What should I do if my child often gets sick? There may be something wrong with this part of your home.

Case: Ms. Zhang, whose family lives in Shapingba, went to the Children\’s Hospital for treatment with her 9-month-old daughter Jiajia in her arms. At that time, the child\’s head, face and hands were covered with dense red pimples. After careful examination, the doctor discovered that the child was suffering from papular urticaria, and the cause was actually a mite bite! (News source: Chongqing Evening News) Case 2 In 2015, Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, Hubei Province admitted a boy. The boy began to have sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion, nose itching and other symptoms when he was 3 years old, and developed to… Variant asthma was not discovered until the child was highly allergic to dust mites after an examination at the age of 9. It is allergic rhinitis caused by dust mites, causing nasal congestion and airway obstruction, and eventually develops into chronic cough. (News source: Chutian Jinbao) The above are all cases of dust mites harming the health of babies. Speaking of dust mites, the most impressive thing is the saying \”if you don\’t dry your quilt for three months, millions of mites will sleep with you\”! Some mothers are more advanced in their awareness and pay attention to getting rid of mites all year round, while some mothers are not aware of how harmful dust mites are! Dust mites are dangerous! Dust mites are extremely tiny creatures that are invisible to our naked eyes. They look like this under a microscope: Doesn’t it look disgusting? We must know that the skin flakes, sweat, secretions, etc. that fall off our bodies are their food. Under our \”nourishment\”, dust mites reproduce batch after batch. The bed is the base camp for human body dandruff, sweat, and secretions. If we don’t wash bedding for three months, millions of mites will sleep with us. Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps all over my body. What’s even more disgusting is that there are mite corpses, secretions and excrement on the bed! Babies are hardest hit by mites because their skin and respiratory tract are very fragile and they are easily allergic to mites, which can lead to skin itching, erythema, sneezing, runny nose, cough, allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, etc. Does solar radiation kill dust mites? The biggest misunderstanding about dust mites is probably that they can be killed by exposure to the sun! Dust mites are afraid of ultraviolet rays, but dust mites are alive and will run away when they feel hot. Sun exposure can only kill 3.8% of dust mites. After being exposed to the sun for a day, I finally had to take home 96% of the mites and 4% of the mite corpses! Therefore, after drying in the sun, pat it as much as possible to shake off some mites! How to effectively reduce dust mites? 1. Regular cleaning of the home environment. Some mothers may have asked, \”Our home is very clean, there can\’t be so many dust mites!\” Then think carefully about mattresses, curtains, plush toys, sofas, the bottom of furniture, bookcases, old books, and clothes stored in wardrobes for a long time. Are these places really clean? Mites, mite secretions, mite corpses, etc. can exist in every corner, so be sure to pay attention to these small places when cleaning! Pay attention to wearing a mask and use a wet rag to clean the dust to avoid raising dust. 2. Keep the room ventilated and dry. Dust mites like an environment with a humidity of 60% to 80%. Humidity below 60% makes it difficult for dust mites and mold to survive. Therefore, opening windows every day to ventilate and keep the room dry is the best weapon to eliminate mites. . 3. Wash and dry frequently ① Remember to wash clothes for each season before taking them out to wear; ② Frequently used items, such as towels, bath towels, pillowcases, bed sheets, quilt covers, etc., wash and dry frequently, and pat them vigorously after drying.Beat off some mites; mattresses are difficult to clean, so it is best to use professional mite removal tools. ③ Mites can only be completely killed at 60°C, so when cleaning mattresses, you can soak them in water above 55°C and scrub after 5 minutes; ④ In addition, plush toys are also a breeding ground for mites. Generally speaking, plush toys should be cleaned at least once a month. If cleaning is too troublesome, Xiaokang Jun will share with you a trick. Mom can put them in a plastic bag and let them stay in the freezer layer of the refrigerator overnight. After one night, the mites will be killed. The frequent sun exposure mentioned in the above measures is to reduce the humidity of the environment where mites grow, rather than expecting that frequent sunshine will kill the mites. 4. Pay attention to personal hygiene. Human dander, sweat, pet hair, etc. are the key to the survival of dust mites. If you want to reduce the food supply, you must bathe frequently and change underwear frequently. 5. Special mite removal tools or a vacuum cleaner with strong suction. If you have asthma, allergic rhinitis or allergic dermatitis patients at home and need a higher standard of mite removal, you can also buy a mite removal device. If your family has no symptoms of dust mites, don’t worry. Routine cleaning can also remove some mites. In order to reduce the harm caused by mites to babies, parents need to work harder and carry out more in-depth cleaning, not sparing every corner. Especially bed-related items must be changed and washed frequently every week.