Survey reveals symptoms of atopic dermatitis fall in children after wearing DermaSilk therapeutic clothing

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One of the most distressing side effects of atopic dermatitis is the unbearable itch. The survey showed that before using the product 67 families reported that their child suffered the highest severity of itch and only 8 families report no itch. However after DermaSilk, severe itch was reduced from 67 to just 1 with 93 reporting zero or minor itching.

Sufferers of Atopic dermatitis may also have severely dry skin which can crack, so they have to continually apply emollients to keep their skin supple. The survey showed that before changing to DermaSilk, 88 children suffered from severe or moderately dry skin which dropped to only 6 following the use of DermaSilk. The number of families reporting no dry skin or mildly dry skin increased from 12 to 94 following the use of DermaSilk.

But it is not just the physical misery of atopic dermatitis which affects the children and their families. Sleep disturbance, caused by constant itching is a very common problem. The survey showed that prior to DermaSilk usage 50% of families classified their level of broken sleep as severe and a further 16 as moderate moderately disturbed. Following the change, 91 families reported that their sleep disturbance was either minimal or not at all and only 4 families still reported severe sleep disturbance.

The main reason for this impressive reduction in sleep disturbance is the reduction in itching, dry skin and erythema (skin redness), but the softness and temperature controlling aspects of the garments also played a major part.

DermaSilk’s medical director Dr Rupert Mason explained why the specialist garments were so effective in the management of atopic dermatitis. He said “This new survey clearly demonstrates that something as simple as wearing the right clothing can make a tremendous difference to eczema patients. All of our therapeutic clothing is made of a special knitted medical grade silk which allows the air to move freely through the fabric, so the skin can breathe more easily which reduces the terrible ‘itch-scratch‘ cycle. Also children love the soothing silky feel of the fabric and because it retains up to 30% of its own weight in moisture it helps control both body temperature and humidity. This means the child sleeps well so the whole family can enjoy a much improved quality of life.”

Copies of the survey are available by e-mailing info@dermasilk.co.uk