House dust mite allergy

[Tinker]

Hope someone can help as I'm getting really p off now. Have always had allegies to house dust mites, cats etc. But the house dust one is getting worse. Particularly first thing in the morning. Presumably, it's from being asleep and breathing in all their c** all night.

So, can someone PLEASE recommend what kind of pillows, mattress covers etc I could get? Unfortunately, I think my daughter has inherited my allergy so could do with knowing for her as well.

Many thanks

Tinker, have you seen the Medivac range of products? It's extensive, to say the least! I have one of their cleaners. It's heavy but very effective. HTH.

You can get hypo-allergenic pillows in BHS, I think.

Tinker - you can get covers in Argos & John Lewis as well. IME the John Lewis ones are better (zipped at the end instead of fold over). Also, either change or wash your pillows frequently. It is worth paying more for these, esp. the mattress covers as they go all 'bobbly' very quickly when you get the cheap ones.
HTH

Tinker, I can sympathise as my dd has dust mite and house dust allergies (amongst others!). Her paediatric allergist said to vacuum all carpets with a well-filtered vac at least 3 times a week (I have to admit I laughed at him when he said that! ), or better still remove the carpet from her room altogether. He also recommended the covers on pillows and mattresses; berries has already suggested a good brand. Wash bed linen in hot-warm water and either tumble dry or dry in sun if possible (which may be an easier task here in Australia than the UK I'm afraid!) as heat kills the dustmite. Also vacuum your mattress. The hypoallergenic pillows and doonas/duvets are also a better idea, don't use anything with feathers or down. HTH!

P.S. It's also a good idea to get someone else to vacuum and make the beds if you are sensitive to dustmite/dust...another thing that made me laugh! Hope you have someone willing to do it for you!

Thanks you so much everyone. I think I've started with a little cold which makes the morning hourly sneezing/blowing nose sessions even worse and got me more p*** off than usual!

Have looked at that site SueDonim and asked for catalogue. Doesn't seem to have prices on and am now thinking 'ask the price, you can't afford it'

Will certainly look in John Lewis and BHS - didn't think of there, to be honest.

Mollipops - hmm, it's the emphasis on hoovering that worries me . I KNOW I should be more house pround but get worse when I disturb the dust - Honest!!!!

I hadn't noticed that Tinker - how odd! Maybe it's because the site is 'under construction?' Might be worthwhile emailing to ask why they don't have prices on their website.

I don't think they are the cheapest kids on the block wrt to prices but I think with items such as this you get what you pay for. We still have the cleaner we bought from them donkeys years ago.

Tinker, I'm with you on the hoovering! My house dust allergy only kicks in if I start disturbing things and then we have the full blown wheezing, puffy eyes and sneezing.

Let sleeping dust bunnies lie, that's what I say

Hang on, I've just noticed the bit from Mollipop's posting that says "It's also a good idea to get someone else to vacuum"

Now that I could get used to!