| Fungi such as the Stachybotrys mold produce | | | | a journal. |
| secondary metabolites such as antibiotics (e.g., | | | | In this journal, write down a detailed narration of the |
| penicillin), mycotoxins, and those that produce the | | | | symptoms you experience whenever you're entering |
| acrid, musty smell characteristic of mold growth. | | | | certain rooms in the house. If there are areas which |
| It's important to test for mold in your home because | | | | aggravate the symptoms significantly, there's a big |
| most symptoms of black mold illnesses are closely | | | | likelihood that there's a Stachybotrys Mold Treatment |
| similar to sinusitis symptoms and may therefore be | | | | contamination somewhere. |
| pooh-poohed by some physicians. They'll prescribe | | | | As soon as you can, contract the services of |
| decongestants to relieve your stuffy nose or | | | | professionals who can make an inspection of your |
| perhaps recommend syrups to alleviate the coughing, | | | | home so you can discount the possibility of a |
| but if these are due to the Stachybotrys mold, then | | | | Stachybotrys mold infection or not. The mold |
| you're barely scratching the surface. | | | | inspector will have to take samples which will then be |
| Apart from the symptoms that the non-toxic mold | | | | taken to a laboratory for testing. |
| can cause in a person, the Stachybotrys mold | | | | Of course, the cleanup doesn't come with the |
| effects severe, often long-term effects on the | | | | inspection. If the results are positive, you would have |
| victim. Nausea and vomiting have been reported by | | | | to hire the services of a separate cleanup team. The |
| patients, and this is because the mold can work its | | | | work all this entails could easily chalk up several |
| way to the digestive system. | | | | hundred dollars, but if you care about your health, |
| Worse, the Stachybotrys mold can also interfere | | | | then you shouldn't be worrying about the cost. |
| with the normal structure of myelin, a component of | | | | Besides, tackling the problem would early on would |
| the protective covering of our nerve cells. When this | | | | nip the problem in the bud, so to speak. |
| is damaged, the patient experiences nervous | | | | You may alternatively want to purchase a mold |
| disorders - some of whose effects may be | | | | inspection kit to check for the presence of the |
| irreversible. | | | | Stachybotrys mold yourself. These kits include |
| Coughing up blood, nosebleeding, skin allergies, and | | | | high-tech mold testing films to check for |
| tightness in the chest are all possible symptoms of | | | | contamination in the air or on surfaces. Apart from |
| Stachybotrys mold exposure. Before the symptoms | | | | the films, kits normally have mold detection and |
| get any worse, you should consult your doctor. If he | | | | cleaning guides, test kit instructions, and a screening |
| is not certain whether what you're experiencing is | | | | kit. |
| mold-induced or not, you can help him out by keping | | | | |