London: “Asharq Al-Awsat”
On World Sleep Day, figures have revealed that nearly 70% of people do not change their bed sheets on weekly basis, even though more than half (52%) admit they know they should.
Two-thirds of people who partook in the “Dream Survey” conducted by bed seller "Dreams", do not know that dirty beds can cause allergies, diseases, and viruses (68%), while less than the third take a shower at night before bedtime (29%), and 26% prefer to sleep naked.
The strangest survey results were that 57% of the participants eat in beds, and their favorite snack is chocolate, while 19% said they eat toast.
However, humans are not the only cause behind spreading bacteria in beds. It was found that 26% of Brits allow pets to sleep beside them every night.
The survey showed that 68% of Brits clean their kitchens more than their bedrooms, and that 62% of them sweep their houses more than they change bedsheets.
The survey also found that 67% wash bedsheets at temperatures of 30-40 degrees Celsius, although the temperature required to kill dangerous bacteria is 60 degrees Celsius.
The Dream Survey figures showed that 37% had never cleaned their mattresses and 24% refuse to dry-clean the quilts.
Finally, 27% admitted that they didn’t replace the pillows after three years of use, and 22% said they didn’t buy new mattresses after eight years.
