, but much improved. However, she looks pale and tired, and I am worried about her performance at school as we have been told she lacks concentration and is falling behind with her work to an extent that she is considered as possibly dyslexic.
I have been very reluctant to medicate with the above, and since the morning congestion seems to have improved after the introduction of the bedding protectors I would like to continue dealing with this without medication.
Does anyone have a similar situation, and do you think that the allergy can cause children to have their learning at school severely effected by the congestion at night?
I think she may well be dyslexic, but this is obviously another issue altogether.
Would love to hear from anyone with similar experience.

Have you tried a humidifier, it should help with sleep.

and get a karcher steam (find a deal with all the attachments) a good way of killing off dust mites easily,

and get the dyslexic diagnosed.

environmental allergies do have an impact on education, so understand your concerns.

our son has been on nasal sprays since he was two, and yes he does have nosebleeds and the risk of steriods is the thining of blood vessels in nose.
But severe rhinitis does this as well. Our boy notices if he forgets to take his night time spray and sleeps less well.
One nostil is almost permanatly blocked but other one is ok.

So that you get an idea of how uncomfortable this is and its impact on concentration, try sitting holding nostrils closed for 10mins or so. Its like having a heavy cold 24/7

other possiblity of risk is the chance of needing a nose op it depends on severity but using sprays does help with day to day breathing, and have an impact on asthma.

I would suggest a pollen and dust mite filter in bedroom, this and the bed covers has made a huge difference to my son, and our daughter who both have a very high dust mite allergy.

From our experience its the combination of whole reducing tips and medication that work together to make their lives more comfortable and bearable.

allergy kids do tend to be pale, but might be worth asking for blood test for lack of iron, and vit d as most allergic kids are very low on this vitamin.

does she have other enviromental allergies? our kids have them all.

Thanks quote. Re the humidifier, I was under the impression that dust mites thrive in damp conditions, and so I thought a de-humidifier was what would be required? Can u clarify?

Many thanks