Re: Fungi and Sinusitis Study

[Guest guest]

Hey Carl,

I see what you are saying about the dangers of designating a specific

environmental exposure as the cause as opposed to a contributing factor of

significance. But, when one is in litigation over exposure to microbial

contaminants

that are found within water damaged buildings in conjunction with

understanding symptoms of ill health, isn't only necessary to prove that this

exposure

is the most probable cause of the onset or drastic increase in symptoms?

Sharon

In a message dated 12/30/2007 10:28:31 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

grimes@... writes:

Thanks for this link. The site also points to a MedScape link with an

interesting title and conclusion to a study. " Chronic Rhinosinusitis

May Be an Immune Disorder. " Part of the conclusion reads " fungi (may

be) important in causing an immune response that promotes chronic

sinusitis. "

Notice how it doesn't say fungi " causes " chronic sinusitis. Rather,

fungi causes " an immune response. " The next step of the sequence is

it " promotes " chronic sinusitis.

Understanding the difference between direct causation and triggering

a sequence that leads to a condition or illness may help us to better

communicate with doctors and others. Why? Because claims of direct

causation makes them defensive and they can easily refute it (whether

it's the truth or not).

How we use words is just as important as how they respond. In fact,

some recent reading I've done discusses the concept that the message

we convey (inadvertantly) is revealed as the response we get back. If

we want a different response we may need to say or write it

differently.

Carl Grimes

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