Could it be mold?

[Guest guest]

Last summer we moved into the apartment we're in. It seems like

we've been sick ever since and we are rarely sick. We started out

with:

1- Nasal congestion

2- Thick phlegm

3- Coughing

4-Headaches

My husband, myself, our 5 yr old, and our now 18 month old have all

had this. My husband finally had to go to the hospital and they told

him he had a respitory infection. Then our boys were so sick, we

finally took them to the ER. The oldest had a respitory infection.

The middle one was said to have a sinus infection.

I'm the only one who hasn't seen a doctor. I was pregnant up until

the end of November....my ob/gyn said it was just a cold and that I

didn't need to be seen and even if I was seen, I couldn't take any

medication other than tylenol.

I had our baby Nov. 21st (he is 7 wks). He seemed to have " caught "

whatever we had shortly after being brought home. We had to take him

to the ER last night because his breathing is so labored and he is

hardly eating (can't breath with the bottle in his mouth).

The past week, I've been getting extremely dizzy. The other night I

actually fell over because of it...luckily I was not carrying the

baby.

Tonight, our oldest boy was brushing his teeth and his nose started

bleeding for no reason whatsoever.

Does this sound like we could have a mold problem in the apartment

(is this the type of mold that causes health problems?)?

1- The windows always have water running down them and it collects

in the window sill. Regular household mold is always growing in the

sills. I clean it with Clorox spray and it's back w/in 2-3 days.

It's not just a spot or two, it covers the entire sill and up the

sides. Could the water be leaking into the walls also?

2- We have mold growing in some of the cabinets below the sink.

3- The wall behind the toilet is puckering out from water damage and

it looks like the bathroom walls have been re-done like there was

water damage.

4- The central air unit is in the boys room...right after we moved

in, the relief drain backed up and leaked all over the floor. It

soaked the floor in the closet and about 5 feet into the room

itself. Our landlord came and fixed the leak and said to leave the

closet doors open so the floor would dry. There was so much water

that when you stepped on the carpet, water would actually squirt up

in the air. He didn't do anything to try to get rid of some of the

water. Well, ever since then, white mold has been growing on the

surface of the carpet. I've tried to get rid of it and I think I

finally did, but what is underneath the carpet that we can't see?

Do you think this is why we are all sick?