The son of a dear friend began suffering from the unpleasant symptoms of dust allergy at the age of 10. Back then, they accepted the diagnosis (as we often do) and grew accustomed to the symptoms. Even years after learning about the biological natural laws, it didn’t occur to them to question the label the doctor had placed on the child or to uncover what truly lay behind it.
By the time this happened, the boy was already 17—time flies—and he was familiar with the biological natural laws and how our bodies function. He didn’t resist the conversation, but initially, they couldn’t pinpoint the cause of the dust allergy symptoms.
When we talk about dust allergy, the primary tissue affected—as with pollen allergies—is the mucous membrane of the nasal cavities. One of the key functions of the nasal mucosa is to filter out “contaminants” from inhaled air, such as dust and bacteria. This is carried out by the hairs at the nasal entrance and the ciliated epithelium of the nasal mucosa. The cilia sweep the filtered material toward the nasopharynx, where it’s either expelled as phlegm through the mouth, passed into the stomach and intestines, or removed via reflex sneezing and mucus secretion, exiting the same way it entered.
Due to the mucosa’s function, it’s natural to sneeze or produce more mucus in the presence of high amounts of airborne dust. However, the significantly intensified symptoms of an allergy only occur when we perceive the intruder as particularly hostile or irritating.
But what makes us feel that dust is specifically hostile?
One thing is certain: if we’re convinced that dust is dangerous, we’ll react strongly to its perceived or actual presence.
But who would claim dust is dangerous? Why would it be? And who would even believe such a thing?
Well… the road to hell is paved with good intentions…
Continuing the story, after some thought, the young man had a revelation about the source of his fear: an image of a dust mite magnified a thousand times. At age 10, during a biology class, his teacher projected this image to the class, adding that a single gram of dust could harbor thousands of these creatures…
As a result, the boy learned he had to constantly clean his room to prevent these “evil monsters” from taking over. In return, he suffered from dust allergy symptoms for years…
But by revisiting the program and the story, he fortunately left the symptoms behind, and they never returned.
The teacher’s scare tactic isn’t unique. If we think about it, we’re constantly bombarded from all directions with images and information about terrifying enemies—sometimes consciously, sometimes unconsciously, with good intentions to protect us from harm.
Of course, if there weren’t so many creatures labeled as evil enemies, we wouldn’t need to constantly defend against them, and commerce (the pharmaceutical industry) wouldn’t thrive to this extent…
