Exposure to Black Mold Causing AA?

Hi there everyone! I haven't written in a while ~ I've been busy with work & being a Mommy. Does anyone feel that their possible exposure to Black Mold may have contributed to or caused AA? I noticed a black substance covering a large portion of the chalking in the shower the kids use. The cleaning lady tried to say we just needed new chalking (she cleaned for us the past four years ~ beginning one year prior to my daughter's first AA diagnosis). A few months ago, I let the cleaning lady go, and started cleaning my own bathrooms. I thought that the substance might be black mold. I poured bleech over those areas, and within moments, the black substance was gone! It was mold!! I'm hoping to gut that bathroom this winter, hang new sheetrock & start over with a completely free-of-mold bathroom. My house was built in the 1940s, so I believe the possiblity of a mold problem could exist in that bathroom ~ I haven't found any type of mold anywhere else in the house. Oh yeah, six months ago, my husband and I ripped the carpets out of the house and had the hardwood floors redone, as we had heard mold spores can grow in old carpets. Do you have any thoughts regarding black mold? I read on the internet that black mold can cause hairloss. Let me know what you think. Take care & have a super good day!

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Permalink Reply by Siella scott on February 28, 2017 at 6:43am
Wow! Black mold can cause a lot of havoc. What is a person to do if it is there but no $s for repairs and health will not permit diy... just sounding off I guess. I need to have inspection to see if it's there.
Permalink Reply by Stacie on February 18, 2017 at 1:27am

There's no proven link between black mold and hair loss.  I'm not saying that mold in your house doesn't have the capacity to cause health problems - it certainly does - but for hair loss to be your only or your biggest/most noticeable symptom is not at all likely.  Here is the CDC's FAQ on mold exposure: https://www.cdc.gov/mold/faqs.htm

There are a lot of very shady characters in the mold business who emphasize mold as the source of all things bad in one's life.  They base this on vague anecdotal evidence and pseudoscience.

By way of example, there are folks in the black mold community who encourage customers to undergo mycotoxin urine tests.  Urine mycotoxin testing is not accepted by any reputable scientific body.  For example, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, and the Center for Disease Control and Prevent’sion National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health have all stated that urine mycotoxin testing is not useful.  The CDC calls urine mold tests “inappropriate” and “unvalidated.”   See, e.g., http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6406a7.htm 

One of the most popular urine mycotoxin tests is through BioTrek Labs, which is facing major scam allegations.  Its founder/owner is under investigation by at least one state medical board, if not more, for fraud related to the testing methodology and materials of these urine mycotoxin tests.  He was the subject of a major expose in Atlanta in 2016; the expose revealed that he was mixing the mycotoxin panel test chemicals in non-sterile conditions in the laundry room of an old house in Gainesville, Florida. 


A lot of mold "doctors" are actually written up on Quackwatch: http://www.quackwatch.org/index.html

So, all of this is just to say: Be careful.  Be wary of folks who try to scare you with fringe science or proof that is largely based on anecdotal evidence, rather than accepted scientific studies.  Be wary of anyone who says that they understand and can treat your issues better than the mainstream medical and scientific communities.  Do your research on the folks who are testing and the tests that they are using.  Ask questions.  If they're bothered by questions or can't answer questions in a straightforward, educated way, be suspicious.

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