House dust mites - Mite allergy?

Asthma and all-year allergy in the nose are so common, that we accept them as 'one of those things', particularly when the doctor tells us just to keep taking the medicine and not to bother about finding out whether an allergy could be the cause. But what if you could find out the cause? Could you do something about it and reduce or end your dependence on medicines?

The answer is not an easy one, but we think it is important for you if your asthma or nose allergy is caused by allergy.

Infantile eczema or its equivalent in older children and adults may get better in some cases through avoiding mites and their dust. There is other evidence that mites may be involved in causing it. In some people, especially younger children, food allergy may wholly or partly cause eczema. But we don't know as much about this area as we would like.