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Health Risks Associated With Mattress Usage
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A Good Night’s Sleep Is a Healthy Night’s Sleep
Recent studies have determined that an alarming number of harmful contaminants exist in sleeping environments, including Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa. These two contaminants in particular were found in 50% of mattresses tested and are major triggers of sickness and allergies.
These statistics were based on 154 mattresses that were tested in hospitals and other institutional-type multi-bed facilities. Leading experts have concluded that you would have a much higher reading in hotel and resort mattresses, as well as mattresses found in private homes due to the less sanitary nature of the surrounding environment.
Indoor air quality also plays a big part in people's overall well-being and health. Pollen, animal-related allergens, dust mite excrement are also a danger to asthma and hay fever sufferers, causing great discomfort. The fine dust that we breathe in while sleeping in our beds each night can disrupt an intended peaceful night's rest, trigger allergic reactions or result in symptoms such as itchy eyes, a running nose, sneezing, scratchy or irritated throat, headaches, fatigue, depression and so on. Many people mistake these symptoms for unavoidable allergic reactions, without realizing that the cause is likely the cleanliness of the environment in which they are sleeping.
We don't like to think that the environment we are sleeping in is dirty. However, common sense dictates that the mattress serves as a ready and willing depository for organic and inorganic impurities.
In a normal lifetime, a body will have more close contact with a mattress than with any other piece of furniture, and the simple truth is we all release as much as a pint of sweat each night and our bodies are permanently shedding skin. Adding these to the bacteria that is formed from the other fluids our bodies release and deposit onto the mattress. It makes you wonder why this problem has never been studied and remedied until now.
Everyone should be sleeping in a healthy environment, whether it’s in their home or at a hotel or any other type of multi-bed facility, and you can make this possible by joining the global family of Hygienitech Systems service providers.
Recent studies have shown that exposure to house dust mite droppings is a significant risk factor for the development of allergic diseases, such as asthma and rhinitis or hay fever. According to Dr. Zeldin, of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), "Results from an earlier study suggest that over 45% of U.S. homes, or approximately 44 million dwellings, have bedding with dust mite allergen concentrations that exceed a level that has been associated with allergic sensitization.
According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI), dust mite droppings are the #2 cause of allergy problems while the #1 is topped only by pollen. There are likely millions of them in your home. Here are some interesting facts:
- Humans shed 10,000 million scales of bacteria-laden skin each day, most end up in the mattresses
- Dust mites produce 200 times their body weight in excrement during their normal life span
- Dust mites feast for up to 170 days on our shed skin
- Dust mites spread rapidly, and a female dust mite can lay 300 eggs
- They can live without food for up to a year
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Hygienitech Systems today to eliminate such health risks posed by dust mites, dander, mold, etc. Let us help to ensure that you and your loved ones get a good night's sleep.
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