Research suggests that making your bed may not have a significant impact on dust mites, but using dust mite covers can help reduce their numbers.

Dust mites are insect-like pests that live in mattresses, pillows and soft surfaces. We spoke with experts about how to get ...

A sleep expert has shared how often you should be washing your bed sheets, and it's more often than you think - as you could ...

The upheaval of changing your sheets can seem like a chore at times and is so easy to put it off for another day.

The bugs are invisible to the naked eye but are a leading cause of allergies, asthma and eczema. Many symptoms we presume to ...

Even the best mattresses with the latest in hypoallergenic properties aren’t entirely immune to the irksome presence of dust mites. Unlike bed bugs, which feed on blood, dust mites survive on a ...

THOUSANDS of Brits plagued by constant sneezing, a streaming nose and red, watery eyes could be given a ‘life-changing’ pill on the NHS. The National Institute for Healthcare and Care ...

And dust mites, well, they're actually not the only allergen in a dirty bed. If you never wash your pillow sheets, a community of fungus can also build up there. One study found that a typical ...

But there’s at least one argument against bed-making that has been pervasive on the web — dust mites love a neatly made bed. It’s a logical thought. Dust mites are microscopic, eight-legged ...

or when in bed at night turning over." Where do dust mites thrive? Household mites thrive in warm and humid conditions where there is skin and dander to feed on. This is why mattresses are so ...

"Further studies show that the average bedding harbours around 20,000 dust mites which can be triggering for those that ...