Mold and Your Health

If you have lived in the same home for a while now, you have probably gotten used to living there and any gradual changes that have been made. You probably barely think of how the paint on your walls is fading, or how the carpet has a little stain here and there, or how your ceiling got that patch of mold. Mold spreads in places in the house that we rarely go, like basements, the back of our closets, and in areas containing plumbing. It is dangerous for mold to spread across one’s home. Depending on how long the mold has been present, serious health complications could arise that you aren’t even aware of.

Mold inhalation can cause such afflictions as asthma, allergies, bleeding in the lungs, respiratory illness, or, perhaps most frightening, cancer. It has been shown that children are more likely to develop asthma if they are exposed to molds in working and home environments. Apart from asthma, hives, sinus problems, tremors, vomiting, dizziness, and even mood swings have been known to occur in places where mold has been allowed to spread freely across.

Pneumonitis is a condition that afflicts the lungs, and is developed by inhaling dust, mold, or fungus spores for long periods of time. If a person is not removed from the area where these spores are located, they could have permanently lung damage, among the other serious conditions that could go along with it. Although it may be expensive to have a professional help remove the mold spores and dust from the house, it would be nowhere near as expensive as the impending medical bills that would come around as a result of lung damage.

There is an abundance of health complications that could come about from prolonged exposure to mold and dust, many of which people are unaware of. Often, people are unaware that there even is a dust problem in their house, and this is especially dangerous. The owner of the home usually thinks that they cannot afford to vacate their home while a professional helps remove the mold, so they stay there. But, in all actuality, they are only putting their spouse, children, any elderly relatives that may live with them, and pets in serious physical jeopardy. It is best to simply vacate and find some means of getting the house cleaned before it becomes completely infested and unlivable.



Jim Corkern is a writer and promoter of quality
Miami Residential Water Damage Restoration Contractors and
Orlando water Damage companies.