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Dust Mite Fecal Matter

I had previously had an allergy test done and I was well aware that one of my allergies was to dust mites.  As it had been years since my last test I recently went to a dermatologist to have another one done.

Essentially, allergens of different foods, animals, grasses/weeds/trees are pricked into your skin’s surface using what looks like a little plastic toothpick.  The pain is far from being unbearable, but considering that there are numerous of these pricks (up to about 40) it’s definitely an uncomfortable process.  Some of the results may not be clear and if this is the case they are followed up by an intradermal test in which allergens are injected just below your skin’s surface.

Once again I tested positive for an allergy to dust mites and considering size of the itchy red bump on my back, the dermatologist informed me that I was extremely allergic to them.  Then came the disturbing piece of information.  Being allergic to dust mites actually meant that I was allergic to dust mite fecal matter!

Dust mite fecal matter?!

That certainly doesn’t sound all that great.  So I asked the doctor where the greatest concentration of dust mites and their fecal matter typically are.  His response: beds!  And they can be found in our beds (pillows, comforters, sheets, mattress ) in the millions.

Well that makes it even better!  That which I am most allergic to not only lives in my bed, but it thrives there.  Constantly depositing more and more fecal matter.

The good news is that luckily there is a one-word solution: encasings.  I had to purchase these (not so inexpensive) encasings and then “encase” my pillows, my comforter, my box spring, and my mattress.  Whew!

The bad news is that you most likely do not have encasings.

That means tonight when you are sleeping you will literally be rolling around in a sea of dust mite fecal matter.  Certainly not an enjoyable prospect even if you aren’t allergic to dust mites.  Enjoy!