Alycia's cough is not getting any better. The phlegm has increased and keeps irritating her throat till she keeps puking. Daddy brought her to see the paed again today and the dr. prescribed her with more medicine! She is finishing her antibiotics today but because she's not getting any better, the dr. gave her another bottle of antibiotics and she has to eat it for another 2 days. She was also given a new cough syrup and a new syrup for the phlegm.
One of my readers informed me today that Alycia's constant illness could be caused by moulds in the house. She recently found out that her kids' constant illness and her constant cough were caused by allergies - moulds on the mattress, pillows, bolsters and walls. There could be some truth to it as the paed had told me before that Alycia has sensitive throat and nose and is also allergic to 'something in the environment'. Hubby is thinking of buying the latest Sharp air purifier cum air humidifier but it's freaking expensive at RM1,600! I've just checked the pillows that the gals normally sleep on downstairs and have discarded two pillows that have yellow dots (could be mould) on them. Will be going upstairs to check their pillows and bolsters later to have another round of investigation!
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i'm all phlegmy too though my cough isn't that bad.
i heard many people say that the rainbow vacuum does a fantastic dust-free job, but it cost a bomb.
but kids tends to get lenghty cough once in a while, hope this is nothin too serious for alycia.
Have you had any allergy panels done on her ? I am curious as to what "in the environment" the doctor assumes she is allegic to.
Mold can cause some allergic response or respiratory irritation. Assuming she's healthy, with a normal immune system I think looking at the more severe possibilities of mold would be an extreme leap of the imagination.
I would hesistate on purchasing a humidifier though, if it is mold a humidifer will increase it.
Is her room or your house every damp or overly humid?
What type of climate do you live in?
Does your house have central heating or air conditionning?
If you have some time and don't mind answering a few questions you may be able to elimiate or suggest possiblilities for indoor air problems (if any).
Aloha,
Edwin
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Yup, my sis invest in Rainbow vaccum which can suck all the dust/mould/etc, from the mattress,pillow, etc....and it is using water based which mean while it perform the duty, all the dust, hair, mould, will go into water without being blow back to air....and it cost around RM7K if I'm not mistaken...
Edwin...we live in a tropical climate. My kids sleep in an air-conditioned room at night with temperature set to 23 degree Celsius. With the air cond turned on, the air can be pretty drying.
I doubt their room is damp but one thing that's lacking is ventilation and fresh air. Our house is facing the main road, so it's pretty dusty, that's why the windows are always closed at night.
Our paed said that there could be dust mites or certain things in the room which the gals are allergic to.
I change the kids' bedsheet and comforter covers every week. The floor and tables are also wiped everyday.
The other thing that I suspect to be the culprit is the ceiling. It looks like asbestos ceiling (though not really sure if it's asbestos or not) and one part of the ceiling has turned yellow and looks damp. It could be leaking previously and the previous house owner could have already fixed it. Maybe we shd change that part of the asbestos there. I know asbestos is toxic and harmful for one's health. Anyway, we will be moving out of the house by year's end.
With the info I have provided, I hope you will be able to give me your insights.
Thanks
Leena & Mamajo... i've heard of that too.... but RM7k for a vacuum cleaner? Freaking freaking expensive!!
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