It can be very hard to tell whether you have a black mold problem. The list of symptoms of black mold exposure is long. It can be very difficult to tell from the symptoms you are having whether black mold is the culprit, because some of the symptoms can have many different causes.

One of the main symptoms of black mold exposure include, for example, cold symptoms, like a cough, runny nose and sore throat. Obviously, having a cold doesn’t mean you have mold in your home. But what if you have had cold symptoms for months that just don’t go away? That would be reason to start looking for a more unusual cause such as toxic black mold.

Another symptom of black mold exposure is chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS. CFS itself is very hard to diagnose, because its symptoms can seem subjective and vague. So in some ways this is more difficult, since you don’t even know for sure you have symptoms, let alone knowing what the cause is.

Other symptoms of black mold exposure caninclude hair loss, itchy flaking skin, headache, diarrhea, and memory loss.

The thing to ask yourself when trying to figure out whether mold could be connected to your illness is, Do I have a moisture problem anywhere in my house that could lead to mold? Have I had a recent flooding incident that could have caused mold?

If your answer to these questions is no, then mold is probably not the cause of your symptoms.