What has been lurking in your bed will gross you out

Aside from grimy hotel rooms, your bed is a source of cleanliness, comfort and safety.

Coming home from a long day at work or vacation, all you want to do is climb into your own comfy bed. When your sick, it's where you take naps and recuperate.

However, health experts agree that it's actually what's inside your bed that's making you sick.

A recent CNN article brings to light some of these major issues.

Inside your bed are a plethora of bacteria, allergens and fungi that you breathe in when you sleep. As you snooze, you kick these contaminants up in the air and into your mouth.

Scroll through to see what's sleeping in your bed with you, and how to solve them:

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