Comments on: Symptoms of Household Mold Exposure http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:15:15 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ellen http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/comment-page-3/#comment-87523 Ellen Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:26:26 +0000 http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/#comment-87523 Johnathan, no there was no mattress with it. I just used the one he already has, and it's plastic. Johnathan, no there was no mattress with it. I just used the one he already has, and it’s plastic.

]]> By: Jonathan http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/comment-page-3/#comment-87447 Jonathan Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:32:11 +0000 http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/#comment-87447 Ellen, did the car bed have a mattress that came with it and, if so, was there mold on the mattress? I'm guessing not, but want to be sure. If there was mold in the mattress, I would just toss it immediately. As far as the frame, is the material plastic or wood? Ellen, did the car bed have a mattress that came with it and, if so, was there mold on the mattress? I’m guessing not, but want to be sure. If there was mold in the mattress, I would just toss it immediately. As far as the frame, is the material plastic or wood?

]]> By: Dorie http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/comment-page-3/#comment-86988 Dorie Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:34:55 +0000 http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/#comment-86988 I live in an apartment and back in May 2011 we had extensive water damage to our bedroom window. In September the window still hadn't been repaired and we had more water damage which resulted in black mold.It is now Dec 2011 and mold has been causing serious health issues with my family. The mold is blackish green in color and they finally repaired the window today. I need to know my legal rights in this situation please. I live in an apartment and back in May 2011 we had extensive water damage to our bedroom window. In September the window still hadn’t been repaired and we had more water damage which resulted in black mold.It is now Dec 2011 and mold has been causing serious health issues with my family. The mold is blackish green in color and they finally repaired the window today. I need to know my legal rights in this situation please.

]]> By: Will http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/comment-page-3/#comment-85953 Will Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:59:55 +0000 http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/#comment-85953 Moved to an apartment 11/2010 Shortly after that in Mid December, started to break out in Guttate Psoriasis, Shortly after that I started having bad sinus problems, migraines, vision problems.chronic fatigue. After 3 different Dermatologist and months of treatment nothing was working.Also my internest who did blood work and couldn't find anything. In June of 2011, my dermatologist sent me to an ENT because my tonsils were slighly inflammed. After a cat scan from the ENT we realized I had a severe sinus infection. At this point I Started many different antibiotics with prednisone. nothing seemed to clear up the infection (or psoriasis). I'm talking over 4 months of different antibiotics. The infection was so bad and resistent that I had to have sinus surgery 9/23/11. I've since had two sinus infections since my surgery. I'm still covered in dermatitis. Last month I saw an infectious disease Dr., he did blood and stool samples and found everything to be normal. Two weeks ago I spent a few days outside of Indy at a friends, and I noticed my dermatitis started to clear up, also I took a trip to Jamaica in Mid July and all my symptoms cleared up. (I attributed that to the sun and salt water.)Ive been suffering now for over a year with all these health problems.I have an appointment with the Mayo clinic in Feb. I needed a referal from my dermatologistso to get an appt with Mayo,So 4 days ago I called her. I havent seen her in a few months because I'm using all this psoriasis medication thats not working. She called me at home to say, "it Just hit me with all your symptoms, you have mold in your house" I started thinking well the back porch smells like wet leaves. there are also several leaks in the house one from a leaky pipe on the bathroom ceiling and the other comes down the bedroom window. I do see mold on the bathroom ceiling. In the spring we told the lanlord about the leak and the moldy ceiling tile, he said " let me know when you're both gone for a weekend and I'll fix it." Moved to an apartment 11/2010
Shortly after that in Mid December, started to break out in Guttate Psoriasis, Shortly after that I started having bad sinus problems, migraines, vision problems.chronic fatigue. After 3 different Dermatologist and months of treatment nothing was working.Also my internest who did blood work and couldn’t find anything. In June of 2011, my dermatologist sent me to an ENT because my tonsils were slighly inflammed. After a cat scan from the ENT we realized I had a severe sinus infection. At this point I Started many different antibiotics with prednisone. nothing seemed to clear up the infection (or psoriasis). I’m talking over 4 months of different antibiotics. The infection was so bad and resistent that I had to have sinus surgery 9/23/11. I’ve since had two sinus infections since my surgery.
I’m still covered in dermatitis.
Last month I saw an infectious disease Dr., he did blood and stool samples and found everything to be normal. Two weeks ago I spent a few days outside of Indy at a friends, and I noticed my dermatitis started to clear up, also I took a trip to Jamaica in Mid July and all my symptoms cleared up. (I attributed that to the sun and salt water.)Ive been suffering now for over a year with all these health problems.I have an appointment with the Mayo clinic in Feb. I needed a referal from my dermatologistso to get an appt with Mayo,So 4 days ago I called her. I havent seen her in a few months because I’m using all this psoriasis medication thats not working. She called me at home to say, “it Just hit me with all your symptoms, you have mold in your house” I started thinking well the back porch smells like wet leaves. there are also several leaks in the house one from a leaky pipe on the bathroom ceiling and the other comes down the bedroom window. I do see mold on the bathroom ceiling. In the spring we told the lanlord about the leak and the moldy ceiling tile, he said ” let me know when you’re both gone for a weekend and I’ll fix it.”

]]> By: Ellen http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/comment-page-3/#comment-85938 Ellen Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:47:17 +0000 http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/#comment-85938 Ok, I picked up a car bed from a friend and a piece of it had some green mold/mildew on it so I took it to the do it yourself car wash to wash the mold/mildew off before bringing it home. I covered my face with my sweater as much as I could, but I am just curious if doing that could've exposed me to enough mold spores to make me sick. I am kind of a hypochondriac so I wanted to get some advice from some mold experts. I will be cleaning the entire bed down with hot bleach water before assembling it for my son to be safe. Ok, I picked up a car bed from a friend and a piece of it had some green mold/mildew on it so I took it to the do it yourself car wash to wash the mold/mildew off before bringing it home. I covered my face with my sweater as much as I could, but I am just curious if doing that could’ve exposed me to enough mold spores to make me sick. I am kind of a hypochondriac so I wanted to get some advice from some mold experts. I will be cleaning the entire bed down with hot bleach water before assembling it for my son to be safe.

