British Waterbed Association

Asthma & Allergy Relief & Treatment

Waterbeds offer superior hygiene and are an excellent choice for people who suffer with asthma, eczema or allergies. A common disease that causes airways to tighten, asthma can be found in all ages and is easily aggravated by household conditions. The house dust mite has been identified as one of the trigger factors for people with these conditions. The distressing symptoms are know to be aggravated by an allergy to a substance in the droppings of the house dust mite.
Symptoms can be as mild as a constantly running nose, delicate or stuffed sinuses - indicating an allergy to dustmites in bedding and surrounding furniture.

Anti-asthma bedding & dust allergies relief...

For people with allergies, reducing the number of mites droppings and dust in their surroundings, can help reduce their symptoms. Dust mites collect most significantly in mattresses. Everybody loses moisture and dead skin at night while sleeping. Absorbed into an ordinary mattress it is the perfect breeding ground for dust mites to multiply, building up year on year. This cannot happen in a water mattress.

The water mattress covers can be removed and washed at 60 degrees C at which temperature mites are killed. Easy access to the mattress enables regular cleaning. A water mattress is non-porous. Simply washing the mattress down eliminates the house dust mites and skin debris from the waterbed. Experts recommend washing blankets and bed sheets at least once a week, and ensure you are drying them completely. You should also be using dust-proof pillow cases and duvet covers.

Providing an ideal alternative to allergy bedding and an easy and healthy way to relieve allergies and asthma attacks, a waterbeds are the best and most natural allergy treatment, and the best form of anti-asthma bedding there is available..

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