Asthma and dust mites In summary | In detail Reducing house dust mites does not decrease asthma symptoms in mite-sensitive asthmatics. Asthma may be triggered in some asthmatic patients carpeting and asthma carpeting and asthma when they are exposed to house dust mites. Getting rid of the mites by either dusting often or using chemicals to kill them may help these patients. A group of researchers looked at whether getting cough triggers carpeting and asthma rid of dust mites improves asthma symptoms in people with mite-sensitive asthma. The researchers looked for studies that compared the symptoms of mite-sensitive asthmatics in regular house environments with those in mite-reduced environments. None of pictures of asthma lungs carpeting and asthma the 23 studies showed any difference in asthma symptoms between the two groups. The investigators concluded that getting rid of mites in the home using measures currently available may not improve the asthma symptoms for problems symptoms carpeting and asthma patients with mite-sensitive asthma.
