Could Basement Sleeping W/ a Dehumidifier Lead to Illness? Posted: 05-17-06 14:09pm
My girlfriend is getting sick often, like
once a month or so. It is usually a
cold/flu thing or most often a sinus thing
(whether it's an infection or not). To
make matters worse, anytime she gets sick
her voice gets weak (or goes away
completely). You can imagine how this
effects ones job.
Her bedroom is in the basement (it's
finished off) and there is always a
dehumidifier on down there. Since she
never had voice problems or sinus problems
before moving into this house 3 years ago,
I was wondering if the basement and/or
dehumidifier could be attributing to any
of this in any way?
P.S. 18 months ago she had her tonsils
removed and 6 months ago had a deviated
septum fixed
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Georgia59
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Posted: 08-07-08 15:16pm
I don't think the dehumidifier is the
issue, but there's lots of other things in
a basement that could affect health- mold
being the most prominent (and probably
what the dehumidifier is trying to fix)
but also possibly radon? I'd say she
needs to get the basement checked out!
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