Dust mites are the leading cause of allergy in the home.

- More than 600,000 have madrileños test positive allergic to dust mites.

- The vacuum is the Dyson DC23 vacuum cleaner sled that microscopic particles found in all soil types.


In recent years, the number of allergy suffering from any disease associated with mites in Madrid has risen significantly. According to Dr. Michael Hinojosa, Associate Chief of the Allergy Service of Hospital Ramón y Cajal de Madrid "the main cause of allergic disease in our community is allergic to dust mites are responsible for more than 10% of allergic respiratory processes" . While the prevalence of allergy to mites is not as important in Madrid and in other parts of Spain, due to lower rainfall, lower humidity, temperatures and more extreme, the prevalence of sensitization to this allergen is also relevant. The existence of almost all heating in homes contributes to this fact. Allergy is also relevant to the epithelium of domestic animals, which affects more than 7% of the population of Madrid, especially dogs and cats.

The mites are 0.2 mm micro-organisms, parasites that are found in household dust. Although they are harmless, their feces contain protein allergy that can lead to asthma and other allergic reactions such as rhinitis and conjunctivitis. In all the homes are thousands of these organisms that grow mostly in the fall because in this time of year the conditions of optimum temperature and humidity for their development in about 25 degrees and a relative humidity of 75 %. The places where most abundant are those where there is more moisture, such as mattresses and carpets, which can be 1000 mites per square meter. Dyson, in a bid to continue to innovate technologically, made from crops and mites are studied closely, to develop vacuums that can fight efficiently and quickly.

How to combat the mites?

Among the possible interventions to eliminate or reduce exposure to mite allergen, Dr. Hinojosa says that something as simple as "ventilate the room to cause a drop in humidity helps prevent the development of dust mites."

Dr. Hinojosa also recommends "suck dust throughout the house every week." The ideal is to use to fight a vacuum that is holding all the dust sucking like Allergy bagless vacuum cleaners from Dyson, thanks to its patented technology, retaining 99.9% of dust particles, while their HEPA filters, trap the remaining 0.01%, driving this way, an air containing 150 times less mold and bacteria than the air we breathe normally. In fact, the latest model of Dyson, the DC23 is the vacuum sled over microscopic particles of dust collected, as small as smoke snuff.

Dyson recommendations for combating allergies in the home

Dyson's bet because health experts in the home is palpable. Thus, with a laboratory of microbiology in 2001 from cultures where they eat the mites and low care and natural conditions, allowing thus to study their behavior. In this way, scientists can develop products to fight in an efficient manner. Among his research has found that there are several tricks to combat allergies and effective manner in a very simple

- Vacuuming the mattress to remove dead skin cells, the main food of the mites. It is advisable to seek hard on both sides two or three times a month.

- Reduce the number of surfaces and decorative items that could attract dust.

- Maintain an atmosphere as bright sunlight kills mites.

- Draw the drapes because they can harbor pollen.

- Ventilate the house by opening windows every day for half an hour.

- Wash usually blankets, sheets and duvets at a temperature of about 60 º.