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Dehumidifier/Air Conditioner

Buy a dehumidifier, or if you prefer, an air conditioner. Both of these machines reduce the relative humidity of a room. According to the MedicineNet website, you should keep your home's relative humidity at 50 percent or below.

Air Ducts

Keep your air ducts clean. Because many people don't pay attention to the air ducts that are in their rooms, they don't realize that dust becomes trapped in them, and, as a result, they begin to breathe in the dust. While you may not know how to do this yourself, you can find a professional who is skilled in this kind of work. Some companies charge upwards of 0, but it is worth every penny to have air free from dust mites.

Cover Your Pillows/Mattresses

Place dustproof, allergen-impenetrable covers on your pillows and mattresses. Ask for them at stores where bedding is sold. This will protect your linen from these creatures that fly around at night and get into the sheets and blankets on which you sleep.

Do Laundry Regularly

Wash all sheets, blankets and pillowcases in hot water. Use the highest temperature possible, so that all the dust mites that have accumulated throughout the week may be put to death. Now if you have the type of bedding that is unwashable, you should freeze your bedding material.

Strip All Bedroom Floors

You should your floor keep bare. Carpet attracts dust mites, and if you have allergies, you should not have neither carpet in your room nor fabric curtains or upholstered furniture. These can add to the problem, for these creatures love to live on all of the above surfaces.

Vacuum Carpeted Floors Regularly

You should keep your floors vacuumed at least once a week. Don't choose any vacuum, use the right one for the job given your breathing condition. For best results for dust mite removal, use a double-layered, micro filter bag or HEPA filter. According to MedicineNet, these are capable of trapping the allergens that would otherwise pass through the vacuum's exhaust system, thus placing the dust mites back into the atmosphere.

If you are prone to allergies, wear a mask if you must do it yourself, in order to keep from breathing the dust particles into your lungs. For best results, commission one of your friends who aren't susceptible to allergies to do the job for you, if at all possible. My wife learned this lesson the hard way. She has a history of allergies, and she once cleaned a vacuum at work. In the middle of the night, she woke up with an asthma attack.

Mop Your Carpet

Place a wet broom in a pail of water. Pour disinfectant into the water, and gently sweep the floor with the broom, with the disinfectant on the tip of the broom. Dust mites easily succumb to the disinfectant. Do this to the whole floor, being careful not to use too much of this water.

Dust Your Whole House

Take a cloth, and place disinfectant on it. Gently rub down all window seals and wooden surfaces. Wipe down the computer, TV, any shelves and window sills. These are places where dust accumulates over time.

Conclusion

Making sure everything in the house is clean, and leaving the most difficult, dust-intensive tasks to others more capable of handling it is a wise way to prevent suffering from the effects of dust mites. Proper home care should be done weekly. If these fail to alleviate the symptoms after a week, then you should see a doctor because you may be allergic to something else of which you are unaware.