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Top 100 Mold Health Symptoms, Symptoms
of Toxic Mold, Symptoms of Black Mold,
and Mold Illnesses
“Exposure to elevated levels of mold while at home or at work can cause a
very large variety of serious mold health symptoms and mold illnesses as the
direct result of a resident or worker’s living or working in elevated levels
of mold, especially black toxic mold [Stachybotrys]
and other species of toxic mold such as Aspergillus and Penicillium,” notes
mold expert Phillip Fry, author of both the e-book Mold Health Guide
and the new e-book Mold Monsters.
”One way to have a reasonable insight as to whether or not one is living or
working in serious mold infestation is to watch for the appearance of
serious mold health symptoms and mold illnesses in one’s own body and the
bodies of family members and co-workers,” recommends Mr. Fry, a Certified
Mold Inspector and Certified Mold Remediator, and formerly with the U.S.
Public Health Service and formerly a hospital administrator.
The new 2006 edition of the Mold Health Guide, to be released
for sale on November 29, 2005, lists the following as the top 100 health
symptoms and problems and mold illneses from exposure to elevated levels of black toxic mold
and other toxic molds.
1. abdominal pain
2. abnormal pap smears
3. acid reflux / indigestion
4. acne
5. allergies and anaphylaxis [severe allergic reaction]
6. altered immunity
7. asthma and asthmatic signs [sudden onset asthma,
increased asthma attacks,
wheezing, shortness in breath, coughing, burning
in lungs]
8. balance problems
9. bladder and kidney pain
10. bleeding lungs
11. blood pressure irregularities
12. body aches and muscle pains
13. breathing difficulties [tightness in chest, shortness
of breath]
14. bruising easily
15. burning in mouth, throat and lungs similar to acid
reflux
16. cancer
17. central nervous system effects
18. chills
19. choking
20. cholesterol or triglycerides irregularities
21. chronic fatigue (chronic, excessive or continued)
and/or general malaise
22. chronic sinus infections
23. coated tongue
24. colds, recurring and with decreased resistance to
infections
25. constipation
26. dandruff problems (chronic) that won’t go away
despite use of anti-dandruff shampoos
27. dark urine
28. death in extreme cases
29. depression/anxiety/dementia
30. dermatitis and skin rashes
31. diarrhea
32. difficulty concentrating
33. difficulty in swallowing
34. dirt-like taste in mouth
35. dizziness
36. dry, hacking cough or coughing up blood [resulting to
sore lungs/chest due to excessive coughing]
37. early menopause
38. eye and vision problems
39. eye irritation (burning, watery, or reddened eyes)
40. face flushing intermittently
41. facial movements inadvertently or extreme jerking
42. feeling lost or disconnected from what’s happening
around you
43. feelings of hopelessness
44. fevers
45. fibromyalgia [chronic fatigue and widespread pain]
46. food allergies
47. frequent bloody noses
48. frequent infections
49. hair loss
50. headaches/migraines
51. heart attack
52. hemorrhagic or hypersensitivity pneumonitis
[extrinsic allergic alveolitis, or farmers’ lung disease]
53. hypersensitivity to mold
54. indigestion [heartburn / acid reflux ]
55. infertility
56. irritability, mood swings, spleen pain or sudden
personality changes
57. irritable bowel syndrome
58. itching of the nose, mouth, eyes, throat, skin or any
area
59. kidney pain and failure
60. large boils on neck
61. leaky gut syndrome
62. liver pain
63. long lasting flu-like symptoms
64. memory loss or learning difficulties [brain fog,
confusion, Alzheimer’s-like symptoms]
65. metallic taste in mouth
66. multiple chemical sensitivity
67. night sweats and hot flashes
68. nose or throat irritation
69. nosebleeds
70. numbness in face and limbs
71. open skin sores and lacerations
72. open sores on head
73. organic dust toxic syndrome
74. peripheral nervous system effects
75. physical weakness
76. poor appetite
77. puffy or droopy eyes
78. rashes or hives
79. redness of the sclera (white portion of your eyes)
80. respiratory distress
81. ringing in ears
82. runny nose (rhinitis), clear, thin, watery mucus from
your nose may appear suddenly, or thick,
green slime coming out of nose
(from sinus cavities)
83. seizures
84. sensitivity to smells / odors
85. sinus congestion, sinus problems, chronic sinusitis
and other nasal problems
86. skin rashes or irritation
87. skin redness
88. sleep disorders
89. slurred speech or verbal dysfunction (trouble in
speaking)
90. sneezing fits (more than three sneezes in a row,
happening often)
91. spitting up mucous
92. swollen glands
93. swollen lymph nodes
94. systemic candida infection
95. tremors (shaking)
96. unexplained fevers
97. urinary tract infection (uti)
98. vertigo or dizziness
99. vomiting (nausea)
100. women’s health problems [such as endometriosis and
vaginal yeast infections].
“If one or more residents or co-workers are
experiencing one or more of the above mold health symptoms or mold
illnesses, the affected persons should seek immediate medical intervention
from medical doctors such as a pulmonary physician (lung doctor),
neurologist, and other appropriate medical specialists,” advises Mr. Fry
”At the same time the home, apartment, and/or workplace should be carefully
inspected and tested for elevated levels of airborne mold spores and for
hidden and visible mold growth by either a
Certified Mold Inspector, or by
concerned family members and co-employees utilizing do it yourself mold
inspection and mold testing techniques,” further recommends Mr. Fry.
”If the attending physician has a photocopy of the mold test laboratory
results from both the home and the workplace, the doctor is helped immensely
in diagnosing and treating mold-related health problems,” notes Mr. Fry.
For more information about mold health, mold inspection, mold testing, mold
remediation, and mold prevention, please visit:
http://www.moldinspector.com
http://www.mold.ph
http://www.certifiedmoldinspectors.com
http://www.moldmart.net
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