My room is always covered with tiny fibers but I can't figure out the source

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My room is always covered with these tiny fibers, no matter how often I vacuum it. I even bought an air purifier with a HEPA filter that runs 24x7 but it's not helping at all. These pictures were taken around 48 hours after vacuuming the room and then wiping down every surface. Oddly, all other rooms in the house are relatively dust-free. Please help me figure out what it is, where it's coming from, and what I can do to get rid of it.

Thanks.

Do you have a lot of clothing / equipment / bags that use Velcro closures instead of zippers? — MTA, Jun 26 '23 at 11:57
@Ruskes I don't have an HVAC system, just a portable air purifier. — Sheikh Uzair Hussain, Jun 26 '23 at 13:59
what type of filter is in your air purifier? Do you have and animal in there? Have you shaved or gotten a haircut recently? Is there a window that is open, and what is outside of that window? Do you keep the door closed? Is there normally a draft into or out of the room? — RMDman, Jun 26 '23 at 14:08
Do you have clothing or shoes that could have dark fibers that you wear often? — RMDman, Jun 26 '23 at 14:14
My air purifier has 3 filters in total, including a HEPA filter (green). I don't have any pets. I keep my door closed but I do leave one of my windows open sometimes. Thre's a backyard outside my window covered with a bit of grass and soil. @RMDman — Sheikh Uzair Hussain, Jun 27 '23 at 15:24
Most of my clothes are black in color but it seems to me that these fibers are uniformly distributed across my room. Now that I think about it, though, I think my clothes might be the source of these fibers. @RMDman — Sheikh Uzair Hussain, Jun 27 '23 at 15:27
And I think vacuuming doesn't help because the dust is somehow leaking out — Sheikh Uzair Hussain, Jun 27 '23 at 15:28

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 26 '23 at 11:46

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Those are most likely from the filtering you have in the return air for the HVAC system. If your room is the only one getting the fibers, check the service duct in the room. There are filters made to install at the grate of these ducts. it could be the source. OR finally, you may have a shedding blanket.

answered Jun 26 '23 at 11:46

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I don't have an HVAC system installed and all my blankets/sheets are white. – Sheikh Uzair Hussain Jun 26 '23 at 14:05

My room is always covered with tiny fibers but I can't figure out the source

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