Are allergies preventing mattress covers worthwhile?
Not according to a recent Department of Health study. They found them ineffective for most people. If you are going to use them, it is imperative that those covers only be installed on mattresses that are new or have been cleaned and sanitized, otherwise the enclosed mattress may act like an incubator allowing mold, fungus and bacteria growth to increase. When the cover is removed for washing, the contaminants are released into the air. Most manufacturers recommend that the covers be removed and washed weekly. This is a very cumbersome task. People suffer from disturbed sleep as the covers are noisy and do not breath sufficiently making people sweat during the night. We recommend investing the price of the covers into getting the mattress professionally cleaned. That way you can rest assured knowing that your mattress is clean and sanitized.
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