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Manhattan in the Know: Treatments for Toxic Mold Exposure

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The Presence of Mold Can Seriously Impact Your Health

The Presence of Mold Can Seriously Impact Your Health

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, black mold and other varieties can cause a wide range of serious allergic reactions. If your home or building is undergoing Manhattan mold treatment, how can you treat your own health problems?

Over-the-Counter Antihistamines

Antihistamines are a traditional and effective solution for allergic reactions. They provide quick, short-term relief from a runny nose and itchy eyes, and they’re available in both sedating and non-drowsy formulas.

Decongestants

While antihistamines can reduce sneezing, they have no effect on stuffy nasal passages. Decongestant sprays can be helpful in clearing the blockage, especially at night when stuffiness can interfere with sleep. However, they frequently include sedating antihistamines, making them unsafe to use for more than a week.

Prescription Medication

If you need something stronger for long-term use, your doctor can prescribe medication. The Mayo Clinic recommends corticosteroids, which are more effective than prescription antihistamines.

Treating the Cause

Allergic symptoms result from inhaling microscopic mold spores, so you may begin feeling ill before you even know that mold is present. Once you have treated your health problems, it’s time for Manhattan mold treatment of your home or building. The CDC states that indoor humidity levels should be maintained between 40 and 60 percent to prevent future occurrence of black mold.

Efficient and Cost-Effective Manhattan Mold Treatment for Home or Office

Traditional mold remediation is costly, invasive and inconvenient. Our two-step MoldExterm treatment is usually completed within one day and involves no destruction or replacement of building surfaces.

Our cheerful and professionally-trained technicians will perform a thorough mold inspection free of charge. Contact us today for more information.

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Mold, Now Called a BioAerosol, Can Cause Hypersensitivity Disease

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Mold Spores Stay in the Air Causing Health Problems

Mold Spores Can Cause Hypersensitivity Disease

Health scientists have recently improved their understanding of why mold causes illness. As you may already know, you don’t need to touch mold to get sick, because you’re already breathing it in. Like airborne germs, mold particles infiltrate our indoor air as a “bioaerosol.”

Bioaerosols such as mold and other fungi are known to cause allergy-related illnesses called hypersensitivity diseases.

Hypersensitivity diseases take many forms depending on the type of mold exposure and the individual. The four most common mold-related illnesses according to NJDOH are:

• Building-related asthma: Coughing, shortness of breath, chest pains. May occur immediately or hours later.

• Allergic rhinitis: Itchy eyes and runny or stuffy nose symptoms.

• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: Fever, coughing, fatigue, weight loss, and other acute symptoms of pneumonia. Often comes back repeatedly.

• Humidifier fever: Fever, chills, and cold symptoms associated with mold or other biotoxins being dispersed by a humidifier.

Unfortunately, once a person has a hypersensitivity, just a small amount of the mold particles can re-trigger the symptoms at any time. So, if your home has a mold infestation you need to bring in our NJ mold treatment professionals.

Stern’s NJ Mold Treatment Offers Permanent Protection

Typical household cleaners can only partially remove a mold problem, and untreated mold spores can easily grow back.

Stern Mold uses a two-part process of antimicrobial cleaning followed by a polymer seal. We destroy the mold, then add a blocking layer so the spores will never cause another outbreak. You can breathe easy, especially because our NJ mold treatment doesn’t require breaking into walls and ceilings.

Take action to prevent asthma and allergy problems and schedule a free estimate for NJ mold treatment today.

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Other Health Effects That You May Not Commonly Think Would Be Caused by Mold

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Spring Brings Along Allergies... and so Does Mold.

Spring Brings Along Allergies… and so Does Mold.

When left untreated, indoor mold can cause serious cosmetic and structural damage to your NJ home or building, but it poses an even bigger threat to your health. How much do you know about the physical effects of mold exposure?

Allergic Reactions

Mold spores commonly trigger upper-respiratory allergic reactions, even in people who are not normally sensitive, so you may already be aware of this health problem. Symptoms frequently include sneezing, wheezing and red, itchy eyes.

