Dustmite Allergies

and the family...
Cleaning and de-contaminating your mattress is as important for children as bathing.

• “Avoiding allergen exposure in infancy reduces the development of asthma” American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, March 2001
• A large percentage of Asthma sufferers are allergic to Dust Mite allergens. Experts believe Dust Mites are linked to allergic reactions, approximately 4 million people in UK suffer from Dust Mite allergies
• More than 1 in 8 Britons (13.2%), suffer from asthma. 85% of asthma sufferers have been proved to be allergic to dust mites. Asthma kills 1,500 people in Britain per year.
• “British Children are twice as likely to have asthma as those in other EU countries." Daily Mail front page story Dec 2003.
• In Germany just 3.7% of children have asthma, the lowest figure amongst EU countries. Guess which country developed the mattress cleaning system!