Re: Winter no relief for allergy sufferers

January 6, 2007

I just always feel better when I can open the window. I am very

allergic to mold and I feel so much better outside. I remember when I

had the health department come to my first mold house and he told me

to keep the windows closed. My husband kept closing the windows and

I told him the guy was wrong. I need air. But I don't live near the

city, that would be different. Today it will be in the 70's. Can't

believe it is January in the Northeast.

--- In , " tigerpaw2c " <tigerpaw2c@...>

wrote:

>

> Winter no relief for allergy sufferers

> By REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press Writer

>

> AP via News

>

http://news./s/ap/20070105/ap_on_he_me/warm_weather_allergie

> s_1

>

> TRENTON, N.J. - The unseasonably warm weather along the East Coast

> has flooded some offices with patients suffering from an unusual

> ailment this time of year: allergies.

>

> Doctors say this winter's weather has sparked an onslaught of mold

> spores that cause allergies and fluctuating temperatures that

> irritate already-suffering nasal passages. Many patients may

confuse

> an allergic reaction with a common cold.

>

> " The phone is ringing off the hook — it's incredible, " said Dr.

> Clifford W. Bassett, vice-president of the American Academy of

> Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, who has a practice in Manhattan.

>

> " It's an explosion of people who are realizing that they may have

> allergies, " said Bassett. " Typically, January and February are

quiet

> times in most allergists' offices. "

>

> Mold spores that grow outdoors would normally die off during a cold

> snap or be covered with snow. But in warm weather mold spores

> continue to grow and spread. Throwing open the windows to enjoy the

> weather makes things worse: The mold spores waltz inside.

>

> Carola, 35, of New York said usually she could go without her

> medication for chronic allergies in the winter. But she learned

> Friday from her doctor her runny nose and itchy eyes weren't

> symptoms of a cold as she suspected.

>

> " Usually, the symptoms wouldn't be that prominent, " Carola said of

> her allergies.

>

> The most common allergy symptoms are itchy eyes, noses and throats,

> and possibly runny or stuffy noses, said Bassett. People with colds

> may share the stuffed up nose problem, but also may see changes in

> the color of their mucus, loss of appetite, fatigue, low-grade

> headaches or fevers.

>

> Some doctors say a warm spell could bring a very early allergy

> season since trees might begin to bud early; others say the

> temperatures don't always make much of a difference.

>

January 6, 2007

Yes , and here in the midwest also, outside mold count was 4500

yesterday. That's in the range it was at last August/September.

Usually it would be between 300-600 in winter, so keeping my windows

closed but I feel better when I can leave them open if mold count is

low than staying closed up in house.

--- In , " ldelp84227 " <ldelp84227@...>

wrote:

>

> I just always feel better when I can open the window. I am very

> allergic to mold and I feel so much better outside. I remember when I

January 6, 2007

>

> Winter no relief for allergy sufferers

> By REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press Writer

>

> AP via News

>

> http://news./s/ap/20070105/ap_on_he_me/warm_weather_allergie

> s_1

>

> TRENTON, N.J. - The unseasonably warm weather along the East Coast

> has flooded some offices with patients suffering from an unusual

> ailment this time of year: allergies.

>

> Doctors say this winter's weather has sparked an onslaught of mold

> spores that cause allergies and fluctuating temperatures that

> irritate already-suffering nasal passages. Many patients may confuse

> an allergic reaction with a common cold.

>

> " The phone is ringing off the hook — it's incredible, " said Dr.

> Clifford W. Bassett, vice-president of the American Academy of

> Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, who has a practice in Manhattan.

>

> " It's an explosion of people who are realizing that they may have

> allergies, " said Bassett. " Typically, January and February are quiet

> times in most allergists' offices. "

>

> Mold spores that grow outdoors would normally die off during a cold

> snap or be covered with snow. But in warm weather mold spores

> continue to grow and spread. Throwing open the windows to enjoy the

> weather makes things worse: The mold spores waltz inside.

>

> Carola, 35, of New York said usually she could go without her

> medication for chronic allergies in the winter. But she learned

> Friday from her doctor her runny nose and itchy eyes weren't

> symptoms of a cold as she suspected.

>

> " Usually, the symptoms wouldn't be that prominent, " Carola said of

> her allergies.

>

> The most common allergy symptoms are itchy eyes, noses and throats,

> and possibly runny or stuffy noses, said Bassett. People with colds

> may share the stuffed up nose problem, but also may see changes in

> the color of their mucus, loss of appetite, fatigue, low-grade

> headaches or fevers.

>

> Some doctors say a warm spell could bring a very early allergy

> season since trees might begin to bud early; others say the

> temperatures don't always make much of a difference.

>

So, you should not leave windows open because " Mold spores waltz

inside? " Right!!! What do trees that bud early have to do with mold?

It makes us mad when a reporter fails to do their homework and mix up

facts, which in turn misleads people. We have several questions for

the reporter. How did the allergists know that the problem of their

patients was due to increased mold spores in the outside air? Did

someone collect air samples? What were the results? How bad was the

spore count outside, and what particular species of spores were

present? Was the spore count level worse than during the past summer?

