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Asthma And Your Bed

Growing Number Of Asthma Sufferers

The UK has one of the largest number of asthma sufferers in Europe,  five million plus and growing. Over 2000 fatalities a year are attributed to asthma.

How a bed can effect Asthma

  • We lose up to half a pint (284ml) or more of fluid each night – which our beds have to absorb
  • We shed around 1.3oz (10gm) of skin per week – that’s over 1lb (520g) in a year – much of into our beds.
  • This combination of a warm and moist environment, coupled with a ready food source (those skin scales) makes our beds an ideal habitat for dust mites.

Dust mites are a major trigger for asthma.

  • According to the Medical Entomology Centre, Cambridge, just two micrograms per gram (mcg/g) of dust mite allergen can cause hypersensitivity in asthma sufferers,
  • While 10 mcg/g can pose a serious health risk. Around one in five aged mattresses can contain between two and 10mcg/g of the dust mite allergen and one in 20 has above 10mcg/g.

A hypoallergenic bed may help

All Kaymed beds are hypoaalergenic. Visit your local stockist and find out more about how a new bed could improve your breathing, click here to find a stockist

 

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