Medically minded social media influencers have been encouraging people to leave their bed linen dishevelled – and all because of the humble dust mite
Myro Figura, a doctor in Los Angeles with 880,000 Instagram followers. He said that because we’re not sleeping alone …I mean, eeew! You’re sleeping with a load of martian-spider-lobsters!
So are you. They are only 0.25mm across, but they feast on dead skin. And maybe don’t dwell on the fact that,No, nor do they carry diseases. But they do produce allergens that can trigger asthma, nasal congestion and rashes. It’s not just Figura saying this on social media.Dust mites thrive on moisture. If you make the bed, it keeps the moisture in, which “helps them survive and reproduce”, says Dr Mezher.
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