]]> By: Jodi http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/comment-page-3/#comment-77933 Jodi Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:55:01 +0000 http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/#comment-77933 Can there be a mold problem without visible mold? My basement has been flooded three times in the last couple of months (long story, I'm in a townhouse, water is from next door. I'm a renter). We've been drying the carpet with a heavy-duty carpet cleaner and fans. I pulled up some of the carpet after this latest problem and though the padding and the carpet do not appear moldy, the wood strips are black. The concrete floor has been painted so it's fine. My cat and I do have allergies, so it's hard to tell if our flare-up in symptoms is from the weather or the carpet... Can there be a mold problem without visible mold? My basement has been flooded three times in the last couple of months (long story, I’m in a townhouse, water is from next door. I’m a renter). We’ve been drying the carpet with a heavy-duty carpet cleaner and fans. I pulled up some of the carpet after this latest problem and though the padding and the carpet do not appear moldy, the wood strips are black. The concrete floor has been painted so it’s fine. My cat and I do have allergies, so it’s hard to tell if our flare-up in symptoms is from the weather or the carpet…

]]> By: Natalie http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/comment-page-3/#comment-77687 Natalie Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:28:34 +0000 http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/#comment-77687 I have yearly allergies..inside and outside the home. I can smell mold that others can't. There is an AC unit on the wall in a storage room that I have to get supplies from. Whether I hold my breath or not, I hurry in, get what I need and race out. It never fails that within days I start sneezing, raw sore throat, cough then or starts to settle on my chest as a secondary infection...twice now since August! I brought this to the proper person and they said to spray or with bleach! I don't want to do it, should I have someone else do this? Your thoughts I have yearly allergies..inside and outside the home. I can smell mold that others can’t. There is an AC unit on the wall in a storage room that I have to get supplies from. Whether I hold my breath or not, I hurry in, get what I need and race out. It never fails that within days I start sneezing, raw sore throat, cough then or starts to settle on my chest as a secondary infection…twice now since August! I brought this to the proper person and they said to spray or with bleach! I don’t want to do it, should I have someone else do this? Your thoughts

]]> By: Robert http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/comment-page-3/#comment-77657 Robert Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:54:00 +0000 http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/#comment-77657 Hello, I have just moved into a new apartment. According to the landlord, it was completely renovated. From the look of it, it seems to be true: nice hardwood and ceramic floors, new windows, new kitchen and bathroom, new baseboards.... The whole place looks great. But, when i went near the floor heating vent, I could smell a musty smell. I could also smell it coming from the vent in the wall. My breathing has been different, my chest feels tight, but I'm not wheezing. When I leave for work, I feel better almost within an hour. I've installed charcoal filters for the floor vents and bought two air purifiers. Is this enough? The landlord said he put a dehumidifier in the basement but cound it be throughout the duct work? Thanks. Hello,

I have just moved into a new apartment. According to the landlord, it was completely renovated. From the look of it, it seems to be true: nice hardwood and ceramic floors, new windows, new kitchen and bathroom, new baseboards…. The whole place looks great. But, when i went near the floor heating vent, I could smell a musty smell. I could also smell it coming from the vent in the wall. My breathing has been different, my chest feels tight, but I’m not wheezing. When I leave for work, I feel better almost within an hour. I’ve installed charcoal filters for the floor vents and bought two air purifiers. Is this enough? The landlord said he put a dehumidifier in the basement but cound it be throughout the duct work? Thanks.

]]> By: Erin http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/comment-page-3/#comment-77425 Erin Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:50:39 +0000 http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/#comment-77425 Our washer flooded, twice, in our house that we're renting and soaked a part of our living room carpet. we used a shop vac to clean most of it up and had a fan on it to dry. Its a couple weeks later and my 2 month old daughter has been sneezing, coughing, and had nasal congestion for the last week. I thought at first it was the change in weather in good ol' Illinois but then I started getting migraines, which I'm prone to, the last 4 days and my boyfriend has been extremely exhausted all the time. I suspected mold when I started to smell something musty every once in a while around the living room. We've contacted out landlord many times and haven't gotten anywhere with her. Could this be whats causing our symptoms? Our washer flooded, twice, in our house that we’re renting and soaked a part of our living room carpet. we used a shop vac to clean most of it up and had a fan on it to dry. Its a couple weeks later and my 2 month old daughter has been sneezing, coughing, and had nasal congestion for the last week. I thought at first it was the change in weather in good ol’ Illinois but then I started getting migraines, which I’m prone to, the last 4 days and my boyfriend has been extremely exhausted all the time. I suspected mold when I started to smell something musty every once in a while around the living room. We’ve contacted out landlord many times and haven’t gotten anywhere with her. Could this be whats causing our symptoms?

]]> By: patty pineau http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/comment-page-3/#comment-76089 patty pineau Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:43:24 +0000 http://moldblogger.com/symptoms-of-household-mold-exposure/#comment-76089 your articles are awesome .my story is too sad too long if things dont get better soon will just have to pack up and walk away but i will write a book before all is said and done. thank you . thank you all for now i know i am not going crazy and for sharing your stories good luck to you all. your articles are awesome .my story is too sad too long if things dont get better soon will just have to pack up and walk away but i will write a book before all is said and done. thank you . thank you all for now i know i am not going crazy and for sharing your stories good luck to you all.

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