I (46, male, USian) was unaware that anyone did this outside of 20th century sitcoms.

We air out our bed in the morning, but we do it in a way that still makes the bedroom look nice, removing the top blanket and folding down the top sheet. Sometimes we hang them up and leave just the fitted sheet on the bed. We aren’t worried about mites; we just like the freshness when we reassemble the bed later that day.

My way: leave it unfolded when you wake up and go through your morning routine. Make it before leaving home.

>However, experts including Heather Proctor, a professor of biological diversity at the University of Alberta, note they haven’t encountered any published research suggesting leaving our beds uncovered can discourage dust mite growth.

There are handheld vacuum cleaners for sucking up virus, bacteria, pollen, and killing mites. Stuffy nose in the morning, gone! Do it once in a while, and keep making your bed.