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- From: mrl@nerus.pfc.mit.edu
- Subject: RE: Household mold - allergies - a connection?
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 18:37:45 GMT
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- In a previous article, tony@compunet.uucp" wrote:
- > My wife is seeing an allergist for very severe allergy problems. She
- > gets limited symptomatic relief from his Rx's: PBZ-SR and Polaramine.
- > He is also giving her bi-weekly injections of some medicine he developed
- > after doing a number of patch tests on her back.
- >
- > My question is: What is the likelihood one particular allergen could
- > be causing most of her problems? This question came this morning after an
-
- ..
-
- There are places where you can send away a petri dish which you leave open in
- your home. Any molds that are in your house will then grow in the dish, and
- the lab will then tell you if you have an abnormal amount of a particular mold
- and what it is. However, if your wife has allergies, you should probably invest
- in a good air filter or two. If you suspect mold, you may have to control your
- humidity in your house. If it's dust, etc., you may even have to remove
- carpets and rugs like I did for my wife. Old furniture and rugs also may have
- molds. Take a look at some of those allergy books that talk about such things.
-
- Mark London
- MRL@NERUS.PFC.MIT.EDU
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