Shelby L
I have a health condition that results in me having constant headaches, but for the last 2 weeks my husband has been complaining about headaches and was sick to his stomach last night and i got a bloody nose for the first time in 15 years this morning. i was wondering if this could be due to carbon monoxide poisioning. i know the headaches are a syptom but what about the rest? i know i should buy a test but there is a huge storm here and i don't want to drive.
Answer
if you suspect CO, then you definitely should open a few windows, at least a bit.
Also purchasing a co detector is definately a good idea, but be sure to plug it into an outlet close to the floor.
seriously, CO is definitely not something to play around with..
My uncle died from CO poisoning, started the car in the garage to get warm, and accidentally fell asleep....
So, open a window, if that helps, you should get a detector. put it near your furnace if you have one that runs on propane/natural gas.
IF it is detected, then you should get a technician to come and look at your furnace, as CO is caused by incomplete combustion, not enough air for the fire, and could also be symptom of blocked/malfunctioning flue/chimney
IF you do not have a combustion furnace, its not particularly likely that you would have alot of CO in your house.
The quick answer? open a window a bit, get some fresh air, although if its -20 C or so like it is here, dont open it to much :D
if you suspect CO, then you definitely should open a few windows, at least a bit.
Also purchasing a co detector is definately a good idea, but be sure to plug it into an outlet close to the floor.
seriously, CO is definitely not something to play around with..
My uncle died from CO poisoning, started the car in the garage to get warm, and accidentally fell asleep....
So, open a window, if that helps, you should get a detector. put it near your furnace if you have one that runs on propane/natural gas.
IF it is detected, then you should get a technician to come and look at your furnace, as CO is caused by incomplete combustion, not enough air for the fire, and could also be symptom of blocked/malfunctioning flue/chimney
IF you do not have a combustion furnace, its not particularly likely that you would have alot of CO in your house.
The quick answer? open a window a bit, get some fresh air, although if its -20 C or so like it is here, dont open it to much :D
Do I need to worry about Carbon Monoxide?
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I have a very old gas stove/oven and baked a frozen pizza in it tonight. I thought I had turned it off, but accidentally turned it the wrong way, so the oven was empty on broil for about 30 minutes. I could smell gas so I went to check and turned it off. We are able to go to bed with a window cracked, do you think we need to worry about Carbon Monoxide from the gas oven? I've never smelled it quite so strong as I did before I turned it off...
Answer
First of all, carbon monoxide detectors are not that expensive and they can and do save lives! Second, you can not smell carbon monoxide. That is why it is so deadly. People don't know they are being poisoned by it. Third, the more fuel burning appliances you have the greater the risk of one of them malfunctioning and killing you and your whole family with something that an investment of $30-$50 could have prevented. What you smelled may have been another dangerous problem, but it wasn't carbon monoxide.
First of all, carbon monoxide detectors are not that expensive and they can and do save lives! Second, you can not smell carbon monoxide. That is why it is so deadly. People don't know they are being poisoned by it. Third, the more fuel burning appliances you have the greater the risk of one of them malfunctioning and killing you and your whole family with something that an investment of $30-$50 could have prevented. What you smelled may have been another dangerous problem, but it wasn't carbon monoxide.
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