Sick Home Syndrome
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Is Your Home Making You and Your Family Sick and Tired?
The term “SICK HOME SYNDROME” (SHS) or “SICK BUILDING SYNDROME” (SBS) is used to describe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building, without a specific illness or cause readily identified.
The number one cause behind SHS or SBS is dampness, water events, flooding, foundation leaks or failure, roof leaks, plumbing leaks, or mechanical devices that fail; like water heaters and ice makers. This may cause microbial growth or MOLD to grow in your home in as little as 24 hours. Other causes can include Volatile Organic Compounds that may be found in candles, cleaning products, air fresheners, new building materials, carpeting and padding, wood flooring, and many other common household items.
Is Your Home Making You and Your Family Sick and Tired?
Symptoms of Sick Home Syndrome
- throat irritation
- breathing difficulties
- tightness in the chest
- runny nose
- allergy-like symptoms, such as sneezing
- burning sensations in the nose
- dry, itchy skin rashes
- headaches
- flu-like symptoms
Aspergillosis, humidifier fever, pneumonia and asthma are also known to occur. Aspergillosis is infection, usually of the lungs, caused by the fungus Aspergillus. A ball of fungus fibers, blood clots, and white blood cells may form in the lungs or sinuses. People may have no symptoms or may cough up blood or have a fever, chest pain, and difficulty breathing.
Humidifier fever is caused by breathing in water droplets from humidifiers heavily contaminated with microorganisms causing respiratory infections, asthma and extrinsic allergic alveolitis. The patient may have flu-like symptoms. It is sometimes called Monday Fever.
The symptoms can be clinically defined and have clearly identifiable causes. The complainants may require prolonged recovery time after leaving the building.
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