It’s summer here in Chicago, and mold is in the air. It seems like everyone I know is sniffling, coughing, and sneezing all day. Drug stores and low on Benadryl as busy Chicagoans stuff themselves with allergy medicine just to get through the day.
On Friday August 6, Dr. Leija climbed to the top of the Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park to collect an air sample of the mold in pollen.
The mold spore count was the highest he’s seen in five.
While the city suffers, there’s unfortunately not much a mold remediation company can do about it when the mold is outdoors. The mold we are experiencing today is the cause of flooding two weeks ago throughout the Chicago area. This has also greatly increased the amount of Culex mosquitoes, the type that often carries the West Nile Virus.
But studies have shown that if you typically come down with what is colloquially called “hay fever” during these allergy seasons then it was likely a condition that developed in childhood. Long-term exposure to allergens, like mold, pollen, and dust cause children to develop an overly-sensitive immune system. This causes an inflammatory reaction when exposed to allergens later on in life.
This is all the more reason to be mindful of indoor air quality in our homes and schools where children live and learn. Even though we can’t control the mold in the air outdoors but you can have a mold-free home with regular mold inspection and household mold removal.
Inspecting your home for mold should be routine. There is a handy mold checklist at Guardian Preservation that will guide you in checking some common and commonly overlooked places where water can leak and mold begins to grow. You don’t have to be a mold removal specialist to perform a basic but important inspection. Such proactive measures may end up saving you untold amounts by catching problems early.
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