Allergy bedding

[TheWelshWriter]

Hi,Has anyone tried allergy bedding for asthma? Did you buy just bed sheets and duvet cover, or a duvet as well? Do they work?

Thanks for sharing your experiences!

[Karenjaninaz]

I bought allergy pillow covers but I wash my bed linens weekly in hot water. I make sure to wet mop dust in bedroom and behind bed around radiators. I use an air cleaner.

I did not buy an encasement for my mattress as it’s a “sleep in air type” with hoses.

The bedroom should be the cleanest room in the home- we spend so much time there.

[Barryrunner in reply to Karenjaninaz]

Yes good point about it needing to be the cleanest room. I might get an air purifier for the bedroom. When we moved here it was carpeted and we've not been able to afford new flooring yet but I am looking forward to that going just to be able to mop like you.

[Barryrunner]

Have you noticed an improvement in your symptoms since having purifiers in your bedroom? We have one in the living room but I wonder if another in the bedroom would be good

[Birthday60]

don’t forget drying outside can bring in pollen!

[Naturesvalley]

I tried them but to be honest they did not make much difference. I have recently found out that one of my triggers is weather related. So at the moment I am in a vicious circle.The anti allergy ones are more expensive and as far as I am concerned don't really do anything

[TheWelshWriter in reply to Naturesvalley]

The trouble with asthma is it's personal isn't it and it takes such a long time to identify triggers. All the things that may help are costly and you can't be sure they help until you try. Sorry they didn't work for you.

[Karenjaninaz]

if you hang linens outside make sure there's no pollen in the air, no other air pollutants like soot, ozone, or mold. These can ride into your home on the linens.

[Karenjaninaz]

I have a niece who is allergic to cats. When she moved into an app art ent her allergies fired up. I suggested changing the filters in her a/c. They were filled with cat hair. She got relief with that action.