Would an air purifier be the perfect remedy to my nighttime allergies?
Friday, June 4th, 2010 at
5:38 pm
Well i have allergies to the worst thing in the world.. the thing we all hate the most THE DUST MITE and pollen and mold and smoke
Im going to buy an air purifier soon but i just want to hear from people who have air purifiers
How well do they work? Do you feel 100% better? Can you sleep at night? Are they easy to maintain?
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Dont waste your money! It wont help your allergies despite what the claims on the box will tell you it might do. The ONLY cure for these types of allergies is desensitization by your allergist.
In the meantime-
take off any woolen underlays you may have on the bed.
get a doona or blankets that can be washed in hot water every week
buy dust mite covers for your pillow/doona
wash your sheets and bedding in hot water every week-ideally get some sunlight on them to kill the mites.
vacuum regularly in the room
keep the sunlight in it during the day and open windows’
remove any stuffed toys
pull up carpet (this is extreme but where the dustmites harbor)-if not an option go for reg. vacuuming.
clean or remove heavy dust catching drapes.
keep animals out of the bedroom
antihistamine at bedtime
good luck-one of the best things I have done is be desensitized to dustmites-it really is worthwhilegood luck
caz
Sorry but i have to also disagree with Caz. Yes i accept that many of the air purifiers on the market are just snake oil and literally useless this does not mean all of them are.
Right.. lets answer your question.
Straight away a problem with dust mites require a HEPA filter. A real HEPA filter will promise you 99.7% removal of any particles bigger than 0.3 microns. How big is a micron you ask? A micron is actually 0.000039 of an inch. The full stop at the end of this sentence is 397 microns wide.
An allergy with dust mites is actually an allergy to their feces.. uuuk i know! Dust mites produce about 20 pellets of poo per day, each measuring about 10 to 24 microns in size. Right so a proper HEPA filter will catch this dust mite poo and remove it from the air.
The reason i bought my first purifier was because of a dust mite allergy as i had most of my problems at night. The first purifier i bought was the Sharp FP-P35CX Plasmacluster Air Purifier and it was freaking awesome. I no longer have to take benadryl when i sleep in my own room. The only down side is that i can’t cart my purifier to my friends houses when i stay there.
Like with all air purifiers you need to clean them regularly or they will not work as well. My sharp purifier came with a washable filter so i didn’t need to buy one.
If you choose purifier just make sure you go with one with a proper 99.7% HEPA filter and not just some cheap ionization unit as they will do nothing!
More then likely it would help Why not try one out before you buy it to see it it does what you want it to. I can not guarantee it will make you feel better but I can tell you the fresh air purifier I have I would not do with out for one minute in our home.
I have asthma and I helps me and my family breathe and sleep a whole lot better.
The Fresh air can be cleaned in 5 minutes with no mess.
Go to http://www.mountainairpurifier.com And Try it for your self, There are different models to choose from on the site, choose the one that suits you to try.
I always love to have the most natural, effective, economic and best home air purifiers- Bamboo charcoal home air purifiers. The most important feature about the bamboo charcoal home air purifier is that, it can basically absorb the nasty smell, the particles in the air and also adjust the humidity of your environment. I just find it handle and easy to bring around. It works well to cure your allergies problem. You can check out some websites that are selling this product. As I said, they come cheap and effective. Check out the article I posted down that touches on your problem.