Re: question on pillow covers

[Guest guest]

I bought the micro fiber pillows from national allergy as well as their

comforter and Im happy with both

Janet

[Guest guest]

Is that the Breath Right brand? Anyone bought the satinsoft supreme

from nationalallergy.com? Rhonda

>

> I bought the micro fiber pillows from national allergy as well as

their

> comforter and Im happy with both

> Janet

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Rhonda,

Get the least expensive type of cover from Allergy Control Products, the

type with the solid urethane backing and fabric coating. (Urethan is soft,

not noisy like vinyl.)

The expensive porous(woven)type are very comfortable but they have holes and

are therefore not completely effective. In addition, they are so porous that

they allow all body moisture to pass into the stuffing, allowing dust mite

growth to continue unabated.

If you really can't use mite covers, place it in a dryer once a week for 20

minutes (low-medium heat)and replace the pillow every year.

C. May, M.A., CIAQP

May Indoor Air Investigations LLC

1522 Cambridge Street

Cambridge, MA 02139

617-354-1055

www.mayindoorair.com

www.myhouseiskillingme.com

>question on pillow covers

>Posted by: " austingirl5262 " austingirl5262@... austingirl5262

>Date: Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:41 pm (PDT)

>A while back I bought some from Walmart and they are Noisey and the

>mattress cover too. Can someone tell me a good brand that doesn't make

>noise when sleeping on them. I was looking on the nationalallergy site

>but still do not know which are not noisey. Rhonda

[Guest guest]

So the $4.99 ones work? I have night sweats and wonder about sweat

wetting the pillow but if the ones I have now let sweat thru no

different. Seems mine said breathable but waterproof but I can't

remember for sure. Rhonda

>

> Rhonda,

>

> Get the least expensive type of cover from Allergy Control

Products, the

> type with the solid urethane backing and fabric coating. (Urethan

is soft,

> not noisy like vinyl.)

>

> The expensive porous(woven)type are very comfortable but they have

holes and

> are therefore not completely effective. In addition, they are so

porous that

> they allow all body moisture to pass into the stuffing, allowing

dust mite

> growth to continue unabated.

>

> If you really can't use mite covers, place it in a dryer once a

week for 20

> minutes (low-medium heat)and replace the pillow every year.

>

> C. May, M.A., CIAQP

> May Indoor Air Investigations LLC

> 1522 Cambridge Street

> Cambridge, MA 02139

> 617-354-1055

> www.mayindoorair.com

> www.myhouseiskillingme.com

>

>

> >question on pillow covers

> >Posted by: " austingirl5262 " austingirl5262@... austingirl5262

> >Date: Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:41 pm (PDT)

>

> >A while back I bought some from Walmart and they are Noisey and

the

> >mattress cover too. Can someone tell me a good brand that doesn't

make

> >noise when sleeping on them. I was looking on the nationalallergy

site

> >but still do not know which are not noisey. Rhonda

>

[Guest guest]

, I know you don't advise feather pillows

but does putting them in drier once a week kill

dust mites also? I plan to look for a different

type of pillow but don't like the alternative I

bought.

--- Jeff May <jeff@...> wrote:

If you really can't use mite covers, place it

> in a dryer once a week for 20

> minutes (low-medium heat)and replace the pillow

> every year.

>

> C. May, M.A., CIAQP

> May Indoor Air Investigations LLC

>

[Guest guest]

feathers can harbor mold in addition to mites

bbw <barb1283@...> wrote: , I know

you don't advise feather pillows

but does putting them in drier once a week kill

dust mites also? I plan to look for a different

type of pillow but don't like the alternative I

bought.

--- Jeff May <jeff@...> wrote:

If you really can't use mite covers, place it

> in a dryer once a week for 20

> minutes (low-medium heat)and replace the pillow

> every year.

>

> C. May, M.A., CIAQP

> May Indoor Air Investigations LLC

>

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[Guest guest]

Barb,

Regular heat will probably be lethal to mites but there are two problems

(apart from the mites) with feathers. Some degrade into numerous respirable

fregments that easily pass through many porous covers.

Other feather pillows produce vast numbers of what appear to be

microorganisms (from the original live bird I believe).

Take a look at " Feather Bioaerosol " at

<http://www.myhouseiskillingme.com/photogallery.htm>.

Some feather items seem to be OK and others unpredictably seem to be a huge

problem. Is it worth the risk???

C. May, M.A., CIAQP

May Indoor Air Investigations LLC

1522 Cambridge Street

Cambridge, MA 02139

617-354-1055

www.mayindoorair.com

www.myhouseiskillingme.com

>Re: question on pillow covers

>Posted by: " bbw " barb1283@... barb1283

>Date: Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:26 pm (PDT)

>, I know you don't advise feather pillows

>but does putting them in drier once a week kill

>dust mites also? I plan to look for a different

>type of pillow but don't like the alternative I

>bought.

>--- Jeff May <jeff@...> wrote:

>If you really can't use mite covers, place it

> in a dryer once a week for 20

> minutes (low-medium heat)and replace the pillow

> every year.

[Guest guest]

Hi Jeff, Thanks.

You cannot put a good barrier pillow case on

feather pillows. I found that out as they have

so much air in them that has to be able to move

freely in and out of the pillow. Otherwise they

are just like a hard balloon to sleep on.

What do you consider a pillow easy to keep clean?

I was using a rolled up flannel sheet and

somehow ended up back with my feather pillow!

--- Jeff May <jeff@...> wrote:

> Barb,

>

> Regular heat will probably be lethal to mites

> but there are two problems

> (apart from the mites) with feathers.