The Mattress Doctor - Specialist Mattress Cleaning for North London and North West London
Why Clean ?
It is erroneous to believe that a sheet will protect against
this kind of dirt, consisting of micro particles (1 - 20
microns).
A bed sheet protects against these particles about as
much as a fishing net would protect against sand. With every
movement of the body in bed, dust and mite excrement are
churned up. The mattress acts as a bellows, blowing dirt
into mouth, nose, eyes and onto the skin.
This
photograph illustrates the contamination we remove from
an 'average' mattress.
Some of the many potentially harmful organisms found in
this contamination include dust mites, dust mite excrement,
bacteria, viruses, fungii and flakes of decaying dry skin.
Mattresses are the perfect environment for Dust Mites.
Dust Mites are tiny creatures that are members of the Arachnid
(spider) family. They thrive in temperatures of more than
20°C (70°F) with a relative humidity of 60-80%.
These are the conditions found almost exclusively within
the mattresses you and your family sleep on every night.
Bacteria infested flakes of dry skin from you and your
pets offer Dust Mites a rich source of food. Their reproductive
rate is very high. Natural enemies, such as predatory mites,
are extinct. Up to 2,500 Dust Mites have been counted in
one gram of dust. That means there are up to two million
Dust Mites in one double size mattress! Each Dust Mite excretes
approximately 20 pellets of excrement a day which contain
allergens in the form of protease enzymes. These can attack
the protective lining of the nose, throat and lungs. Moving
around in bed makes the allergens airborne and easy to inhale.
This stimulates the body's immune system, triggering the
symptoms of asthma and rhinitis.
Those who use our service include:
• People with breathing related health conditions
such as asthma, sinusitis, rhinitis, early morning coughing
and wheezing.
• Those suffering from eczema and skin irritations.
• Expectant mothers preparing for the new arrival.
• Post building work.
• Making a clean start in your new home.
• Landlords and letting agent at change of tenancy.
• Purely for hygiene.
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