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Feb. 11th, 2008 08:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
changelingMelbourne seems to have skipped summer this year, so we've just got our felted wool blanket down from the top of our cupboard, so we don't freeze at night.
Hooboy, is it setting off our sinuses something shocking. Clearly since we put it away the dust mites have been having wild dust mite parties, inviting lots of other dust mites with loose morals, and generally having unprotected dust mite sex. And unfortunately, crapping out little bundles of allergens all through the blanket. We've spent the last few days leaking from our eyes and nose. My eye, nose and throat membranes are all red and inflamed, partly from the reaction, partly from the my unconscious rubbing. We pulled the duvet out of storage last night, and left the blanket on the floor. Suspect it kicked up dust while we were folding it.
I took the wool blanket out the back to beat it with our rug beater. I took the precaution of putting a silk kerchief over my mouth to try and lessen the nastiness. Within a few beats, the clouds of "dust" have filled the air of our tiny backyard. I've been beating it for a couple of minutes, then retreating indoors, but it hasn't solved the problem. My left eye is now so red and sore that you could use it for a traffic light. I tried splashing cold water in it but it just burned.
I've given up and taken a Claramax. It slowly seems to be settling it. I might just chuck the wool blanket in the wash since it looks like it'll be fine today. I'm not sure how many more flare-ups I can take in order to clean it.
Hooboy, is it setting off our sinuses something shocking. Clearly since we put it away the dust mites have been having wild dust mite parties, inviting lots of other dust mites with loose morals, and generally having unprotected dust mite sex. And unfortunately, crapping out little bundles of allergens all through the blanket. We've spent the last few days leaking from our eyes and nose. My eye, nose and throat membranes are all red and inflamed, partly from the reaction, partly from the my unconscious rubbing. We pulled the duvet out of storage last night, and left the blanket on the floor. Suspect it kicked up dust while we were folding it.
I took the wool blanket out the back to beat it with our rug beater. I took the precaution of putting a silk kerchief over my mouth to try and lessen the nastiness. Within a few beats, the clouds of "dust" have filled the air of our tiny backyard. I've been beating it for a couple of minutes, then retreating indoors, but it hasn't solved the problem. My left eye is now so red and sore that you could use it for a traffic light. I tried splashing cold water in it but it just burned.
I've given up and taken a Claramax. It slowly seems to be settling it. I might just chuck the wool blanket in the wash since it looks like it'll be fine today. I'm not sure how many more flare-ups I can take in order to clean it.