Being poisoned by my apartment, but how?

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Folsom

Being poisoned by my apartment, but how?
« on: 3 Jan 2015, 05:47 am »
I posted awhile back on this. I've scavenged the place thoroughly for mold. I can't find anything.

But I wake up and blow blood out with snot, if my sinuses are open enough to move anything. Whatever it is, I need to potassium, it screws up digestion, liver, and metabolism. My head is plugged and I can't feel relaxed quiet right.

I'm at a bit of a loss on what it is... I'm looking to relocate, but easier said than done in a hurry.

Douger

Re: Being poisoned by my apartment, but how?
« Reply #1 on: 3 Jan 2015, 06:16 am »
Possibly need more humidity...  I suffer the same unless I turn on my humidifier.

Folsom

Re: Being poisoned by my apartment, but how?
« Reply #2 on: 3 Jan 2015, 06:21 am »
No.

I'm wondering about VOC's since it was repainted right before I moved in. It's not simple like humidity. It's a poison that seems to have neurological effect. (And more)

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Re: Being poisoned by my apartment, but how?
« Reply #3 on: 3 Jan 2015, 06:52 am »
A smart meter?

Folsom

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« Reply #4 on: 3 Jan 2015, 06:54 am »
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Re: Being poisoned by my apartment, but how?
« Reply #5 on: 3 Jan 2015, 06:59 am »
Google around about smart meter symptoms.  I don't believe it myself, but many people blame unexplainable illnesses on them.  Of course it won't apply if you don't have one.

Folsom

Re: Being poisoned by my apartment, but how?
« Reply #6 on: 3 Jan 2015, 07:12 am »
My building might, not sure. I'd suspect newer places I sleep fine in would (when I'm out of town)

Folsom

Re: Being poisoned by my apartment, but how?
« Reply #7 on: 3 Jan 2015, 07:20 am »
Oh, but if I leave a window open (and turn my place into a freezer) then I'm not bothered for awhile. Then it comes back.

There is a smart meter on my building. It doesn't seem to trigger stuffed nose when I stand near it. But I can understand the concern, it makes noise and it feels uncomfortable like when I touch my cellphone in Hotspot mode. (I leave it a few feet from me, it feels icky or something when it's doing WiFi and internet)

Also, I respond well to some antioxidents. Blueberries, if I eat a lot, make my cardio system better; which gets bothered easily living here.

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Re: Being poisoned by my apartment, but how?
« Reply #8 on: 3 Jan 2015, 02:04 pm »
It can be really difficult to isolate the cause of allergy symptoms. Have you gone to an allergist for testing? Does your apartment have carpet (all kinds of nasty stuff can thrive in carpet.) Have you have your ducts checks (assuming you have central HVAC)? Is this a seasonal or year-round problem?

wushuliu

Re: Being poisoned by my apartment, but how?
« Reply #9 on: 3 Jan 2015, 02:10 pm »
Yes, make sure air filters are new if the apartment has central air. They have to be changed once or twice a year.

Sorry to hear about these issues. It's so damn hard to track down culprits sometimes cause every f'ing thing now pretty seems designed to kill us slowly in one way or another.

Check paint, check carpet, check air filters.

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Re: Being poisoned by my apartment, but how?
« Reply #11 on: 3 Jan 2015, 02:32 pm »
Anything you try to ingest to remedy is only a band-aid.  When it comes to health, I'd be moving PDQ.  I've had nasty sinus infections before and shagged them with supplements and medicated steamings but yours sounds like it is domicile related.

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Re: Being poisoned by my apartment, but how?
« Reply #12 on: 3 Jan 2015, 02:35 pm »
Pick up one of these, too.
They work great!
http://www.amazon.com/SinuPulse-Elite-Advanced-Irrigation-System/dp/B001CWT4JI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420295056&sr=8-1&keywords=sinupulse

Sinus irrigation once or twice a day can make a big difference. The SinuPulse looks great. If you want to spend less, try a Neilmed squeeze bottle ($10). You can make your own saline rinse with distilled water, salt, and baking soda. Don't use tap or bottle water, however.

Big Red Machine

Re: Being poisoned by my apartment, but how?
« Reply #13 on: 3 Jan 2015, 02:40 pm »
Pick up one of these, too.
They work great!
http://www.amazon.com/SinuPulse-Elite-Advanced-Irrigation-System/dp/B001CWT4JI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420295056&sr=8-1&keywords=sinupulse

That looks cool Steve.  14 years ago I had a nasty sinus infection I got rid of with heavy doses of Vitamin C, ReishiMax, and AGImmune along with a eucalyptus laced steam tents.  God-awful orange junk came out of my head for weeks.  Haven't had it since.  Today's regimen is centered around Pharmenex LifePak Nano core everyday.  Could have used one of these devices then.  One of my buddies moved from Indiana to San Diego years ago partly due to his constant sinus issues.  Loves his job with Sony and has left sinus issues behind him.

Other than the sinus, how do you feel Salis?

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Re: Being poisoned by my apartment, but how?
« Reply #14 on: 3 Jan 2015, 02:41 pm »
You may never find the reason/source.  It could be a hypersensitivity to ??????

Do you live near a decent hotel?  Spend a week there and see if it clears up.

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Re: Being poisoned by my apartment, but how?
« Reply #15 on: 3 Jan 2015, 02:53 pm »
Your symptoms are similar to asbestos exposure.

