October 12, 2018
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【轉季咳嗽】和你每日身貼身但又看不見的致敏源
#google一下塵蟎的樣子好可怕
#記著勤清潔保持乾爽
#星期六放輕鬆
由夏轉秋，除了皮膚變得乾燥，更討厭的是容易誘發氣管敏感，尤其早晚時段喉嚨經常痕癢，遇上致敏源或者吸到冷空氣隨即咳過不停，嚴重起來更會影響睡眠，雖不是甚麼大病卻對生活造成不少困擾。
塵蟎是其中一個最大的致敏源，塵蟎是活躍於室內、肉眼看不到的小蟲，在濕暖環境下有利繁殖，以人類或動物脫落的皮屑維生，最愛藏身地毯、毛公仔、床單、窗簾等表面的塵埃之中，所以如果經常身處家中或辦公室，每天就有大量機會接觸到，容易刺激氣管引起咳嗽。如果你不時乞嚏、咳嗽，症狀不似感冒或其它疾病，就有可能是過敏引致，在日常生活中保持衞生，勤換及清洗床單、被鋪，減少塵蟎積聚，對過敏情況會有幫助。
當溫度高於攝氏55度或濕度低於50%的環境中，塵蟎即無法生存，所以想消滅塵蟎，清洗床單被鋪時可用攝氏50至60度熱水清洗，或者如以下介紹方法自製高溫袋除塵蟎。
自製高溫袋除塵蟎
時機：晴天
材料：大黑色膠袋1個
做法：將床單被鋪放入大黑色膠袋中封好，放在太陽下曝曬1-2小時，因為黑色吸熱，有助提升膠袋內溫度至超過攝氏55度，殺滅塵蟎。
Get rid of dust mites to relieve respiratory allergies
As we enter fall, aside from dry skin, the most irritating thing might be respiratory allergies. You may experience itch in your throat in the mornings and nights. In some cases, it may affect your sleep and interfere with your daily life.
Dust mite is a major allergen, as it is quite common indoors and cannot be seen. They reproduce in damp and warm environment and survive on skin shred from human or aninals. They love to hide amongst dust in carpet, stuffed toys, bedsheets or curtains. If you are always at home or in the office, there’s a lot of opportunities to come in contact with allergens causing coughs. If you find yourself sneezing, coughing, or symptoms that do not feel like a flu then it might be caused by allergy. Maintain good hygiene, change and wash your sheets often to reduce dust mites which will be beneficial for allergies.
Dust mites cannot survive when humidity is below 50% or when the temperature is higher than 55 degree Celsius. So be sure to wash your sheets between 50-60 degrees hot water or try this DIY pouch to remove dust mites.
DIY dust mites killer
Timing: sunny day
Ingredients: 1 large black plastic bag
Preparation: place your sheets into the plastic bag and seal it well. Place it under the sun for 1-2 hours. As the black bag will absorb heat, it will increase the temperature inside the bag killing the dust mites.
