Dust Control for Homes with Children

Dust Control – The Health Hazards Caused by Dust

If you’re allergic to dust, they will be one of the elements you’re going to hate the most. I’m allergic to dust and even if I can’t actually see any of them, my nose and my throat seems to detect them without any problem. My nose starts itching as well as my throat, and then my eyes and my ear follow. When I say “itchy”, it’s not on the surface where you can easily scratch it. It’s way inside where it’s impossible to scratch.

You know how it is when a part of your back get’s really itchy and you can’t reach it? That’s how it feels. Oh, not to mention that I start sneezing every few seconds and I just can’t stop it!

As it turned out, there are other illnesses caused by dust too. While many of them don’t happen unless you’re regularly exposed to large amounts of dust, some of them can be caused by house dust which is why it’s important that we protect our children using dust control.

Some of the illnesses caused by dust include humidifier fever (caused by dust or mist), Mushroom worker’s lung (caused by compose dust) and Cheese washer’s lung (caused by mould dust).

Dust Control for Homes with Kids

So, what’s the best dust suppression system for homes with kids?

The best dust control system to use is, simply, keeping your house clean at all times. Now, I don’t mean surface cleaning as this is not enough.

Aside from regularly cleaning your house, it’s also very important that you identify the “breeding ground” for dust in your house.

Carpets, for instance, are very good breeding ground for dust. If you can’t vacuum it regularly, you might want to consider replacing it with a different floor covering instead. A better alternative to carpets are area rugs, although take note that while they don’t produce as much dust as carpets, they still produce dust.

More Dust Control Tips for Houses with Kids

Another way to proceed with dust control is to minimize displays at home. Anything that just sits on a shelf like books, figurines and the like harbor dust. If they’re not necessary, it will be better to just remove them. Keep them in a box in the attic instead of displaying them.