Mental, Neurological and Respiratory: Black Mold Symptoms - Mold Inspection Manalapan

Mental, Neurological and Respiratory: Black Mold Symptoms - There’s really no way to tell if the mold you find in your home or business is harmless mold or deadly mold. The only conclusive way is to hire a professional to conduct a mold inspection. Yes, many types of mold are relatively harmless in small quantities, but others – such as toxic black mold, can be deadly over long-term exposure. Also known as stachybotrys chartarum, black mold causes adverse health risks, from neurological to respiratory to mental.

Neurological

Neuropsychological testing in regards to toxic black mold can show symptoms that are in line with mild traumatic brain injury. That’s what makes it so difficult to diagnose. Exposure may cause a variety of neurological and nervous disorders like tingling, shaking, and numbness in the extremities. Additional symptoms include:

• Forgetfulness
• Depression
• Nervousness
• Poor balance
• Chronic fatigue
• Headaches
• Trouble concentrating
• Peripheral neuropathy

Respiratory

Respiratory ailments are quite common with exposure to toxic black mold. They may display like exacerbated symptoms of asthma or allergies at first, but the symptoms can get a lot worse over time – especially where toxic black mode is concerned.

The toxic black mold spores and mycotoxins lodge in a person’s mucous membranes, causing an irritated throat, mouth, and nasal cavity. More symptoms include:

• Stuffy nose
• Nose bleeds
• Shortness of breath
• Wheezing
• Pulmonary edema
• Pulmonary hemorrhage
• Bleeding gums
• Runny/itchy nose
• Coughing
• Sore throat

Mental

The neurotoxic spores of black mold essentially kill off neurons in the brain, causing mental problems, nervous disorders and personality changes. Check out more symptoms that can point to toxic black mold exposure:

• Slow reflexes
• Confusion
• Short attention span
• Difficulty concentrating
• Disorientation
• Dizziness
• Seizures
• Depression
• Aggression
• Numbness
• Trembling
• Memory loss
• Impaired learning
• Hallucinations
• Shock
• Anxiety
• Tingling
• Shaking

Not everyone will display the same symptoms. In addition, symptoms can be indicative of many other ailments and diseases, which makes it even more difficult to diagnose and treat. Many doctors even mistakenly suggest their patients are suffering from psychological problems. Even with a battery of health tests to try and diagnose the problem, it can take many months or years to come up with an answer.

Symptoms may begin with mild sneezing and wheezing, quickly progressing to constant headaches and fatigue, memory loss, weight loss, and vomiting. The longer the person is exposed to black mold, the worse the end stage symptoms can be: blindness, brain damage, bleeding lungs, cancer and, ultimately, death. The symptoms are directly correlated to the level and length of exposure, which is why you need to detect black mold’s presence early, get it tested, and have it safely removed.

Before attempting to remove mold on your own, call a mold testing specialist at Stock Environmental Consulting for peace of mind. It’s always a good idea to let the professionals handle it just in case your home or business is infested with toxic black mold.