When I got home around ten at night, it was hot as an oven and I could smell the linoleum floors. I opened the doors and turned the air conditioner and fan on high. After an hour or so it finally began to cool down. Interestingly enough, though, it would get warm throughout the night and I'd have to turn the air conditioner back on. Today, I feel somewhat shaky, am having some GI symptoms and have a strange sensation in my mouth and nose - which still continues and can only be discribed as feeling like I just smoked a pack of menthol cigarrettes (I'm not a smoker, though). Does anyone have any ideas as to whether these irritations are connected to my overheated trailer or if this is just a coincidence? My mom theorizes that it could be anything from the linoleum to insulation. Does anyone know anything regarding such products from a more scientific/ consumer knowledge stand? Could it be a possibility and if so, what can I do to conteract these symptoms? Any references are appreciated!
2007-10-24 05:24:19 · 2 answers · asked by fragglerockqueen 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Does anyone know how I can get rid of the symptoms or how long it will be before they subside? So far, I've heard that I should get fresh air, exercise, and gargle with warm salt water.
2007-10-24 08:25:52 · update #1
Manufactured homes have been associated with health problems from formaldehyde outgassing from adhesives and other materials. Overheating the trailer probably drove off formaldehyde and other volatiles, and that probably is what's causing your symptoms.
2007-10-24 05:43:50 · answer #1 · answered by injanier 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The overheating certainly could drive odors out of the materials that the trailer is made of. These odors can give you many symptoms. Fresh air is the best answer. Do some exercise outside to get lots of good air into your body. Air out the trailer.
2007-10-24 13:24:21 · answer #2 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