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House Mold Symptoms - Mold Is Stealth And Will Slowly Creep Into Your Home
Wed 10 Jan 2007 - 12:54
House Mold Symptoms - Mold Is Stealth And Will Slowly Creep Into Your Home
By Howard Doughman
House Mold Symptoms
Mold is stealth and will slowly creep into your home and create nuances of havoc with your family's health.
The symptoms that mold produces in your home are very subtle. The huge symptoms of totally bed ridden health problems come after long, continuous exposure. In fact, as your health slowly declines, you won't even notice that you aren't as healthy as you used to be.
Mold, fungus, and mildew are all practically the same. They are formed by airborne microscopic spores that attach themselves to a nice moist food source. Do you have drywall construction, wall paper, wood frame, carpet, humid bathrooms, a basement, an attic? If you said yes, then read on because you need to be aware of the symptoms of mold exposure so that you know when it is time to take massive action.
Mold feeds on cellulose, wood based, organic material. It can feed on house dust! It can feed on the paper covering of drywall! Mold will feed on any fabric, anything organic, and many of the items that are in your home and items that comprise your home.
Mold is a single cell organism produced by spores. When these single cells group together and reproduce, you will notice a mold spot somewhere. That means there are thousands of cells. These mold colonies are what are big enough for us to see. They produce millions of spores that float on any air stream throughout the house.
The reason mold within your house is an issue is because it is a sealed environment. The mold spores aren't blown away out of your home. They are spread throughout your home and continue growing and reproducing. Because your home is well insulated from the outside, it is also well insulated from the inside. These mold spores can't escape and will eventually increase their population large enough to effect your living conditions and health. Quite literally a population explosion!
Have you ever noticed that as autumn ends that your yard's grass becomes dormant and then in the spring after some sunshine and rain it begins to thrive again?
Mold will go dormant as well. So, if you had a leak in your bathroom, fixed it, and then cleaned up the mold, you probably will still have mold colonies within the walls or the floor. The reason is the mold will go dormant due to the moisture being cut off, but it won't die!
Should there be more leakage, or should there be adequate humidity, the mold will begin to thrive again. So in essence, the mold will continue to impact your home even after you've cleaned up the colony that is showing. It will continue to effect you when you have cut off its water supply.
If you keep cleaning up the mold and you still keep getting symptoms, then what can be done?
First, clean up the mold you can see. Find helpful tips by reading the top 10 mold and mildew solutions available above. Second, take a look at the typical house mold symptoms:
Typical House Mold Symptoms
Stale musty odors, in the bathroom, laundry, basement, attic, walls.
Headaches that occur on a weekly basis.
Musty towels or clothing that was just washed.
Stale air conditioning or furnace air.
Mold colonies that appear as if from out of no where even after cleaning it.
Speckles or splotches on the home water filter or water softener tanks.
White/gray crystaline substances on basement walls.
Damp cardboard in the attic, garage, or basement.
Strange health problems that the doctors can't seem to identify a cause.
Buying one or more boxes of antihystimine per month.
Runny nose, red eyes, tired eyes, itchy eyes and nose, sniffles.
Throat frequently irritated.
Sinus headaches, sinus pressure, you can feel the goo.
Un-naturally tired.
You feel better after having been away from the house for a period of time.
You get these ill effects only on weekends (because you are at home more).
Idiopathic (makes no sense) illnesses, mixed with more chronic (long term) health problems.
Banging headaches when they don't make sense to have them.
Migraine, light sensitive headaches.
Multiple ear infections.
Allergies.
Most of the symptoms take time to take hold within your home. If you believe you are seeing any of these symptoms, or an increase in these symptoms then it is easy to determine if they are mold related. Begin by downloading the top 10 mold / mildew solutions at the top left of this page. Just enter your name and email (click "send solutions"), then I'll email you the small report within a few minutes.
Next, after evaluating whether or not you like what I have to say, look into my eBook titled "How to Get Rid of Black Mold". In this book, you'll not only get better details about the clean up of mold, but you'll get the steps to preventing mold in your home.
As I stated earlier, cleaning up the mold only does a little good. You must destroy mold and its spores within your home to make a difference. The methods for destroying mold and its spores are in the book. Quite simply you'll notice a change within a few weeks. You'll feel better. Headaches will gradually decrease. Your medicine expense (perscription and over-the-counter) will decrease tremendously. Your peace of mind will be restored.
Do you have small children? Do they frequently get runny noses, ear infections, etc.?
Own "How to Get Rid of Black Mold" before spending a fortune and a lot of time on doctors and medicine. In fact, the price is about the same as your monthly supply of over-the-counter medications for your various ailments.
Howard Doughman
Former Director Environmental Services
St. Francis Hospital of Evanston
1998-2000
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