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| My apartment is small. |
I have had a sensitivity to various odors for almost as long as I can remember. When I was a child and complained, my parents didn't take me seriously on such a trivial matter. As I grew up and went out on my own, I avoided the things that bothered me. As I got older, it got worse. I realized I was sensitive to many products and not just household cleaning supplies but to personal products as well. Especially perfume and lotions. The fumes from a propane refrigerator affected me horribly. I could not even sleep. It was worth living six years with no refrigeration due to that problem at my previous home. Now living in an apartment building means having other residents living in very close proximity to me. Sometimes things they do will effect the other residents on their floor or even the whole building. Noise, vibrations, odors, etc.
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| Mothball odor came from neighboring apartment. |
A few months ago I started being affected by the smell of mothballs inside my apartment. I smelled them occasionally in the past and thought it was from the lady across the hall. Now I know they were coming from the apartment next to me. The difference is the odor was so strong I could not stand it. It was coming out of my kitchen cupboards and near my bed and inside my vanity drawers! I wrote about it in this blog post, Much To Look Forward To As You Grow Older. After much research online I discovered that I most likely suffer from Multiple chemical sensitivity. Even when others don't smell it, I will and do. Makes me physically sick. I will feel it inside my mouth, affecting my tongue. Then a bad headache and nausea. Sometimes even dizziness or the feeling of fainting. Just from an odor or fragrance! I suffer very much in stores or places where other people are that wear various types of products.
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| Germ Guardian Air Purifier on my vanity. |
In my research, I discovered that an air purifier might help get rid of the mothball odor. So I purchased the Germ Guardian air purifier from Amazon. It has a "true HEPA" filter which means it is verified by testing that it removes almost, 99.97% of allergens in your home. Pet dander, pollen and dust mites. A UV-C light on it kills germs. A charcoal filter captures the odors. The product information says it decreases the dust, I will see about that. Having someone living in the apartment above mine creates more dust and I have to dust almost daily.
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| Bamboo Charcoal Air Purifying Bags |
It did eliminate the mothball smell, though it still was in my cupboards. I would leave one open and put the air purifier in front of it and that would work. I could not leave my cupboards open all the time. Upon doing further research I discover these Bamboo Charcoal air purifying bags on Amazon. I took a chance after I read they were even strong enough to take away the odor of cigarette smoke (though I live in a no smoking community). They come in a set of four and they work great. No odors at all now!
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| The second air purifier works great! |
I decided to purchase a second air purifier. The first one I bought was over a hundred dollars at Amazon. Then one of my neighbors had listed one on Facebook Marketplace. I bought it for ten or twenty bucks, I can't remember now. All I had to do was purchase a new filter, which I did. Now I have two air purifiers going in my small 338 sq. foot apartment. They works very well. They are quieter than my fans or air conditioner and are worth using if you have a problem with odors in your home.
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