Living in a place with carpet with dust mite allergies? (sinuses, allergy)
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It's very difficult to find an apartment without carpet. Will covering the entire carpeted area with plastic carpet shield help minimize dust mite allergens indoors?
Even with regular cleaning/vacuuming, I notice feeling much more congested (sinuses) living in a place with carpet than I did living in a place without it.
How big is your apartment? Would the landlord consider replacing the carpet with tile, hardwood or even laminate? Maybe you could split the cost with him?
How big is your apartment? Would the landlord consider replacing the carpet with tile, hardwood or even laminate? Maybe you could split the cost with him?
We're moving out of this apartment as it is, since we're moving to a different city. We're looking into studios, and all the listings seem to have carpet. But we're looking for a studio.
It's very difficult to find an apartment without carpet. Will covering the entire carpeted area with plastic carpet shield help minimize dust mite allergens indoors?
Even with regular cleaning/vacuuming, I notice feeling much more congested (sinuses) living in a place with carpet than I did living in a place without it.
I imagine it would help, however I have to wonder if a landlord would allow it. Might want to check with them before signing a lease and moving in. Personally, I'm allergic to basically everything and the plastic covering the carpet would also affect me, so would be a bad option for me. Maybe plastic doesn't affect your allergies though.
Back in 1994 when I was finally diagnosed with very severe allergies, my allergists educated me regarding the bedroom and bathroom being the worst places in a living space for allergies and mold. You may already know this but you can buy allergy covers for pillows and I'm sure for beds as well.
A few years ago I purchased a dehumidifier that is placed in the bathroom when I take a shower. The humidity it kept somewhat under control while I'm in the shower then afterwards I leave it on for a couple hours. That not only reduces the humidity in my apartment, but it also helps control mold growth. The way my apartment is situated in the building humid air has a hard time escaping.
Probably the best thing I'll be doing in the future is buying a HEPA approved air purifier for a large room, along with new pillows and allergy covers for my pillows and my bed.
I have allergies too. How do you guys know if its dust mites? How can one pinpoint such a thing? Allergens can be anything right? Can dirt/dirty things cause symptoms?
Area rugs are so much better. In a climate were you get freezing temps, you put the rug outside in the cold for 24 hours and the dust mites freeze to death. These wall to wall carpets are troublesome for allergies and you can never really get them clean.
It's what you usually get in an apartment though.
The best thing to do would be to get an air purifier with True Hepa filtration. Even if you vacuum every day, you still won't get all the dust. I recently saw this article about air purifiers: https://www.wicked-reviews.com/best-air-purifier/ and I actually got the Coway Mighty. You can really see the difference in how much dust is laying around.
I may have possibly developed asthma or an allergy living in my current apt. I've been here 4 yrs & it has carpeting and gets dusty. I've been getting it professionally shampooed once a year (I vacuum more often than that), but I slacked some lately and now I got this...I don't even know (was told viral bronchitis, but who knows) & neither does my dr really. I'm about to take the next step toward getting a referral for a pulmonologist to see what's going on with me.
It's very difficult to find an apartment without carpet. Will covering the entire carpeted area with plastic carpet shield help minimize dust mite allergens indoors?
Even with regular cleaning/vacuuming, I notice feeling much more congested (sinuses) living in a place with carpet than I did living in a place without it.
shake bicarbonate all over the carpet and leave it overnight before hoovering.. or consider washing the carpet , then buy a hepa filter for your home.. all different prices but they seem to help a lot. shame though that you have to go to expense when this shouldnt be an issue.. werer there dogs in the apartment also before you.. I have mostly wood floors for allergies but I do put loads of bicarbonate once a week on it and leave overnight and this keeps my hoover for getting smelly too as well as freshening the carpet.. I like a rug so that I can turn it over and hoover the back of course impossible with a fitted carpet..
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These wall to wall carpets are troublesome for allergies and you can never really get them clean.
