What are "dust mites" and why am I allergic to them?
Dust mites are microscopic organisms. They live not just in the soil but they also live in places like mattresses and pillows and sheets and in our homes. They're allergenic. By that I mean they're one of the types of organisms commonly induces an allergic response. One of the clues about dust mite allergy is that people have trouble all year round and just during the season and when they do that one suspects something like house dust or dust mite allergy. Allergy skin testing can usually identify whether this a dust mite allergy and the allergen involved. It causes allergic reaction such as perennial allergic rhinitis or year round hay fever or allergic asthma and these diseases are breeded by dust avoidance, environmental control including putting covers, encasement on the mattresses and the springs covering of the home hepi-filters. There's a lot of things you can do to clean up your environment without driving yourself crazy which help significantly. I recommend patients do what they can and don't become a compulsive nut about cleaning the walls and scrubbing the floors. Medication and allergy injections for the treatment of dust mite allergy are very successful and it's again a sort of thing that if it bothers you sell somebody because there's a lot that can be helped.
