Allergy Mattress Pad

My friend asked me why I would start a blog on mattress pads. He said you have thousands of people a month going to your mattress information web site and you spend a lot of time answering e-mails.  My answer was simple, I believe your bed is the most important area of your house. We spend one third of our life there and it is really a health object even if it is sold by comfort.Allergy mattress pads and  Allergy mattress covers make your bed healthier and can even make the mattress last longer. The mattress site isn’t a blog so all the communication is done one on one by e-mail. I wanted a place where many people could share both their questions and read not only my answers but some that other write.

Most of the posts will be aimed at allergies but even if you don’t have them there is a body of medical results that say the less allergens you encounter the healthier you can be.

Many years ago researchers began looking at what could be done in the home environment to help control the allergen triggers that cause asthmatic and allergic reactions. We spend over a third of our lives in the bedroom, this is where they started. They used two groups. The test group used zippered allergy mattress pad and the control group had none. The results were astonishing At the end of only one month the test group showed a major difference in the signs and symptoms of asthma.

In an article published by Johns Hopkins:
“Mite population and allergen levels decreased by 90% or more within a month of placing mattress and pillow covers and treating bedding.”
Eggleston MD, P. “Clinical Trials of Allergen Avoidance in Established Asthma.” Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. November 2001.

Dust mites are tiny creatures, typically around 250-300 micrometers in length. Dust mites love the warm, humid conditions of our bedding, so much so, that the typical used mattress may weigh as much as 100 lbs more after 10 years.Humans react to the proteins in the dust mite allergen made up of decomposed mite bodies and their feces.

Sneezing, itchy, watery eyes, and wheezing are some typical reactions to dust mite allergen. Your immune system protects you from these allergens but one there are more allergens than the immune system can conquer you  experience irritating symptoms

Because of the microscopic size of dust mites and their allergen, the technology used to develop and manufacture zippered “allergen proof” or “mite-proof” encasing can be complicated. What they do isn’t.

Mites that are inside the encased pillow or mattress are trapped. Blocked from their constant food source (your shed, dead skin cells), they eventually die.At the same time the mite allergen is trapped inside so it can’t get out to the air you breath.

Even if you don’t suffer from asthma we live in a world full of irritants and eliminating some is just a good idea.

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