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Old 06-17-2007, 04:37 PM
 
Location: Northern California
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Question about the mold...what "kind" of mold is it that they are tracking on the weather/news channels each day? I can be allergic to the kind of mold that grows in say corners of the bathroom that have sitting water and such if there is a lot of it. Is that the same mold they are talking about or is it some sort of airborne thing...if there is such a thing?

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Old 06-18-2007, 09:14 AM
 
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It is airborne mold spores they are talking about. Things you can't see.
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Old 06-18-2007, 09:29 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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From the Central Texas Asthma and Allergy Center (Central Texas Allergy & Asthma Center - Allergist, Austin, Texas - Welcome)

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Molds are microscopic fungi-related to mushrooms-but without stems, roots or leaves. Their spores float in the air like pollen, and are present throughout the year in many states. Unlike pollens, molds do not have a specific season, but are affected by weather conditions such as wind, rain or temperature. Outdoor mold spores begin to appear after a spring thaw and reach their peak in July in warmer states and October in the colder states. Molds can be found all year long outdoors in the South and on the West coast.

Common airborne molds include alternaria, cladosporium and aspergillus. Molds are present in almost every possible habitat. Outdoors, they can be found in soil, vegetation and rotting wood. Molds can also be found indoors in attics, basements, bathrooms, refrigerators and other food storage areas, garbage containers, carpets and upholstery.
Btw, the site listed above is a great resource for general allergy info.
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Old 06-18-2007, 09:44 AM
 
Location: Northern California
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Thank you!!
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Old 05-10-2010, 02:56 PM
 
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I'm allergic to mold in a house, I am staying with a friend and looking for another place but in the meantime what can I do? I'm taking a low dose prescription for allergies and getting a homeopathic liquid too, but I know it's in the pipes around the bathroom, is there anything I can pour down the sink and toilet? I'm having a brain fog headache, and know it is mold. I tried baking soda but the humid weather and an old house is a recipe for disaster, it's nauseous.
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Old 07-11-2010, 09:30 AM
 
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Does anyone know a way to test for mold without needles? I have a huge phobia and it would be a huge crying desperate panic to get a blood test, wouldn't do it unless it was a serious problem.
Is there a way to test for mold allergies or lung infection (due to staying in an older house in texas which probably had mold in the foundation or pipes) WITHOUT Blood testing or a skin test, I have needle phobia. Is there a urine or hair test?
I have developed asthma but think I need another prescription for the mold specifically, trying to find out which I have. It is serious but I do not think fatal, I am taking a steroid for 7 days called Methylprednisolone, to open up my airways.

I also am going to call a few clinics in the area to try to get a list of potential molds to tell my doctor.
(Wimberley, Hill country area, Hays county)
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Old 07-11-2010, 11:04 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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You need to go talk to an allergy specialist such as this one to find out if there are any alternatives to testing. Central Texas Allergy & Asthma Center - Allergist, Austin, Texas - Welcome

The testing they do is just a pin prick, harmless and does not hurt. I just had myself retested for tree pollens this week. It was no big deal.

Mold is one of the things I am allergic to. One of the things I do that has helped a lot is to use a Hypertonic Saline Nasal Irrigation rinse of my sinuses every day, sometimes twice a day. It is simply a mixture of water, salt and baking soda that helps clean out your sinuses. http://www.centraltexasallergy.com/hyptncsolold.pdf

The easiest way to do it is with a "neti pot" you can buy one and inexpensive one at at walgreens for $12. http://www.walgreens.com/store/catal...156467-product

http://www.centraltexasallergy.com/patiented.shtml
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Old 07-11-2010, 04:37 PM
 
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A Neti pot yes that's a great idea the doctor recommended that too.
Thank you

I don't think I have toxic mold but I'm a total hypochondriac. Hope it's just a mold allergy that will go away with my natural defenses, I have a stressed immune system from working long hours for too long, and I was the only one in the household that got sick.
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Old 04-01-2013, 02:39 PM
 
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Since selling my home in 2008 every single place I have rented has had a mold issue. I've learned to ask the important questions such as, has this house or apartment ever had a fire, broken pipes, roof leaks, water tank leaks, or dishwasher leaks. Repeatedly I am told everything is great and wonderful and if I can't smell it and I can't see it I don't have a choice but to think that they're telling me the truth. However in 10 out of 10 apartments the case has been that landlords have been less than honest and I am once again subjected to a mold situation. My physician sent me for a mold allergy test of which they test you with six types of mold once known for causing mycotoxins, but as a recent discovery there is a good 190 types of mold that will produce mycotoxins, not just 6. My allergy test of the six molds indicated I wasn't allergic to mold however my symptoms severely disagree. If I get around mold I know it instantly, my eyes bother me my ears my nose my breathing I get brain fog to get dark circles under my eyes I feel like I'm behind a truck breathing exhaust, (but I'm not allergic to mold according to the doctor).
I would like to know if there is any way that I can tell if a rental house has mold. I was told that mold thrives between 40° to 100°F under 40° and over 100° mold will just go dormant but it doesn't die. If mold is on a porous surface it cannot be treated, it has to be totally removed. Bleach will not kill the mold and kills paint only kills us not the mold. Sometimes it will be a day or two and I will think it's pretty clear, but that is very short-lived. Sometimes it's clear during one part of the day and in a couple of hours it will be horrible. I'm at my wits end; it's cost me a fortune and I've had to get rid of almost everything I owned because of this. If anyone has any suggestions out there I would greatly the appreciate it.
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Old 04-01-2013, 03:40 PM
 
Location: Central Texas
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Since selling my home in 2008 every single place I have rented has had a mold issue. I've learned to ask the important questions such as, has this house or apartment ever had a fire, broken pipes, roof leaks, water tank leaks, or dishwasher leaks. Repeatedly I am told everything is great and wonderful and if I can't smell it and I can't see it I don't have a choice but to think that they're telling me the truth. However in 10 out of 10 apartments the case has been that landlords have been less than honest and I am once again subjected to a mold situation. My physician sent me for a mold allergy test of which they test you with six types of mold once known for causing mycotoxins, but as a recent discovery there is a good 190 types of mold that will produce mycotoxins, not just 6. My allergy test of the six molds indicated I wasn't allergic to mold however my symptoms severely disagree. If I get around mold I know it instantly, my eyes bother me my ears my nose my breathing I get brain fog to get dark circles under my eyes I feel like I'm behind a truck breathing exhaust, (but I'm not allergic to mold according to the doctor).
I would like to know if there is any way that I can tell if a rental house has mold. I was told that mold thrives between 40° to 100°F under 40° and over 100° mold will just go dormant but it doesn't die. If mold is on a porous surface it cannot be treated, it has to be totally removed. Bleach will not kill the mold and kills paint only kills us not the mold. Sometimes it will be a day or two and I will think it's pretty clear, but that is very short-lived. Sometimes it's clear during one part of the day and in a couple of hours it will be horrible. I'm at my wits end; it's cost me a fortune and I've had to get rid of almost everything I owned because of this. If anyone has any suggestions out there I would greatly the appreciate it.
If this is, indeed, the case, then you've answered your own question. If you have that dramatic an action instantly, then you would be the best mold detector for yourself.

You were probably quite reasonably tested for the six kinds of mold that are in your area and not for molds that do not occur in your area. Not all 190 kinds would be everywhere, just like one kind of pollen isn't everywhere.
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