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Get a Better Night's Sleep Despite Having Severe Asthma

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Clean your bedroom regularly

Remove mites and associated debris from your bedroom with a HEPA-filtered vacuum. If your vacuum doesn't have a HEPA filter, AAFA recommends obtaining one from an allergy supply store.

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Wash your bedding in hot water weekly 

Make sure water is 130°F to kill dust mites. Finish drying in a hot dryer.

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Invest in dust-proof mattress and pillow protectors 

These densely woven zipped coverings keep dust mites out of beds. The AAFA says bedding and housewares businesses sell them.

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Invest in a humidifier

Cold air is drier and worse for severe asthmatics. Bose suggests using a humidifier in your bedroom in winter, depending on where you reside.

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Don’t sleep with pets

If you have dogs, keep them out of the bedroom to prevent dander from sticking to the carpeting and bedding, suggests Bose.

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Keep your head up

Bose says sleeping flat can worsen postnasal drip and asthma attacks in people with colds or sinus infections.

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Get tested for sleep apnea

According to the American Thoracic Society, asthmatics may develop sleep apnea. Sleep apnea causes frequent breathing pauses. 

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