Hello, Wayne.

-=> WAYNE CHIRNSIDE wrote to CHARLES ANGELICH <=-

 WC> Took two years to emerge. Reason I'm pretty sure it existed
 WC> before was spraying the black mold in the bedroom AC unit
 WC> with dilute bleach turns it into a dead white mass and when
 WC> I turned on the living room AC it looked like it was
 WC> snowing from the white flakes that were discharges.

My guess - - if some of your health probs are caused by mold, I'd think
that the AC is a more probable culprit than mold on the walls.
Conditions on the evaporator fins and in the condensate collection pan
can get _quite_ disgusting.


 WC> Donna however doesn't seem to grasp the consequences of black
 WC> mold.

 WC> Constant ringing in my ears, severe and FAST loss of hearing,
 WC> inflammation that sometimes gets so bad the ear canal swells shut.

This is not a good thing.

 WC> Some days I hear only by bone conduction others it's pretty good
 WC> save I believe I've lost the high frequencies forever.

 WC> Compared to the back a minor annoyance.

I think it won't be a minor annoyance if you end up with permanent
hearing loss.  I think a lot of things can cause tinnitus, but
inflammation and swelling usually indicate some sort of infection. I'd
strongly recommend a visit to the doc's office sometime soon, rather
than a possible side-track of self-diagnosis and internet research.

While I'm passing out free medical advice, (prolly worth about what you
paid for it), from recent postings and emails, it is clear you are also
losing your near-vision. If your distance vision is still OK,  you may
simply be developing presbyopia, for which I know great relief can be
had by buying reading glasses. Since I break expensive glasses fairly
often, I now get cheap readers from Walgreens, where they sometimes have
a 2-for-1 sale. I get two pair - - one for arms-length "computer
distance" and a stronger pair for closer focus.  I supplement with mag
glass when needed.  Just like you, I can't read the jumpers on a modem
without using either the readers or a mag-glass.  I started having to
use readers when about 45, and have needed progressively stronger lenses
over the 15 years since. First symptom was that by the time I held
something far enough away to focus on it, I couldn't read the small
print.

Eyesight is another area where I think a self-diagnosis may not be too
advisable, as there are other eye conditions which can be a lot more
serious than my presbyopic "old eyes."

Good luck. - - -  JimH.

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