Carbon dioxide in my home?

Joe81

I woke up at 4 AM feeling dizzy and hungry, so I ate something and fell back asleep. This morning, my basement had a musty smell. I'm dizzy again. Could this be carbon monoxide?

Answer
Probably not, since Carbon Monoxide is odorless and basements normally do smell musty....especially following rain or heavy dew.

Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning also include confusion, terrible headache and sleepiness. I doubt you would have the ability to write a coherent question and you would feel more than just dizziness.

You can go to any large store (Walmart, K-Mart, Home Depot, Lowes) and purchase an inexpensive Carbon Monoxide detector. You simply plug them in to a low level outlet ( Carbon Monoxide is heavier than oxygen, so it is most concentrated at floor level) and it will alert you to the presence of Carbon Monoxide.

Carbon Monoxide and headaches?

Molly

The furnace in our house broke down a few months ago, We paid someone to come and fix it. He tested the levels of carbon monoxide in the air and said it was on the high side, very close to but not at the deadly level. He said we didnt have to leave or anything. All winter long, Ive had a daily headache. It goes away when Im not home but not long after I walk in the door my head starts hurting again. Its also hurting worse when I wake up in the morning. Could there be a relation between the high levels of carbon monoxide and my headaches? Nobody else seems to be getting headaches though so it could be something else.
Ive also had extreme shortness of breath for a few months, Drs though it could be a heart problem but all my tests came back normal

Answer
those are classic symptoms of poisoning....get a CO detector (available at hardware stores, WAlmart, etc) and test the air ASAP!

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