Usually the normal first question arises: “What is a mold?” A mold is a living organism that belongs to the fungi category, according to biologists, but instead of needing sunlight to develop, as normal plants need to, a mold is something that grows in dark, humid places. Not to mention is something sticky, which might look like velvet, but the most important thing is that it appears on dead animals or on food that has been kept for too long, and it gives off a smell hard to handle.
The next question in line is “How harmful can these things be?” Well the answer is simple: as long as your house in kept in check, nothing can go wrong. But if you are a busy mom or dad or you have to travel around the world and leave your house unattended for too long, mold can appear. So here are a few symptoms which you might experience if the mold has been there for too long:
- Some molds also produce mycotoxins that pose as a serious risk to humans, by damaging the brain, if exposed to mold for too long
- Another symptom is the breathing problems, you have a short panic attack because you have a feeling that you can no longer breathe, you will cough and it might make your lungs swell
- But these are not the only problems; your eyes might start to deny your senses, so you will have a hard time to see well thus it might cause you a feeling of dizziness.
All of these problems can be averted if you perform a mold inspection in your house, in case you suspect there is something wrong with your residence. The inspection of molds has two goals; first is to locate the appearance of the mold at the exact sport where it formed, secondly, is to find the water problem which has caused the mold to develop inside the house. Yet there is one last goal for a mold inspection: to pinpoint the exact location of the formed mold, as you might not sense it right away and our agency is specialized in finding molds and eradicating them. So even if it is formed in a small quantity, we can find it and solve the problem.
Thus, it is advisable to people who have been affected by these symptoms or just seen a little mold in their house, to immediately contact Pittsburgh Mold Inspection Agency to solve the problem before it gets too serious.