According to a doctor, it’s best to air your sheets in the morning and not make your bed right away.
- It is better not to make your bed in the morning but to air your room and your sheets.
- This helps prevent the development of mites.
- These tiny animals can cause respiratory allergies.
This is a medical tip that might delight some people: according to cardiologist Louis Bendayan, it is better not to make your bed in the morning! On the social network TikTok, he has just published a video entitled “Lazy people will be happy! Don’t make your bed in the morning!“, where he explains the health risks of this habit.
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Mites in the bed, responsible for respiratory allergies
Making your bed when you get up may promote the proliferation of dust mites. These tiny creatures, which measure only 0.1 to 0.5 millimeters (mm), can make you sick.Exposure to dust mites causes allergies, whether they are dead or alive, can we read on the website of Angers University Hospital. This is because allergens are located on their bodies (shells), their droppings and their eggs. These allergens become suspended in the air and enter the respiratory tract.”
Thus, dust mite allergy is often the cause of respiratory allergy which manifests itself either by asthma, eczema, conjunctivitis or allergic rhinitis. To limit their presence in your bed, cardiologist Louis Bendayan recommends not doing it in the morning but rather airing the room and the sheets before locking the dust mites in the bed by doing so!
Air your room for at least one hour a day
“Your health will thank you, because even if you don’t have a partner, know that you are not sleeping alone, he says in the video. In fact, there are millions of mites sleeping with you.“
According to immunology and allergy department of the Vaudois University Hospital (CHUV)you should wash your bedding (duvet, pillows) at 60 degrees every two months and change the sheets once a week to limit the presence of mites. For other textiles in your room, such as curtains or stuffed animals, you should also put them in the washing machine regularly.
For the mattress, it is best to wrap it in an anti-mite cover and wash it regularly at 60 degrees. For ventilation, the CHUV recommends a minimum of one hour per day for the bedroom.
