{"id":3687,"date":"2009-04-02T00:04:04","date_gmt":"2009-04-02T04:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/?p=3687"},"modified":"2009-04-02T01:45:30","modified_gmt":"2009-04-02T05:45:30","slug":"you-found-what-in-my-pillow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mominthecity.com\/you-found-what-in-my-pillow\/","title":{"rendered":"You Found WHAT In My Pillow?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>A couple of weeks ago, I received this ominous image in an email\u2026
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I was intrigued, so I attended the Aller-Ease<\/a> Bring Your Own Pillow (BYOP) Event that the image was promoting. What was I thinking?! After handing over my pillow that I brought from home to be tested, I spoke with Dr. Clifford W. Bassett, an allergy doctor. Since both my husband and older son suffer from allergies, I was interested to hear what he had to say. He shared that most allergy and asthma challenges are a combination of genetics and environment. (There\u2019s not much that we can do about genetics, but we can <\/strong>tackle our environments.) He encouraged allergy sufferers to keep windows closed so that the pollen\/mold spores\/etc. in the air can not circulate inside. He also shared about indoor allergy hotspots \u2013 especially the bedroom. It turns out that the bed\u2019s box spring, mattress and pillows are prime areas for dust mites to breed. To be more specific \u201cmold spores, pet dander and dust mite feces\u201d lurk inside the average pillow and mattress (yuck!).
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Next, I was shown allergens inside an average pillow after 1, 5, 10 and 15 years. Let\u2019s just say, that it was not a pretty sight. After being thoroughly grossed out, I was given some good news \u2013 I could protect my bedding with allergen barriers. I was introduced to the Aller-Ease protective bed covers. This line (of pillows, pillow protectors and mattress protectors) provides a barrier to the small, microscopic particles that can trigger allergies. They are offered in both waterproof (great for young kids) and breathable cotton styles. In any event, I left armed with pillow protectors, a mattress protector and a nice, soft new pillow, so it was a happy ending! <\/p>\n

Fast forward a week\u2026I receive my pillow results back. Was I ready to see the results? Here\u2019s the official analysis on my (2 years old) pillow:<\/p>\n

\u201dRelatively clean pillow at this point, as expected with a younger pillow. A little bit of pollen and insect parts. Most important to note the 1,400 skin cells in the sample. Remember, dust mites feed on skin cells so they are certainly in there eating the skin cells. Dust mites feed on shed human skin and flourish in the stable environment of dwellings, such as your pillow. Keep in mind a person sheds about 1.5 grams of skin cells and flakes every day, which is enough to feed roughly a million house dust mites under ideal conditions.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

My initial thoughts: \u201cWhew \u2013 my pillow wasn\u2019t totally gross. Insect parts? What \u2013 did a fly get stuck in my pillow?! Skin cells \u2013 do I need to exfoliate more?\u201d Then, I moved on. I have the right materials to protect my bedding in the future, so I\u2019m alright.<\/p>\n

So here\u2019s the fun part\u2026<\/p>\n

Until April 5th, the first 50 people to visit the new Aller-Ease site<\/a> each day and enter will win a free Aller-Ease Cotton pillow protector to help prepare for the Spring Allergy Season. Good luck!
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