Mite allergen avoidance to improve asthma, is still not accepted as effective by medical establishments.
Newly formed guidelines for the management of asthma state that allergen avoidance is still not proven to prevent or control the symptoms of allergic asthma. Larger and more carefully controlled studies are required to demonstrate any clear benefit from house dust mite avoidance. At present this does not appear to be a cost-effective method of achieving benefit.
