Mold and sense of smell

[Guest guest]

This is one of the things that drives me crazy but gives me hope. I

reported diminished sense of smell to my doctors when I first realized that the

severely mold contaminated building in which I was working was making me sick.

Of course, the doctors didn't know or have a clue. It may be slow, really

slow, but eventually the medical field will have to address our medical

problems due to mold exposure and stop looking at us like we are a bunch of

nuts.

In all sincerity, one of the problems I have experienced with diminished

sense of smell is I can't always protect myself from remaining in a mold

contaminated building because I can't always smell it. My personal defense

mechanism doesn't work and I retrigger my symptoms.

Mulvey son

Channel 6 Lansing, MI

Local News First

Add Another Problem Black Mold Causes

March 1, 2006, 06:01 AM EST Black mold is bad enough, but now researchers

say it might affect your sense of smell. A study done on mice by researchers

at Michigan State University found a link between toxins in black mold and the

killing of nerve cells essential for the sense of smell. This is the first

study of its kind investigating the effects of inhaling mold toxins. Black

mold is most commonly found in damp buildings.

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