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Can wool blankets trigger an asthma episode?

QUESTION:  Can wool blankets trigger an asthma episode?

ANSWER:  Wool is an organic compound and a potential allergen. Wool blankets can indeed provoke allergies and asthma in sensitive problems. So can wool carpeting which will release irritating fibers in the air every time you walk on them. In addition, dust mites love wool whose allergens can be responsible for many episodes of nighttime asthma episodes.

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