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Are dust mites still beneficial to you by eating your dead skin cells even if you are allergic to them?
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∙ 9y ago
It is only eating your dead skin cells so it is not harming your live skin cells. Technicality, it's benefitting you - the problem arises when mites start living in your mattress and pooping. Many people are allergic to mite waste.
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∙ 15y ago
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoTechnically, one could say that dust mites are providing a beneficial service by eating dead skin cells. However, the trade off is the immense itching that the dust mites cause. Thus, the benefit they provide is likely not worth the skin irritation.
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