Is Mold in Your House Making You Sick?

So as we begin this podcast, firstly, I want to let you know that this is not to create fear or worry.

It is hopefully meant to give you some objective answers and direction in the possibility that a damp building that you either work or live in could contain mold fungus that's in the air, and this could lead to chronic symptomatology.

I want to preface the podcast with that statement because if you listen to this and suspect mold or fungus that's in the air in a damp house, I don't want you to go and try to tear all the walls out or tear up the floors.

We want to look at the information here so that you can make an objective decision and what are some proper steps to actually find out if there is something going on in the damp building that you're living or working in.

So let's talk about the damp building, a damp house or damp workplace.

Two of the biggest reviews ever done on indoor air came from the Institute of Medicine.

and the World Health Organization, and they both landed in the same place.

Both organizations stated that a damp living space or workspace has contributed to symptoms, very serious symptoms, such as asthma attacks with new asthma developing, also wheezing.

coughing, shortness of breath, upper respiratory symptoms, bronchitis, allergic rhinitis, and even eczema.

Now remember, that list of symptoms come from two major organizations, two big reviews by the World Health Organization and the Institute of Medicine.

This is not some fly-by-night information.

This apparently has been reviewed and studied heavily.

So if anyone ever tells you that the symptoms from living or working in a damp building is all in your head, just let them know that those two reviews disagree with them.

They now have some support, some validation for how they are feeling.