Symptoms
Symptoms of house dust mite allergy
House dust mite allergy can cause anything from mild discomfort to having a decisive impact on your daily life. The most common symptoms are in the nose (allergic rhinitis, also called hay fever) with a runny nose, stuffy and itchy nose.
It is also common to feel the allergy in the eyes (allergic conjunctivitis or eye inflammation) with watery eyes, red eyes, swollen eyes or itchy eyes, and you may also get symptoms in other parts of the body, such as itching in the throat, or feeling asthma-like symptoms such as coughing, shortness of breath, etc.
Most people who become allergic to dust mites experience the first symptoms in childhood and adolescence.
Allergic symptoms can affect your everyday life. You may sleep poorly, with the result that you feel tired and unmotivated during the day. The fact that you can get tired due to house dust mite allergy may not be something you immediately think about, but it is important to be aware of it, both in adults and children.
For the same reason, your allergy symptoms can affect your ability to concentrate, make decisions and memory.
The house dust mite allergy can also affect the mood and cause a feeling of depression, agitation and irritation. It is also important to be aware of asthma symptoms in combination with the allergy symptoms. If the allergy affects the trachea, you may get a cough and difficulty breathing
You know what it's like to have a cold, with sneezing, a runny nose and the general feeling of illness and malaise. These symptoms are very similar to the symptoms of allergies in the upper respiratory tract.
Allergies that affect the upper respiratory tract cause irritation and inflammation of the eyes, nose and throat. Therefore, it can sometimes be difficult to know whether it is a cold or an allergy.
In house dust mite allergy, the symptoms typically occur all year round, but they can be particularly bothersome during the humid autumn and winter months, as this is the time when the house dust mites seek indoors while you spend much more time indoors.
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Symptoms |
House dust mite allergy |
Cold |
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Nose and throat |
Sneezing attacks – several sneezes in a row. |
Occasional sneezing. |
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Eyes |
Red, ithrax, swollen, irritated |
Often no symptoms in the eyes. |
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Body temperature |
As a rule, no fever. |
Low-grade fever may occur |
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Duration |
Can last for several weeks, returns often |
Often goes away on its own within a week |
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Lungs/Breathing |
Cough, especially at night, hoarseness, wheezing, easy to lose breath, difficulty breathing, tightness in the chest. |
Cough – mucous, dry or tingling cough. Wheezing sound when breathing, discomfort/pain at the sternum when coughing. |
Source: ALK-Abelló
Symptoms of allergies mainly occur in the mucous membranes of the nose, eyes and lungs and you notice them as:
Repeated sneezing
Stuffy nose, itchy and/or runny nose
Red, watery and itchy eyes
Fatigue and Poor sleep
Headache
Eczema
Asthma symptoms (difficulty breathing, wheezing, wheezing or coughing, mainly at night)
Shortness of breath after making the bed or changing/emptying the vacuum cleaner bag.
Hay fever causes many allergy symptoms
Both pollen and house dust mites can cause hay fever (also called hay fever) with "classic" allergy symptoms such as stuffy nose, itching in the throat, sneezing, and conjunctivitis with itchy eyes that water. These discomforts can be reduced with symptom-treating allergy medication. The allergy itself can also cause fatigue. The big difference in the symptoms is that pollen causes seasonal reactions, while house dust mites cause reactions all year roundallergy symptoms
Allergy causes extreme fatigue and affects daily life
Allergy sufferers often highlight three areas as particularly bothersome. Allergies have the greatest impact on sleep, work performance and outdoor activities.
One of the most important problems is disrupted sleep and its impact on performance at work and school. Although many people who suffer from hay fever go to work and school despite their problems, it usually impairs their performance. Not only can the allergy itself cause fatigue; Not being able to sleep properly at night drains you of even more energy, both mentally and physically.
One of the most important problems is disrupted sleep and its impact on performance at work and school. Although many people who suffer from hay fever go to work and school despite their problems, it usually impairs their performance. Not only can the allergy itself cause fatigue; Not being able to sleep properly at night drains you of even more energy, both mentally and physically.
Source: ALK-Abelló
Although
hay fever and allergies are considered by many to be an insignificant disease, studies show that the disease burden is high. Two out of three patients, for example, experience the allergy symptoms caused by house dust mite allergy as a "major handicap", according to a European study.
The largest part of the cost of house dust mite allergy comes from indirect costs – i.e. lost productivity and reduced quality of life – rather than from medical expenses.
For a person with a moderate house dust mite allergy, which causes rhinitis or asthma, for example, the total annual cost (direct + indirect) is typically around €1,000–2,000 per person per year, depending on the severity of the disease, treatment and country.
Around 150 million people in the EU (250 million across Europe) live with some form of allergic disorder (such as allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic eczema or food allergies).
By Atopic Eczema
People with atopic eczema are often sensitised to house dust mites, and reducing exposure to their allergens in bedding has been shown to be beneficial. Many studies have shown that although the levels of Der p 1 on the skin were low, these levels were high enough to trigger skin reactions in atopic eczema. The main factor for Der p 1 on the skin was the concentration of Der p 1 in the bedding.
