Mold sick

Mold Sickness comes from the continuous inhalation of mold spores. It is usually the result of a water damaged building rather than just a musty closet.

Some of the molds will convert to yeast at body temperature. These are known as dimporphic fungi and are difficult to eradicate.

Mold, which is Fungi, are producers of aflatoxins which are known to be toxic to people and animals. Some are known to increase the risk of cancers.

Many will produce an allergic response after repeated exposure. All of my family members had an allergic response when the mold count was high. I had allergic responses over the two rainy seasons but these are mild and similar to pollen exposure.

At some point my immune system gave up fighting the mold as it was overwhelmed.

You get sick very slowly and you may not even know why or when you were unable to tolerate the mold. It is difficult to say when I crossed over from allergic to sick.

Headache, rash that mimics an insect bite but is not raised, and the crawling, stinging, pricking sensations are typical.

We had such a small leak for a very long time. It is dusty here naturally as we live close to a volcano. I had no idea for 2 years what was happening.

One day I was dusting a shelf which was below a bathroom fan. I looked at the dusting cloth and it was black and green. This was no dust but it was mold spores.

By the time I had figured out what was going on I was already sick and having some very strange symptoms.

I do not remember getting bitten by a tick for a decade or more. Where I live now there a few ticks and Lyme is not endemic. It is possible I may have been infected, asymptomatic for years, and the mold triggered the Lyme and coinfections to reproduce as it weakened my immune system. I will never know.

ChickenArise said...
Mold Sickness comes from the continuous inhalation of mold spores. It is usually the result of a water damaged building rather than just a musty closet.

Some of the molds will convert to yeast at body temperature. These are known as dimporphic fungi and are difficult to eradicate.

Mold, which is Fungi, are producers of aflatoxins which are known to be toxic to people and animals. Some are known to increase the risk of cancers.

Many will produce an allergic response after repeated exposure. All of my family members had an allergic response when the mold count was high. I had allergic responses over the two rainy seasons but these are mild and similar to pollen exposure.

At some point my immune system gave up fighting the mold as it was overwhelmed.

You get sick very slowly and you may not even know why or when you were unable to tolerate the mold. It is difficult to say when I crossed over from allergic to sick.

Headache, rash that mimics an insect bite but is not raised, and the crawling, stinging, pricking sensations are typical.

We had such a small leak for a very long time. It is dusty here naturally as we live close to a volcano. I had no idea for 2 years what was happening.

One day I was dusting a shelf which was below a bathroom fan. I looked at the dusting cloth and it was black and green. This was no dust but it was mold spores.

By the time I had figured out what was going on I was already sick and having some very strange symptoms.

I believe this has contributed to my sickness. I checked my crawl space the other day and found a leak and mild. I believe it is coming in the house through the air vents and making us all sick... me sicker. I went out and bought an air purifier and we are all sleeping in the living room with it until the mold guy is able to come out next Tuesday and do an inspection.

I am hoping the air purifier is helping. It has a hepa filter which I read traps the spores and kills them because the filter is completely dry. I bought one that would accommodate a room bigger than my living room.

It's actually been kinda fun. The kids are loving sleeping out there with us. However, my wallet is not going to be thanking me.

ChickenArise said...
In my opinion this is a chicken and egg question. Which came first?

At least for me it will always be. I have heard statistics that say mold is a factor in 70% of Lyme cases.

We do know that our immune systems are weakened and that both Lyme and mold sickness are more prevalent with weakened immune systems.

I am not convinced Lyme is a tick borne disease. I believe it can be contracted by other vectors.

The big question on my mind... Is it possible to get Lyme from Mold sickness without an insect bite. Many will say this is not possible. I am not certain that this is the case.

CA - how would you get lyme from mold?

Perhaps someone could have been exposed to lyme and their immune system is functioning well enough to keep it in check...and then get exposed to mold...and then their immune function suffers...bringing out the lyme.

ChickenArise said...
The ventilation system is often where they reach you as there are barriers everywhere else. Also know that sheet rock when it gets water damaged will likely mold.

The HEPA air filter is a critical move. You need to have one in the bedrooms while you sleep. There are $50 units made by Hamilton Beach and available on Amazon that will do.

Continue to run these after the mold cleanup as there is always residual mold spores.

Clean the HEPA filters outdoors.

One of our HEPA filters in one room actually had long white thread like material trapped in it. I was amazed and still am baffled as to what that was. It was the consistency of spider web like material.

I believe yeast will grow like this but I am not sure. I should have saved a sample in a freezer bag. It was bizarre and only happened once.

I have not seen this again.

Is this the one you are talking about?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003RIUBG0/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza

ChickenArise said...

Hoagie said...

Is this the one you are talking about?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003RIUBG0/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza

Yes, it has a cleanable and reusable HEPA filter.

Thank you!!

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