I was in and house that had mold and bacteria so bad in it.I got asthma,could be from that?
This lady's house had mode and bacteria in it,so bad we all had to move to the house across the street. I never had asthma before.Since then the house was suppose to be cleaned and etc. A company came out and check the house this week,the level of mode was over the limit. I found out ,after getting real sick,i had asthma,could me being in the house sitting with this lady .,in the house,could cause me to get asthma? Even the meter read levels of bacteria outside the house.
Please seek the advice of your allergy/immunologist or pulmonologist regarding the possibility of also having ABPA. Some questions: do you have a productive cough? Are you able to easily get phlegm up? Is the phlegm green, brown, in in small balls? Do you cough so hard you lose your urine? Are you wheezing, with little control with your inhalers, especially the steroid ones, or are using your rescue (albuterol) inhaler more than once a day? Chronic cough is not normal - it is a sign of underlying irritation or disease. Your lungs can only sustain so much of either before damage sets in due to constant inflammation of the lining. This can lead to asthma (which may have already been triggered in your case by these molds). You want to watch for progression to bronchiectasis (much more serious) or pulmonary fibrosis - which is fatal. You MUST ask the doctors to check you out for ABPA - allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and to also rule out cystic fibrosis. Don't play with your well being or life. Take it from someone who was misled and misdiagnosed long enough with a chronic cough that was treated as the "same old" asthma I've had most of my life. Now I have irreversible lung damage and disease. Not many doctors consider, recognize or even look for ABPA, which can be slowed in early stages before lung damage even sets in. Insist on a CT scan of the chest; at a minimum - a chest XR. However, be forewarned that a chest XR often can look normal with no infiltrates in early ABPA. The best testing is the CT, IgE levels and skin testing for aspergillus. The fact that you were exposed to a house with high levels of mold has put your lungs at risk by being bombarded with exposure, and possibly you may have developed a hypersensitivity. If this is a house you were renting, I would consider getting those test results and consulting a lawyer for options, if any. Good luck!
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Absolutely you probably got asthma from being in this house. I have had asthma since age 32 and I am now 48, so I have done a lot of research on asthma. If someone is exposed to high levels of mold, mildew and bacteria for extended periods of time, the spores of mold attach themselves to the lining of your lungs and damage the lining of your lungs, thus giving you asthma. Anytime any of these agents are breathed into your lungs for prolonged periods of time, asthma is the end result due to them damaging the lining of your lungs which is not reversible. Make sure you see a pulmonologist and he will give you a Pulmonary Function Test which will test the amount of lung damage you have. He will no doubt give you a fast acting inhaler (Proventil, Albuterol, etc.) and also a preventive inhaler (Advair most likely) and Singulair to take at bedtime. Make sure you take these meds diligently and you will feel much better and your asthma should be kept under good control. Be sure to follow up ever 6 months or so with your doctor and see him immediately if there is any change in your breathing. Good luck and God Bless
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