You might research that. Many old buildings have asbestos issues.

richidoo

Re: Being poisoned by my apartment, but how?
« Reply #16 on: 3 Jan 2015, 03:22 pm »
I know I'm a broken record: but try ozone. It kills bacteria, mold, viruses, and oxidizes VOCs and any other carbon based chemical. I doesn't just kill mold, it dissolves them into nothing, so airborne spores are destroyed too. That is what is bothering you and nothing else can touch them until after they have landed and started growing mold again. That's what makes you sick, when they hatch on your mucus membranes and overload your immune system. You want to destroy spores before they get into you to reduce the toxin load and feel better. 

Your mold problem is confirmed, you know the roof was leaking. The wet wood has been infected with mold, so mold will always be in that wood, and will always infect your house until that wood in the walls is replaced, which will probably never happen. Winter dries out the mold slime and causes it to make spores. Ime, these are the strongest mold toxin. Spores go everywhere the air goes and will hatch wherever they find moisture, which is your exposed mucus membranes, raising the immune system load which makes you feel bad if your immunity is not high enough to handle the toxins that mold excretes. It is believed that black mold aspergilis nigris living inside a cell is a necessary ingredient in turning a healthy cell into cancer. Every cancer cell biopsy cultures this mold. This is the black mold that grows on wet wood and sheetrock paper.

Last time you were going to DIY an ozone generator but that doesn't make adequate quantity and why fuck around when you are trying to protect yourself from humans' #1 natural enemy? They have you on the ropes, you need a nuke. You need to flood the house with it, so you need a strong commercial machine. Once you see what it can do you will use it often for the rest of your life. You have compromised immunity or you wouldn't be reactive so badly, so the ozone machine will ease your symptoms while you work to rebuild your immunity.

It can knock down the smell of aldehyde latex paint if it is high enough mg/hour. Mine is this one, only 1800mg/h max setting. I put it in the room I am painting and it makes it about half as bad while it is drying, but doesn't totally erase the smell like a more powerful machine would. I would sometimes like a stronger one, like when I visit a hotel room or beach rental with lying broker that says no animals and no smoke and newly redecorated but stinks like a swamp. Mine stops everyone's sneezing but it takes a few hours and I have to run it the whole week. A few hours of 3500 or even 7000mg/h might take it down in one hit. When I bought mine, they were hard to find and all these commercial models on Amazon weren't available to the public. I don't know if they are well built since they are so cheap and made in China, but even if it only works for a couple months it will ease your suffering until you can get out.

mav52

Re: Being poisoned by my apartment, but how?
« Reply #17 on: 3 Jan 2015, 03:30 pm »
Not sure where you live.  But we had a case of mold we searched for for weeks, only to find it within the AC/heating ductwork at the air handler (within).   

ebag4

Re: Being poisoned by my apartment, but how?
« Reply #18 on: 3 Jan 2015, 03:41 pm »
It couldn't be an adverse reaction to all of the solder you have been slinging could it?  I keep reading about what appears to be a lot of modification work you have been doing, don't huff those fumes!

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Re: Being poisoned by my apartment, but how?
« Reply #19 on: 3 Jan 2015, 03:49 pm »
I know I'm a broken record: but try ozone. It kills bacteria, mold, viruses, and oxidizes VOCs and any other carbon based chemical. I doesn't just kill mold, it dissolves them into nothing, so airborne spores are destroyed too. That is what is bothering you and nothing else can touch them until after they have landed and started growing mold again. That's what makes you sick, when they hatch on your mucus membranes and overload your immune system. You want to destroy spores before they get into you to reduce the toxin load and feel better. 

Your mold problem is confirmed, you know the roof was leaking. The wet wood has been infected with mold, so mold will always be in that wood, and will always infect your house until that wood in the walls is replaced, which will probably never happen. Winter dries out the mold slime and causes it to make spores. Ime, these are the strongest mold toxin. Spores go everywhere the air goes and will hatch wherever they find moisture, which is your exposed mucus membranes, raising the immune system load which makes you feel bad if your immunity is not high enough to handle the toxins that mold excretes. It is believed that black mold aspergilis nigris living inside a cell is a necessary ingredient in turning a healthy cell into cancer. Every cancer cell biopsy cultures this mold. This is the black mold that grows on wet wood and sheetrock paper.

Last time you were going to DIY an ozone generator but that doesn't make adequate quantity and why fuck around when you are trying to protect yourself from humans' #1 natural enemy? They have you on the ropes, you need a nuke. You need to flood the house with it, so you need a strong commercial machine. Once you see what it can do you will use it often for the rest of your life. You have compromised immunity or you wouldn't be reactive so badly, so the ozone machine will ease your symptoms while you work to rebuild your immunity.

It can knock down the smell of aldehyde latex paint if it is high enough mg/hour. Mine is this one, only 1800mg/h max setting. I put it in the room I am painting and it makes it about half as bad while it is drying, but doesn't totally erase the smell like a more powerful machine would. I would sometimes like a stronger one, like when I visit a hotel room or beach rental with lying broker that says no animals and no smoke and newly redecorated but stinks like a swamp. Mine stops everyone's sneezing but it takes a few hours and I have to run it the whole week. A few hours of 3500 or even 7000mg/h might take it down in one hit. When I bought mine, they were hard to find and all these commercial models on Amazon weren't available to the public. I don't know if they are well built since they are so cheap and made in China, but even if it only works for a couple months it will ease your suffering until you can get out.

If you have a problem with paint fumes (as I do), you should consider using potassium silicate paint. I had my new house painted with Roma products (local to use in Atlanta), and there was absolutely no smell. The guys who own the company say that painters often become sensitive to latex but don't have any issues with potassium silicate. I'm been doing some touch up projects with the wall and trim paints, and there absolutely no odor. And I am very sensitive to VOCs.