It’s that time of year again: Your allergies are going crazy! They’re likely due to all the changes in weather … but is it possible that the root of your allergy issues can be found in your own home? Dust mites, mildew and pet urine can cause you to have specific allergic reactions. Fortunately, you can remove these things from your home and improve your health by having your carpets and upholstery professionally cleaned.
Carpet Cleaning Can Prevent and Reduce Dust Mites
After just a few days, you will notice a thin layer of dust on your furniture. Not only is this unsightly, but it also contributes to your allergies—in more ways than one. Dust, made up of the dead skin that you, your family members and your pets naturally shed, is the main source of nutrients for dust mites. The dust mites themselves do not pose a threat to your health; however, their fecal matter does. Each individual dust mite produces about 20 droppings a day. When you consider that there can be thousands of dust mites living in your upholstery and your carpet on any given day, you can see how dust and dust mites threaten your wellbeing.
Allergic reactions to dust and dust mites include:
- Runny nose
- Sneezing
- Itchy skin, nose and/or eyes
- Watery eyes
Dusting regularly can reduce the number of dust mites in your home; however, just like dust is eventually inevitable, so too are dust mites. Dust mites usually like to live in humid, warm environments at around 70 degrees. Having your carpet and upholstery professionally steam-cleaned at 230 to 250 degrees exterminates the dust mites and cleans up the remains.
Carpet Cleaning Removes Mildew from Unattended Spills
Spills on your carpet or upholstery are fairly common. Typically, when spills occur, you are there to witness it and immediately take action. However, there are times that you might not notice that a spill has occurred or that you may be cleaning spills up incorrectly. In the event that this happens, moisture builds up in the padding of the carpet and festers over time. Eventually this excess moisture will become mildew or, in extreme cases, mold. The carpet itself can disguise these dangerous bacteria pools and cause you to get sick without even realizing the source of your illness.
Allergic reactions to mold and mildew include:
- Respiratory inflammation
- Breathing issues
- Nasal irritation
- Itchy, watery eyes
- Sore throat
- Dry cough
- Sinus headaches
Professional carpet cleaning procedures can alleviate your mold- and mildew-induced allergies by going straight to the source of the problem: your carpet padding. By cleaning the exposed padding, your carpet cleaning experts can clean and remove mold or mildew without the carpet itself obscuring their vision.
Carpet Cleaning Eliminates Odor and Bacteria Caused by Pet Accidents
Pet urine, much like any other kind of spill, can soak into your carpet if it isn’t attended to immediately. In addition to causing mildew or mold, pet urine can cause a pool of illness-causing bacteria to grow in your carpet padding. The ammonia in the urine causes a deeply unpleasant odor. Besides the unwelcoming scent though, this ammonia can have dangerous side effects concerning your health.
Allergic reactions to pet urine ammonia include:
- Tracheal burns
- Fluid build-up in the alveoli
- Airway damage
- Olfactory adaptation
- Fatigue
- Shortness of breath
Similar to cleaning up typical drink spills, carpet cleaning experts can lift up the surface layer of your carpet to get to the saturated padding underneath. Steam-cleaning the padding itself can suction out the remaining pet urine residue that is causing your symptoms.
Southern Carpet Solutions is equipped to handle all three of the above health-endangering situations. Our background-verified professionals know how to use our unique machinery and sanitizing solution in order to remove dust, mildew and pet urine from your carpet and upholstery. To schedule an appointment, call the number at the bottom of your screen or email us Southerncarpetsolution@gmail.com.
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