Potential Asthma Triggers in the Home
poppy johnson • May 12, 2020
Mold in the home in Central Maryland could be a likely trigger for asthma in many people.
Some people are born with asthma. Additionally, there are other people who later in life develop asthma, and who therefore become susceptible to asthma triggers that occur naturally in the home. Taking an assessment of possible triggers for asthma in the home will help to prevent these triggers for people who are bothered by typical asthma symptoms. These are easy to do recommendations to prevent asthma triggers in the home, but will also help promote a healthier living environment for everyone in the home right now.
The most common asthma triggers in the home are:
• Combustion by-products (cigarettes, wood stoves, fireplaces)
• Dust mites (droppings from live and dead mites)
• Mold (mold spores, damp odors)
• Pests and insects (roaches, rodent urine)
• Pets with fur (fur, pet dander, pet saliva)
• Second-hand smoke (pipe, vape or cigarette smoke)
• Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) (deodorizer, nail polish, paints)
The most common asthma triggers in the home are:
• Combustion by-products (cigarettes, wood stoves, fireplaces)
• Dust mites (droppings from live and dead mites)
• Mold (mold spores, damp odors)
• Pests and insects (roaches, rodent urine)
• Pets with fur (fur, pet dander, pet saliva)
• Second-hand smoke (pipe, vape or cigarette smoke)
• Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) (deodorizer, nail polish, paints)
It is suggested that in winter wood stoves and fireplaces in the home are routinely checked each year to ensure that they are properly vented to the outside, to prevent smoke building up in the home. Also, vacuuming carpets and the frequent washing of bedding will help to reduce dust mites in the home. It is also important to try to stop the spread of mold in the home, as it is highly likely that the mold will "travel" from infected areas to uninfected areas. This mold travel is quite common, and can make it more difficult to maintain a clean living and working area free of mold without the proper steps taken to remediate the mold from the home.
Whenever there is a flood in a home, there will remain some water behind that will seep into the walls, carpets, and even the floorboards. This is the water that can carry diseases, and it is not cleaned up readily with just using bleach in the region. A proper remediation of floodwaters will clean up the leftover water, remove all contaminants from the area, dry the floors and carpets, and take out any water stuck in the walls to ensure that no mold will grow after the flood has receded.
We are able to remediate your flooded basement, lower level, or any area of the home susceptible to water damage from over spills of water, such as in the bathtub. Just give us a call to ensure that your home or commercial space does not have mold growing that could possibly trigger asthma conditions in someone living or working in that environment. We are here for you, just give us a call 24/7. Call now!
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