Everybody may have experienced some symptoms of mold exposure at one time or another. Dependent upon where you live, mold may grow simply by virtue of your climate and the level of dampness in the house. While mold is not always toxic, it can be. The problem with many molds is they may cause health problems when you are exposed to them over long periods of time. Quite often you will have some kind of mold exposure symptoms.
Toxic mold, also called Stachybotrys Chartarum lives and feeds on higher humidity as well as moisture in different areas of your home. In some cases, by the time that you see this mold, it is already well established in your house and symptoms of mold exposure could be the answer to an undiagnosed sickness. If it appears on the walls or in corners, typically the entire inside of the house has already been coated with mold. The inner walls, the upper portion of your ceiling, and often the very wood that frames your home may be coated with a toxic substance.
Toxic mold feeds on the more humid areas of the home. It may typically appear in areas that will collect or gather this kind of humidity. These areas may include the carpets of your house. They may also include wall board, ceiling tiling, the fiberglass insulation of your house, as well as fiber board, and even paneling. You are less likely to see signs of toxic mold on harder materials in your house, such as concrete, harder plastic, or metallic surfaces.
It will normally grow in areas where the moisture remains higher, such asyour kitchen, the bathroom, and in places where flooding or leakage has taken place.
Toxic mold, or as it is sometimes called, black mold, can cause serious injury to you. Knowing how it appears, how it will look to you, and what symptoms that it may cause is important. If you are exposed to toxic mold over a long period of time, it can cause greater and greater symptoms of mold exposure that will significantly weaken the body.
Toxic mold can cause injury to you in several different ways. It can be breathed in, such as when the spores are disturbed. If you come into very direct contact, the mold dangers increase and multiply. If you should be exposed, even mildly to the mold and then touch your face, particularly the nose and eyes, the symptoms will quite likely increase.
The mold grows where moisture is present and thrives when the humidity stays high. Mold can often be found when flooding occurs, or if a building has leaky pipes or is otherwise not well maintained.
The three main types of injury that you can take from exposure to toxic mold, and the symptoms of mold exposure include a severe cough, problems with your throat, itchy and watery eyes, and in some cases, severe CNS symptoms can take place.
Other symptoms of mold exposure may be numbness and tingling, a loss of sensation in your body, the inability to focus, severe headaches, and very often some respiratory problems. If you or someone in your family is older, very young, or has been weakened in some way or is immuno-compromised, the effects of the mold injury may be significantly worse.
Any time that you see mold in your home, it is well worth checking out. While you can remove the mold using some DIY cleaners, it is in your best interest to have it checked out by an expert to be sure that it is not toxic mold and that the removal was successful in order to avoid symptoms of mold exposure for you and your family.
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