Something to be aware of drying clothes indoor

[rachelgalo]

Do you know that you should never even think to dry your laundry inside your home? And that the evaporation from your laundry can be harmful for your health? One man from Bolton, Craig Mather (43) didn’t payed attention to the warnings, and drying clothes inside his home brought him a lung infection. He went through serious lung problems due to spores of molds that occurred from drying laundry on the radiators in his living room. He was diagnosed with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis and he ought to take some specific drugs to fight fungal infections.

His doctor told him that his condition could become worse and that he must stop dry laundry indoors. Therefore, he did that for 12 months and noticed a significant improvement in health. This man’s experience is just one of many. Experts warn that drying your clothes indoors can bring serious health risks.

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The laundry, set on a radiator, can decrease the humidity level in your home for up to 30% and create an ideal environment for the development of mold spores. One batch of washed laundry contains around two liters of water that is released inside the house. Most of the people are immune to infections that occur in these wet conditions, or have a strong body that can fight these infections.

However, those who are suffering from asthma may experience breathing difficulties and problems with coughing. People with weakened immunity, such as cancer patients and patients with autoimmune diseases, can develop pulmonary aspergillosis as a result of the fungi exposure. This is a condition that can cause irrecoverable and sometimes fatal damage of the lungs damage. Therefore, we should all take seriously those warnings to not dry our clothes inside our homes, but always outside or in the dryer.

[debidoo]

Wow that is scary.  I was never aware of this information.  I wonder how it relates to drying clothes in a clothes dryer - for one thing we don't have radiators all our clothes we dry in a clothes dryer.  I noticed the last line said something about always drying outside or in a dryer.

[kimber62372]

Wow! Never knew that!! I only hang dry one or two items but never leave them on a radiator or other spore attracting items in the home! Maybe that's how my father in law passed! He used to do that often! Wow!

[sanglee]

thats not true i do it all the time

[countrygirl12]

lol.  People have washed and dried clothes inside their home for years.  I can assure you it will not cause you lung cancer.

[pmagalei]

Maybe in a different location and environment and whatever else is present in the man's house caused him to have the illness. I sometimes dry jackets in the house after the washer because I don't like to dry them in the dryer. Nothing has happened to me yet. But thanks for the information.

[makeblessed]

Wow, that is interesting, never heard of that; good information.  I do not dry clothes indoors and with this info have no plans to do so. Info, I will pass on to family and friends. Thanks for sharing.

[6265AT99]

Wow that is scary!!!  Glad I never did anything like that!!!  Good to know though!!

[vickysue]

rarely dry any thing in the house. I use a dryer in the winter time. But I love the smell of fresh dried sheets when hung out side. But also have to be careful doing it as sometimes the pollen is so high it will stick to the sheets.  or the wind is blowing too much and there is dust in the wind. Oh well I do what I can and when I can.

[natashaspy]

wow never knew any of that.  thanks for sharing it.  of course it's never occurred to me to even try to hang dry clothes in the house.  always just use the dryer.  definitely wont be trying it now.

[Nancy5]

Never knew that, but wonder if it's true.  When I was small my mom (and all the moms on our street), didn't have dryers.  They hung out in spring, summer, and fall but in winter had no choice but to hang in the house.  And before them woman had no choice but to hang in the house, dryers weren't even invented and in cold weather you had to hang indoors.

[Penwoir]

Now I hear that some people do not entirely agree with your comments, but I find them very interesting. My sister dries her washing on her radiators most days of the week and in recent months, her 5 year old son has started having coughing sessions which can go on for some time. She has taken her son to the doctors who say he may suffer from asthma or allergies, but is perhaps a little too young to confirm for certainty. I wonder if there are mold spores in her house as although she dries her washing outside during the summer months, in the winter months she has no option but to dry her clothes on the radiators. Thank you so much for taking the time to write about this topic.

[mrisha]

I may hang tops or jeans in my basement, but never regular clothes.  But again I would never hang my clothes outdoors because of all the things flying around and dust everywhere.  Nope, no way, uh uh.

[lguzman1]

WOW nice to know that. Never thought that drying clothes indoor would be harmful to your health. Thanks for the Info.

[darkxtsuna]

My brother dries his clothes indoor half the time and I don't see much damage at all.