DUST MITES/INFESTATION

Dust mites are the most common allergen-producing organism found in homes. They live in carpets, upholstered furniture, bed pillows and mattresses. In a high relative humidity environment they thrive and reproduce, their appetite increases, and therefore their fecal matter, the source of the dominant dust mite allergen, increases. Ninety percent of the population that experiences any allergy-based symptoms reacts to dust mite allergen.

Biological contaminants include bacteria, molds, mildew, viruses, animal dander and cat saliva, house dust mites, cockroaches, and pollen. They all need moisture to thrive. House dust mites, the source of one of the most powerful biological allergens, grow in damp, warm environments.

Some biological contaminants trigger allergic reactions, including hypersensitivity pneumonic, allergic rhinitis, and some types of asthma.

WAVE Solution

WAVE ventilation substantially reduces the moisture levels depriving the biological contaminants of the necessary nutrients to thrive and will diminish them in time; thereby minimizing respiratory ailments.

Click below to view a video of Dr. Marc Sicklick, Clinical Associate Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, discussing the dangers of moisture and biological contaminants.

Dr. Mark Sicklick, Clinical Associate Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Dangers of Moisture and Biological Contaminants