The One Reason Why You Should Replace Your Old Furniture
New furniture isn’t merely a luxury for the wealthy. In fact, it can be an important part of your personal care, and it can improve your health! From allergies to asthma, back pain to sleeplessness, worn-out furniture can bring you down and affect your overall wellbeing.
If you’ve been spending extra time at home lately, you’re probably spending more time on old furniture. You might be noticing some health issues getting worse.
As always, if you’d like to talk about replacing one piece of furniture, or an entire suite, contact us today.
The Number One Reason Why You Should Replace Your Old Furniture
#1. Dust Mites Cause Allergies, Itching, and Make It Hard to Breathe
Dust mites are everywhere human beings live. They especially love the humid, subtropical climate we enjoy here in Florida. They dine on human skin that’s been sloughed off. The won’t ever bite or sting you, but the knowledge that they exist might give you anxiety itching.
The real risk of dust mites comes from their feces. It floats around in the air and causes severe problems for children, seniors, and anyone else who has respiratory issues.
Have you ever walked into a room and felt a heavy, oppressive feeling in the air? Have you ever stepped outside and felt wholly refreshed by a breath of fresh air? It isn’t always emotions causing those feelings. It can be dust mites.
Problems Caused by Dust Mites in Furniture
According to the Mayo Clinic, dust mites are in every human-inhabited home, and they cause:
- Coughing & sneezing
- Runny nose
- Nasal congestion
- Postnasal drip
- Facial pressure
- Itchy, red, or watery eyes
- And eve swollen, blue-colored skin under your eyes
If you suffer from asthma, allergies, or COPD, dust mite feces might cause serious problems like:
- Difficulty breathing
- Chest pain or tightness
- Audible wheezing or wheezing noises when you exhale
- Trouble sleeping caused by the breathing struggles
As you see, dust mites aren’t just creepy. They’re genuinely dangerous!
How to Get Rid of Dust Mites
A thorough house cleaning is a great start. In the realm of microorganisms, dust mites are huge. You don’t even need a HEPA filter on your vacuum to get rid of them.
Dust mite experts recommend that you wash sheets and bedding often, wipe dusty surfaces, damp mop at least once a week, and wash curtains or have them professionally cleaned.
- Vacuuming your soft furniture will help too — so vacuum your mattresses, sofas, loveseat, and recliners.
- But know that dust mites don’t just live on the top layer of upholstery.
- They’ll live throughout the entire cushioning.
That’s why replacing your old furniture can be such a benefit to folks with respiratory issues. The older a piece of soft furniture is, the more dust mites it’s carrying. That’s a simple fact, and there’s nothing we can do to prevent it! But we can replace those old pieces with new furniture that’s home to zero dust mites.
Replacing Your Soft Furniture Reduces the Load of Dust Mites & Dust Mite Feces in Your Home
Know that an old mattress is home to anywhere from 100,000 to one million living dust mites. WebMD tells us that a single human body sheds enough skin daily to feed as many as a million dust mites! This doesn’t mean you’re an unclean person or that your home is dirty.
If you’re suffering from allergy, asthma, COPD, frequent sinus issues, and so on, try replacing all your soft furniture. You might be AMAZED at the difference in your breathing and the overall feeling of freshness in your home.
Furniture for the Florida Lifestyle at Matter Brothers Furniture
At Matter Brothers Furniture, we specialize in Florida living. We’re Floridians too! So unlike the big-box corporations, we have a genuine understanding of the unique climate and relaxed lifestyle our customers love. We believe that furniture should be built to last and provide timeless appeal.
Family owned and operated since 1976 with five locations throughout Southwest Florida including; Naples, Ft. Myers, Sarasota, Pinellas Park, and Tarpon Springs. We love being a part of the communities we serve.
