Athens, AL – Health Problems Related to Mold in Your Home – Waterproofing News

Mold generally does not cause sickness and illness when it grows indoors, but exceptions to the rule always exist. While mold may not generally produce actual illnesses, breathing in spores can affect your health and cause a range of allergy-like symptoms that cause you to feel miserable.

How Much Mold is Too Much?

Any amount of mold growth in the home has the potential to cause health problems, but obviously, the more mold, the bigger and more serious the risks. Mold is often found inside bathrooms, basements, and other damp areas of the home, and extra effort may be necessary to prevent problems.

Most often, mold is accompanied by a strong mildew odor. Many people immediately feel its effects once they enter a mold-spore-filled room.

Potential Mold-Related Health Problems

Exposure to mold inside of the home may not necessarily make you sick, but can definitely cause mild to severe health-related symptoms such as:

• Wheezing
• Sneezing
• Runny nose
• Itchy, watery eyes
• Sore throat
• Lung and throat irritation
• Coughing
• Headache

Mold-Related Illnesses

Most people experience allergies and symptoms mimicking those aforementioned, although rarely, indoor mold can lead to serious illnesses.

• Asthma: People suffering from asthma can feel mold attacks even stronger and with greater complications than others. Visiting a doctor may be necessary for asthma sufferers exposed to mold spores inside their homes.
• Infections: People affected by certain health conditions may develop complications related to inhaling mold spore exposure. Lung infections caused by mold spores can be quite serious and may include sporotrichosis, valley fever, and aspergillosis.
• Pneumonitis: A serious reaction called pneumonitis may occur when exposed to large amounts of mold, such as what could be found in a workplace or occupational setting.

How to Get Rid of Indoor Mold

The good news is that getting rid of mold in your home is pretty simple with expert help. Mold remediation and removal service promptly and efficiently remove all signs of mold, even spores lurking beyond eyesight behind walls and in other inconspicuous locations.

Southern Crawl Space offers moisture control services, including basement and crawlspace waterproofing, drainage system installation, and vapor barrier installation. SCS guarantees to fix your moisture issues permanently. Our trained team of technicians utilizes only the best solutions for your basement or crawlspace. We are proud to offer LumberKote™ and MaxxBarrier™ waterproofing sealers by WatsonSeal. We are Alabama’s ONLY Watson Seal Authorized Dealer.

If you have a service request, give us a call. We will happily provide a free inspection and service estimate.