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A member asked:
If you use an unwashed bed pillow for 20yrs wouldn't dust mite issues and other "bugs" cause health problems?
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Possible: The mites tend to thrive in the stuffing and less on the surface. No problem unless you are allergic to it. On the other, is this a theoretical exercise since I'd doubt that even a homeless person would allow the pillow unwashed for 20 years.
Answered 9/17/2014
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