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Indika Organics - Organic Bedding and matirials. Full line of Anti Dust mite and bed bug prook fabrics bedding and materials.
Remember, the cure must not be worse than the disease.
In fact it must not be worse than the benefit you would miss out on by not doing house dust mite control.
Remember that for the vast majority of people the results of house dust mite control will be incomplete. In fact we don't have an even remotely accurate idea of how much or little benefit ordinary people are likely to achieve in real life. Our advice is often based on experiments in which research workers helped carefully selected people to achieve their results. The rest of the time it is often based on the opinions of doctors who believe in house dust mite control. However well-meaning we doctors are, we are not always right, especially when we judge from day-to-day experience rather than careful scientific research. There are many pitfalls in drawing conclusions from our daily experience. The fact that an expert means well may mean that he or she runs ahead of the evidence and ends up giving advice later found to be misleading.
Having said that, here is my own opinion, based on my own experience. Don't expect miracles from mite control measures, at least not if you cannot be very thorough. Patients do often think they benefit, but in general, for most people who cannot reorganise the furnishing of their whole house, the benefits may not be large. This however does not necessarily mean that they are not worthwhile.
We are not trying to be negative about mite control all of a sudden. But you have a right to understand both sides of the argument.