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Can I make my place safe to live in?
with William J. Rea, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.E.M.
WILLIAM J. REA, M.D. LIBRARY
with William J. Rea, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.E.M.
Dear Dr. Rea,
I just moved into an apartment after a year long search, avoiding new paints and carpets and the usual toxins. Finally, when I was out of time, I took this very OLD in-law, and now I can’t move in because I’m reacting to several things there. The stove and heater are antiques, from the 20′s and I smell gas that never seems to go away, even with windows open, and the gas company says there was a small leak, but it is fixed (from the water heater). It seems that the gas and old house smell (maybe mold?) permeate the walls. I can’t be in there for 5 minutes without burning lips and desire to get out fast.
I just moved into an apartment after a year long search, avoiding new paints and carpets and the usual toxins. Finally, when I was out of time, I took this very OLD in-law, and now I can’t move in because I’m reacting to several things there. The stove and heater are antiques, from the 20′s and I smell gas that never seems to go away, even with windows open, and the gas company says there was a small leak, but it is fixed (from the water heater). It seems that the gas and old house smell (maybe mold?) permeate the walls. I can’t be in there for 5 minutes without burning lips and desire to get out fast.
Will turning off the gas help, or what if these smells remain? Can an air purifier help in this kind of situation where I’m reacting so strongly? Others are suggesting this sounds impossible and I should just get out. I am sleeping on people’s floors while the apartment is just sitting there. My family doesn’t understand any of this, and they are helping financially. Even if I break the lease, I don’t know where to go! I have looked into hiring an “environmental technician,” but I don’t have that kind of money, in the hundreds or thousands. Please let me know what you think.
Dr. Rea’s response:
My opinion, based on many years of experience with patients in this type of situation, is that no one with chemical sensitivity can live around or with natural gas and expect to get well.
William J. Rea, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.E.M.
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- Basis for EMF Sensitivity Clinical Responses 1997
- Biological Mechanisms of Chemical Sensitivity 1994
- Breast Implants, Solvents, and Neurotoxic Exposure Can Be Related to Scintigraphic Abnormalities 1993
- Clearing Of Volatile Hydrocarbons From The Human Body 1988
- Cardiovascular Disease in Response to Chemicals and Foods
- Chemical Hypersensitivity and the Allergic Response 1988
- Chemical Sensitivity
- Chemical Sensitivity and the Environment
- Considerations for the Diagnosis of Chemical Sensitivity 1992
- Cyclic Phenomena Observed in the Environmental Unit 1994
- Diagnosing Food and Chemical Susceptibility 1979
- Diagnosis of EMF Sensitivity under Controlled Conditions 1991
- The Effects of Mycotoxins on Chemical Sensitivity 1993
- Effects of Pesticides on the Immune System
- The Effects Of Pollutants On The Non-Immune System Of The Lung And Cardiovascular System 1985
- Electromagnet Assessment Under Environmentally Controlled Conditions 1987
- Electromagnetic Fields, Part II 1989
- Electromagnetic Field Sensitivity 1991
- Environmental Aspects of Aging, Part I and II 1992
- The Environmental Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease
- The Environmental Aspects of Chemical Sensitivity 1994
- The Environmental Aspects of Ear, Nose, and Throat Disease: Part I 1979
- The Environmental Aspects of Ear, Nose, and Throat Disease: Part II 1979
- The Environmental Aspects of Neurological Disease 1996
- The Environmental Aspects Of The Post Polio Syndrome
- Environmentally Triggered Cardiac Disease 1978
- Environmentally Triggered Small Vessel Vasculitis 1977
- Environmentally Triggered Thrombophlebitis 1976
- Environmentally triggered disorders 1982
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- Evaluation Of The Autonomic Nervous System Response By Pupillographical Study
- Food and Chemical Susceptibility after Environmental Chemical Overexposure: Case Histories 1978
- Food and Chemicals as Environmental Incitants
- Formaldehyde Sensitivity
- Intravenous Hyper Alimentation 1995
- Inter-relationships Between the Environment and Premenstrual Syndrome
- Magnesium Deficiency In Patients With Chemical Sensitivity
- Natural Toxins In Foods 1995
- Neurotoxicity - Peripheral 2001
- Ovarian & Menstrual Dysfunction
- Principles Of Environmental Triggering In Disease Processes 1985
- Pesticides & brain-function changes in a controlled environment 1984
- Pesticides. Herbicides -- Health Aspects; Pesticides -- Physiological Effect 1996
- Physical Signs of Chemical Sensitivity
- The Plural Causes of the Gulf War Syndrome
- Progress On Persian Gulf War Illnesses: Reality And Hypotheses
- Relationship Of Food And Chemical Sensitivities To Acute Respiratory Failure
- Results of Treatment for EMF Sensitivities 1991
- Review of Cardiovascular Disease in Allergy
- The Role of the T Lymphocytic Cell Cycle and an Autogenous Lymphocytic Factor in Clinical Medicine
- Series Of Patients With Electromagnetic Sensitivities (Measurement) - Part I 1989
- Spring Pollens- How to deal with them without antihistamines.
- The Temporomandibular Joint Implant Controversy: A Review of Autogenous Alloplastic 1998
- The Temporomandibular Joint Implant Controversy. Part II: Its Clinical Implications
- Therapeutic Modalities Designed to Order Electro Disturbances 1997
- Toluene Sensitivity As Part Of The Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome - Case Report
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- Water and Health
- What is Neurotoxicity?
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