Questions &
Answers About Mold Health
Q.
Recently I was exposed to
mold in a basement that had flooded. I was down there
about 45 minutes and within a few hours began feeling
bad. That was 3 weeks ago and I'm still battling it.
Within the first 3 days I was diagnosed with a sinus
infection. 4 days later, at another appointment with
the doctor, I was told I had sinus infection, bronchitis
and some pneumonia. Now, exactly 3 weeks after the
exposure, I went back to the doctor and he said I still
have a sinus infection and my lungs don't sound much
better. After my doctor appointment, (this is really
gross) I blew what looked like a thin slice of meat
covered with white and blue/green mold, just like you'd
expect to see it in the fridge when left in too long.
Can mold actually grow inside your nose? I thought mold
grew at temperatures in the 70's. [September 25, 2004]
A. Molds can flourish and grow in cold weather, warm weather,
and very hot weather. Mold spores are very strong and
environmentally-independent. Molds of many species can easily grow
inside the wet and warm sinus cavities. As the mold growth accumulates
from the mold eating the inside of your sinus cavities, there can be
nasal discharges like you are experiencing. The Mayo Clinic in a
research study of chronic sinusitis discovered that over 90% of patients
with chronic sinusitis problems have it because they work or live in
mold infestation. You were able to breathe in enough elevated levels of
airborne mold spores in just 45 minutes of mold exposure to start the
mold growing in your sinus cavities, and perhaps, your lungs. You need
to consult with an allergist. There is a specific combination of two
pharmaceutical drugs which, when taken together, will kill the mold in
your sinus cavities. You would also benefit much by reading the in depth
ebook Mold Health Guide, available from
Mold Mart. In
view of your current mold health problems, you need to be very sure that
you are not living in or working in mold infestation. Use our do it
yourself mold test kits available at a large hardware, home improvement,
or safety store to mold test the air of both your workplace and all areas of
your home, including the outward air flow from each heating/cooling duct
register, the air of each room, and attic/basement/crawl space air for
the possible presence of elevated levels of airborne mold spores, in
comparison to an outdoor mold control test.
Q.
I write to ask if
mold can cause pneumonia. We have had a problem with
mold in our apartment for the past five months. My
daughter passed away from pneumonia 2 months ago and my
son has been hospitalized twice since then with
pneumonia, allergies and asthma. I was wondering if this
could be a result of the mold. [May 31, 2004]
A. My
condolences to you on the tragic and unfortunate death
of your daughter. Living in mold can cause severe
respiratory problems and lung diseases. In view of the
mold contamination in your apartment, your daughter's
death, and your son's very serious health problems, you
need to move immediately to a mold-safe place to live.
Outside somewhere, do complete mold decontamination of
your clothing and personal property before moving such
items to your new place to avoid mold
cross-contamination of where you move to. Be sure that
you inform your son's attending physician that your
family has been living with mold infestation. Your son
should be under the care of a pulmonary specialist [lung
doctor] plus other relevant specialists. Learn more
about mold health problems in the mold health sections
of
Mold and
Mold Inspector Read about landlord
mold liability at
Landlord Mold Liability
To document the mold health threat in your apartment,
use our do it yourself mold test kits. Your first mold
investigative step is to use do it yourself mold
test kits [self observation of results over a 5 to 7 day
time period, or send in for mold lab analysis] to mold
test the air of each room, attic, basement, crawl
space, and the outward air flow from each
heating/cooling duct register for the possible presence
of elevated levels of airborne mold spores, in
comparison to an outdoor mold control test which you
should also do. You can buy mold test kits at a large
hardware, home improvement, or safety store. If you see any visible mold growth, from
each moldy area, scrape some of the mold particles into
a separate mold test kit per testing location for
observation over a 5 to 7 day time period, and/or for
mold lab analysis. When scraping mold into a test kit,
you would be wise to use a breathing air respirator
[Home Depot or Lowe’s or a safety store] so that you
don’t breathe in extra mold spores that you put into the
air by scraping some mold-like substances into each mold
test kit. Read the manufacturer's test kit come use
instructions plus these additional
instructions to make your tests informative and
helpful in mold problem diagnosis. You can also read
online the copyrighted form “Self-Analysis
& Interpretation of Visible Mold Growth in
Do-It-BEST-Yourself Mold Test kits.”
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