Russian immunologist warns of dangers of old pillows

Russian immunology and allergy doctor Anatoly Polybuk spoke about the dangers of old pillows and the damage they can cause to human health.

In an interview with the Fifth Russian TV Channel, the doctor said that a good new pillow positively affects human health and ensures restful sleep.

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He said: “From an allergy point of view, pillows are a source of allergens because house dust and mites accumulate in them over time.”

And the old pillow often causes serious problems, and if, for example, a chronic runny nose appears for some inexplicable reason, or a headache persists, or conjunctivitis or bronchial asthma develops, this can all be evidence of an allergy.

And the pillow, according to the doctor, is a habitat for the microscopic insects that live there. It does not bite a person, but eats the dips, drops of sweat, and saliva that get into the pillow.

He said that the aforementioned disease is curable and that there are vaccines that protect humans from it.

Source: Komsomolskaya Pravda

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