Due to its impact on the upper respiratory system, mold exposure can aggravate and intensify symptoms in people with asthma. Inhaling mold spores can also lead to hypersensitivity pneumonitis, a pneumonia-like disease characterized by fever, coughing and fatigue.

Rashes

Inhaling spores is not the only way to be physically affected. If you come into contact with mold, the irritants it contains can cause an inflammatory response resulting in a skin rash.

Infections

Individuals with compromised immune systems are vulnerable to mold-related infections such as aspergillosis, which occurs when fungus is present in the lungs.

What’s That Smell?

Microbial volatile organic compounds, or mVOCs, are the compounds that give mold its distinctive musty odor, but they have also been linked to symptoms such as fatigue, nausea, dizziness and headaches.

The Stern Difference in NJ Mold Remediation

Killing mold is not enough to remove the threat. The infestation must be totally removed from the affected area. Our two-step MoldExterm treatment removes mold from all surfaces and includes a polymer sealer to prevent future reoccurrences.

Contact us today to schedule a free mold inspection and learn why Stern is the leading name in NJ mold remediation.

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Mold Spores Can Live for Thousands of Years Waiting for the Right Conditions to Grow

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Protect Yourself with Our Help!

Protect Yourself with Our Help!

Everywhere you look, our world is filled with microorganisms, which include mold spores. Mold infestations often start not because mold spores have suddenly invaded your home, but rather because the spores were already there — and now they have the right conditions to grow.

Mold biology works very differently than animals and plants. Mold starts with spores that can lie dormant indefinitely. Dormant spores stay inactive if they don’t sense the right combination of moisture, temperature, air, and food. When something changes, the dormant spores start actively growing mold.

Be aware that mold spores are probably present in or near your home already, so if you see any signs of mold, be quick to call for mold treatment. Today’s mold removal methods are far less invasive than traditional mold remediation.

Inactive Mold or Active Mold?

If you have found mold in your home, be careful. Breathing in the spores can harm your respiratory system regardless of whether the spores are active or inactive.

A free mold inspection can help bring you peace of mind. You might have found inactive mold, but it’s possible that disturbing it has actually activated it!

Do You Need to Treat Inactive Mold?

Any indoor mold should be treated, especially because seemingly “dead” mold might become reactivated by moisture. Proper mold cleanup involves more than just disinfecting the area. Spores should be sealed off so they don’t activate, and the conditions for mold growth should be avoided.

Worried about mold remediation disturbing your home? There’s a newer, more scientifically advanced way. Contact us at Stern Mold to schedule a free inspection and quote for our two-step MoldExterm removal and treatment system.

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It’s Time to Get Stern with Your Mold!

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It's Time to Get Stern with Your Mold!

It’s Time to Get Stern with Your Mold!

Is your home or building infested with mold that has resisted all of your attempts to remove it? It’s time to get “Stern” with mold using our proprietary MoldExterm system that is a safer, eco-friendly and cost-effective improvement over traditional mold remediation methods.

MoldExterm: A State-of-the-Art Treatment

Effective mold removal is a two-step process. All visible mold must first be removed, and then the cause of the infestation has to be treated at the source.

  • In MM1, the first part of the MoldExterm treatment, all affected areas are cleaned with an EPA-registered, multi-purpose antimicrobial solution that kills mold and disinfects the surface. Unlike the intrusive process of remediation, there’s no need to inconvenience your household or business by removing building materials.
  • During MM2, surfaces are coated with MoldExterm’s proprietary polymer sealant which incorporates the antimicrobial power of silver nanoparticles. This durable substance was developed by Dr. Leonard Pinchuk, whose many accomplishments include creating the nylon angioplasty balloon that is widely used today to fight cardiovascular disease.

While the sealant is water-soluble during application, ionic cross-linkers prevent it from being water-soluble once it dries. When conditions are right for mold development, the cross-linkers rise to the surface, preventing spores from taking hold.

The polymer sealant is so powerful that it remains active even under a coat of paint. We also offer a guarantee of up to five years for your peace of mind.

Contact Stern Mold for Safe and Effective NYC Mold Removal

Are you ready to get “Stern” with your mold? Contact us today to schedule a free mold inspection by one of our friendly and professionally trained technicians.

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