By how much?

Although they produce similar allergies, pollen and mold spores should

not be confused. Vegetation, like trees, release pollen to fertilize

other similar plants to make seeds for baby plants. Mold, known

scientifically as fungi (singular: fungus), is a microscopic living

organism whose purpose in life is to help decompose dead organic

material. To reproduce itself its sends out spores.

, who responded to the posting " Winter no relief for allergy

sufferers " says that she feels better outside her home than inside.

If she does, she may have a mold problem inside her home and she

should get her home tested.

le

January 6, 2007

-

Here in the midwest we are having outside mold counts above 4000,

which was the mold count average here last August/September, so I am

keeping my windows shut as I need to in summer too, even though is

other seasons I feel better with windows open also.

Several weeks ago I posted that bugs have returned here to the

midwest. We usually see no bugs after first freeze until spring

returns.

It is reasonable to deduce from definate facts good conclusions.

If you see that large bugs have returns, it is a good conclusion to

deduce that there would be an increase in microscopic world also.

This has also been reported on television and other news sources

with comments from doctors that they see people coming in thinking

they have colds when in fact they are suffering from allergens, mold

allergens, as well as pollen, etc.

>

> So, you should not leave windows open because " Mold spores waltz

> inside? " Right!!! What do trees that bud early have to do with

mold?

> It makes us mad when a reporter fails to do their homework and

mix up

> facts, which in turn misleads people. We have several questions

for

> the reporter. How did the allergists know that the problem of

their

> patients was due to increased mold spores in the outside air? Did

> someone collect air samples? What were the results? How bad was

the

> spore count outside, and what particular species of spores were

> present? Was the spore count level worse than during the past

summer?

> By how much?

January 6, 2007

I've had my window open a lot, because this year my window heating

unit and my sinuses are not getting along, it was new last year. it's

also the ac unit and what ever is in there is not my friend. the mold

count has been 40-50% the last 3 months, I to have been diagnosed

with many allergies but don't have the known allergy symptoms. and I

have linked everyone of those allergies to haveing mycotoxins

involved. this is why I keep harping about the difference between

allergies and sensativitys to toxins. thier not even close to the

same thing yet I believe that sensativity reactions to toxins can and

do often show as a allergy on testing because you have a reaction to

the toxins in the unpure serum. even the food allergies to corn,

eggs, milk and yeast products all these are known to envolve

mycotoxins. and I'd be willing to bet on it that it's the mycotoxins

in these things that i have a reaction to, not the product itself. I

don't like reading articles where this is all trying to be lumped

together because it's not the same thing. to me, refering to this

illness as tottally allergenic is like saying we are all a bunch of

crybabies over a few allergies. you don't get mcs from allergies, you

get it from toxin exposure. theres no dought that some here also or

either have allergies, i can't relate to allergies becauise i don't

have those type symptoms. seems like allergists are now trying to

change the list of allergy symptoms to include sensativity symptoms

and thats just not right. when people talk about allergy shots not

helping, maybe thier allergy doctors should than look into

sensativitys to toxins. there needs to be a devision between

allergies and sensativitys, there not the same thing.

> >

> > Winter no relief for allergy sufferers

> > By REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press Writer

> >

> > AP via News

> >

>

http://news./s/ap/20070105/ap_on_he_me/warm_weather_allergie

> > s_1

> >

> > TRENTON, N.J. - The unseasonably warm weather along the East

Coast

> > has flooded some offices with patients suffering from an unusual

> > ailment this time of year: allergies.

> >

> > Doctors say this winter's weather has sparked an onslaught of

mold

> > spores that cause allergies and fluctuating temperatures that

> > irritate already-suffering nasal passages. Many patients may

> confuse

> > an allergic reaction with a common cold.

> >

> > " The phone is ringing off the hook — it's incredible, " said Dr.

> > Clifford W. Bassett, vice-president of the American Academy of

> > Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, who has a practice in Manhattan.

> >

> > " It's an explosion of people who are realizing that they may have

> > allergies, " said Bassett. " Typically, January and February are

> quiet

> > times in most allergists' offices. "

> >

> > Mold spores that grow outdoors would normally die off during a

cold

> > snap or be covered with snow. But in warm weather mold spores

> > continue to grow and spread. Throwing open the windows to enjoy

the

> > weather makes things worse: The mold spores waltz inside.

> >

> > Carola, 35, of New York said usually she could go without

her

> > medication for chronic allergies in the winter. But she learned

> > Friday from her doctor her runny nose and itchy eyes weren't

> > symptoms of a cold as she suspected.

> >

> > " Usually, the symptoms wouldn't be that prominent, " Carola said

of

> > her allergies.

> >

> > The most common allergy symptoms are itchy eyes, noses and

throats,

> > and possibly runny or stuffy noses, said Bassett. People with

colds

> > may share the stuffed up nose problem, but also may see changes

in

> > the color of their mucus, loss of appetite, fatigue, low-grade

> > headaches or fevers.

> >

> > Some doctors say a warm spell could bring a very early allergy

> > season since trees might begin to bud early; others say the

> > temperatures don't always make much of a difference.

> >

>

January 6, 2007

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