Frequently Asked Questions
About Sinusitis & Mold

You probably have an allergy to mold. 16% of the population has a genetic trait that makes them highly susceptible to mold allergies. You may be the only one in your house hold that has the trait.

There are two types of mold allergy tests: Immediate and Delayed. The Immediate Test takes samples from the skin for testing. It is the test that most insurance companies will cover. The Delay Test requires a blood sample to be drawn and tested which is not frequently done for cost reasons.

People with Chronic Sinusitis more than 90% show a positive mold allergen result when using the IgG blood test. However, only 30% of the same population will show a positive result when using the Immediate Test.

Read the paper from Mayo Clinic which states that 93% for chronic sinusitis is mold related.

Yes, many people notice an improvement in these conditions when they clear mold from their body and their environment.

Yes. Many new houses sit in the rain during construction. To assure that your home is safe, test with mold plates. If you are not sick, mold counts of 0-4 are OK. However, if you do feel sick much of the time with fatigue and sinus symptoms, you will feel best when your indoor mold counts are 0-2 colonies.

Irrigation removes mucus and congestion and the mold (mold is the antigen or allergen causing the inflammation) which is causing your problem. Antigen (mold) removal is the single most effective treatment for sinusitis.

See www.fungalsinusitis.com for more details.

See www.sinusscript.com.

Thymates can boost your immune system by aiding in producing thymic protein A, which helps your body ward off infections.

Check your environment for mold. Remember mold (antigen) removal from you and your environment is the most effective way to control sinusitis.

The White Paper from Mayo Clinic established that 93% of chronic sinusitis is mold related. Mold can be effectively removed from your nose and your environment and in over 94% get improvement. See http://www.natlallergy.com/images/art/DennisJul03.pdf

The HydroPulse device is more effective for chronic cases. The unit is powered so it is better able to deep clean the sinuses. Nasopure is excellent for travel use and in milder cases.

CitirDrops is an all-natural antifungal botanical. When used in facial steamer, added to normal saline for irrigation, as a specially formulated nose spray, or taken orally for GI issues related to your problem, it will reduce the Candida in your body.

You may likely have an environmental problem. Your home, work space, and car should be checked for mold. Recurrent sinusitis after multiple antibiotics, and or steroids and surgeries is most frequently due to failure to clear mold from BOTH the patients and their environment.

We prefer a natural product containing a mixture of citrus seed extracts.

Probably. See environmental protocol instruction for information on treating cars. Treat the car and then test it for mold after treatment.

The daughter should stay out of mobile home until it has been treated and declared mold free.

Not necessarily. Some of the worse trouble spots have no visible mold. Use mold plate testing and monitor the way you feel in your environment. If you feel bad, chances are there is something in your air that is affecting you. If the air test OK, then "tap" test the mattress, pillows, sofa, carpet, and pets by tapping the mold plate media side down on the surface to be tested.

See www.microbalancehealthproducts.com.

You must find the source of the water intrusion and correct it before doing anything else. It is best to have a professional water damage company (like ServPro or other) do this for you within the first 24 hrs of the damage. Then dry the area thoroughly with a dehumidifier of sufficient size. Everything that got wet should be removed. This is the key for maintaining good health. Then affected area should be treated with a non toxic, natural product to clean mold.

Yes. This is particularly true if you have a cooling system that adds moisture to your air, such as an evaporative or "swamp" cooler.

Yes. The spores in the outside air are less concentrated and are less likely to cause problems. Few people are affected by outdoor mold counts. However the same counts indoor can make you sick. For example, you can burn a pile of leaves outdoors and everyone is fine, but if you burn the same pile in the living room, everyone dies of smoke inhalation with the same amount of smoke that was OK outside.

No. It will be necessary for a professional to remove mold and everything that got wet and treat to prevent further problems.

No. Mayo Clinic researchers determined in 1999 that 93% of all chronic sinusitis is caused by an immune reaction to fungus (Mold). In patients who have fungal allergies, mold causes white blood cells to attack the fungus in the sinus lining. In doing so the white blood cells burst, killing the fungus, but causing a pit in the sinus lining. The pits trap mucous, the mucous collects bacteria that cause an infection. When the infection is treated with antibiotics, the symptoms improve, but since the patient is still breathing mold in the air, when the antibiotics are stopped, the infection recurs over an over. The cause of the infection must be addressed. The antigen (mold) that causes sinusitis must be removed both from the patient and from the patient's environmental air for lasting wellness.

Yes. Carpets harbor mold. Cleaning mold from carpets is near impossible. It is like vacuuming your lawn. Mold and dirt gets trapped in the deep fibers of the carpet and cannot be effectively controlled long term. So in the areas where you spend most time, the floor cover should be anything but carpet. Prefinished solid wood, not laminate (due to chemicals), or tile, or stone.

It is difficult. There are many mold inspectors, but few are trained in human health and really know the levels that are toxic to sensitive people. Of course, if the levels are extremely high, they know the air is toxic. However many cases of chronic sinusitis are in environments that are not toxic to people who are not allergic to mold, but are very toxic to those who are allergic to mold. Some industrial hygienist can give good advice and inspections and recommend someone to remediate the home. Moisture intrusion must be found and stopped and all items that were contaminated must be removed.

Either they did not fix the source of the moisture or they used toxic chemicals or both. Test the house and "tap" test the contents.

Polyps are tissue growths much like an oyster in consistency and the size of a grape. They are caused by the inflammatory reaction of the tissues to mold. So when the mold is treated and the air is clear of mold, the polyps have a better chance of improvement. However, if they become obstructive, they can cause infection and the infection causes more polyps. Surgery is necessary to relieve the obstruction in these cases.

No. In this case, the home is an environment that is likely to have high mold counts while the beach has a zero mold count on the ocean. Mold and Yeast (Candida) are known to cause cognitive problems in people with delayed fungal allergies.

Even after the source of the mold has been removed spores can still be present in the homes contents, such as clothing, mattresses, pillows, sofas, or pets.

All pets have mold. Follow the pet treatment protocol on our web page and do not put the pet in the bed room. Also pine straw, mulch, bark, old furniture, cardboard, and old papers are known to cause mold illness.

If mold is cleared from your body and your environment and you still have fatigue it is possible that you may have pituitary damage, which can cause low levels of all the hormones such as estrogen, testosterone, thyroid, parathyroid, cortisol, and most importantly Growth Hormone, which is responsible for cell replacement and growth and without which health, vitality, and energy is impossible. See Attached article above "Growth Hormone Deficiency in Fungal Exposure."

The researchers distinguish chronic sinusitis -- sinusitis that lasts three months or longer -- from acute sinusitis, which lasts a month or less. They say that the cause of the acute condition is usually a bacterial infection.

Antibiotics and over-the-counter decongestants are widely used to treat chronic sinusitis. In most cases, antibiotics are not effective for chronic sinusitis because they target bacteria, not fungi. The over-the-counter drugs may offer some relief of symptoms, but they have no effect on the inflammation. "Medications haven't worked for chronic sinusitis because we didn't know what the cause of the problem was," says Dr. Jens Ponikau. "Finally we are on the trail of a treatment that may actually work."

Thousands of varieties of single-cell fungi (molds and yeasts) are found everywhere in the world. Fungal spores (the reproductive part of the organism) become airborne like pollen. Some people develop allergies to fungi. The new evidence from the Mayo study suggests that many people also develop a different kind of immune system response.

NOTE: The products recommended on this website have been thoroughly tested. The Micro Balance Health Products offerings are ones that Dr. Donald P. Dennis has been instrumental in formulating and has seen great success with when used by his patients.