pillows: a haven for filth and dust mites?

[aidanjm]

After 5 years, 10% of the weight of your pillow is comprised of dust mites and dust mite feces.
(Source: Matt Lauer, Today Show)

Personally, I throw my pillow out every 6 months or so.

edit: or you can get special covers for your pillow and mattress that are impervious to bacteria, fungi, dust mites and dust mite waste products.

 

[monk3y]

I've had some pillows for over 4 years... no problems yet.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: monk3y
I've had some pillows for over 4 years... no problems yet.

that you know of. Do you have asthma, allergies, etc?

 

[acemcmac]

eeew.

I need new pillows

 

[talyn00]

i'm pretty sure your bed would have dust mites and dust feces, do you throw that out ever 6 months too?

 

[monk3y]

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: monk3y
I've had some pillows for over 4 years... no problems yet.

that you know of. Do you have asthma, allergies, etc?

Not yet.

 

[lozina]

I'm gonna order new pillows right now.

Funny thing is though I have pillows on my bed I almost never use them, I just push them to the side.

 

[tommywishbone]

I thought this was a thread about Pam Anderson's yum-yums.

 

[skace]

My current pillow has like.. a pillow cover and then this sealed air filter cover, both are washable. I rotate pillow covers every week and sealed air filter cover every 2 weeks. I wonder what my mite feeces ratio is. Also it's a latex pillow.

 

[Playmaker]

Originally posted by: aidanjm
After 5 years, 10% of the weight of your pillow is comprised of dust mites and dust mite feces.
(Source: Matt Lauer, Today Show)

Personally, I throw my pillow out every 6 months or so.

I remember a WSJ story that claimed a mattress doubles in weight after a decade from the same materials, along with, I believe, skin and mold.

I'm sure that after 5 years it's more than 10%, so you better throw it away every 6 months also.

 

[IlllI]

i dont have to worry about these things since i use bricks for pillows and sleep on wooden planks

 

[ironcrotch]

I wash my pillows every so often, and I set the wash and dryer setting to antibacterial. If that doesnt kill the buggers than I don't know what will.

 

[Wapp]

Originally posted by: skunkbuster
i dont have to worry about these things since i use bricks for pillows and sleep on wooden planks

QFT

That's how real men sleep.

 

[talyn00]

Originally posted by: skunkbuster
i dont have to worry about these things since i use bricks for pillows and sleep on wooden planks

dust mites can also reside in carpets....

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: talyn00

Originally posted by: skunkbuster
i dont have to worry about these things since i use bricks for pillows and sleep on wooden planks

dust mites can also reside in carpets....

I see carpets as a reservoir of filth and bacteria. Carpets are so disgusting. They might look "clean" - but in reality they are choc full of dead cells, dust mites, dust might feces, fungi, bacteria, hair, etc. Wood, stone, polished concrete - any hard surface is a safer, healthier alternative than carpet, surely.

 

[bonkers325]

i rest my head on a cinder block. problems solved.

 

[skace]

Originally posted by: ironcrotch
I wash my pillows every so often, and I set the wash and dryer setting to antibacterial. If that doesnt kill the buggers than I don't know what will.

Fire.

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: talyn00

Originally posted by: skunkbuster
i dont have to worry about these things since i use bricks for pillows and sleep on wooden planks

dust mites can also reside in carpets....

I see carpets as a reservoir of filth and bacteria. Carpets are so disgusting. They might look "clean" - but in reality they are choc full of dead cells, dust mites, dust might feces, fungi, bacteria, hair, etc. Wood, stone, polished concrete - any hard surface is a safer, healthier alternative than carpet, surely.

Imagine my surprise when my GF's apartment installed brand new carpets free of charge when she moved in!

 

[Feldenak]

Heh, I've had my current pillow for 13+ years.

 

[Rudee]

Memory Foam pillow FTW!

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: Rudee
Memory Foam pillow FTW!

don't kid yourself, even a synthetic foam pillow will accumulate garbage, bacteria, fungi, skin cells, dust mites, dust mite waste products over time.

 

[Ophir]

This thread is full of girlie men.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: Ophir
This thread is full of girlie men.

breathe in those dust mite feces, big man

 

[Excelsior]

Who gives a fvck.

 

[MBrown]

who cares.