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October 18, 2007

Untidy Beds May Keep us Healthy

Untidy beds may keep us healthy - I knew I was right not to make my bed, I just didn’t know why

Research suggests that while an unmade bed may look scruffy it is also unappealing to house dust mites thought to cause asthma and other allergies. A Kingston University study discovered the bugs cannot survive in the warm, dry conditions found in an unmade bed. The average bed could be home to up to 1.5 million house dust mites.

The bugs, which are less than a millimetre long, feed on scales of human skin and produce allergens which are easily inhaled during sleep.

Good news. Some other scientist is not being helpful however

“However, most homes in the UK are sufficiently humid for the mites to do well and I find it hard to believe that simply not making your bed would have any impact on the overall humidity.”

by curiouscat Tags: Health Care, Life Science, Students
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One Response to “Untidy Beds May Keep us Healthy”

xm carreira Says:
October 20th, 2007 at 8:10 am
The main problem with the UK romms is not the beds but those horrible carpets that can contain millions of bugs.