What is Sick Building Syndrome?

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‘Sick Building Syndrome’ was coined in the 1970s to describe the effects of the chemicals used in the creation or repair of a building. One of the hallmarks of Sick Building Syndrome is symptoms subside or decrease almost immediately upon retreat from the building.

However, Sick Building Syndrome can also have slower onset and recovery.

“Some people get it acutely, and that’s kind of a blessing because they know right away,” Stephen Davidson, D.O., practitioner of osteopathic and homeopathic medicine, said. “For other people, it’s a little bit more insidious over time. They begin to see their function decreasing and they don’t realize it’s from that environment.”

“You can tell if people will be in danger of being in there,” Davidson said. “I deal with a lot of environmentally sick patients who had to give up their jobs.”

Many things can cause Sick Building Syndrome, from carpet to cleaning fluids to pest control chemicals. Newer construction materials will also off-gas formaldehyde, which poses a major health threat and has been associated with neurological diseases.

Ductwork can also be a problem. It should be cleaned out every few years, and most of the time, it is not.

Food and clothing can also bring in harmful chemicals.

Sick Building Syndrome can cause migraines, stomach problems, rashes, decreased immune system, menstrual problems, back problems, bowel problems, kidney problems, pancreatic problems and other health issues.

“There are patients that may, over time, say, months or years, develop some severe diseases and not recognize this is from where they’re working and that requires some detective work to figure that out,” Davidson said. “All these things lower the human vitality and then that lowers their performance at work.”

When these chemicals lower immune function, it can prohibit the body from fighting COVID-19 and other illnesses.

“The better the immune system is, the better the person is going to function when exposed to a pathogen,” Davidson said. “You can have a person have a cold and sneeze in a crowd of 100 people and three people get a cold and the rest of them don’t get anything. The people who didn’t get anything had a good immune system and the people that did get it didn’t have such a good immune system.”

This also depends on the viral load, or the load of virus one handles in their body.

Air quality, nutrition, family life connections and other environmental qualities all determine the effectiveness of the immune system.

Airborne pollutants can also affect the brain and cognitive ability. They can get into the brain through the lungs, where they are then absorbed all throughout the body.

“They will not allow full oxygenation of the brain so it’s like you’re holding your breath – And first you’re comfortable, but then you’re a little uncomfortable and then you’re getting panicky and that’s because you’re not getting oxygen,” Davidson said.

This can cause hyperactivity or agitation because the brain is not getting enough oxygen.

“The brain functioning is dependent on good oxygenation and good circulation and these chemicals prevent that from happening,” Davidson said. “You get a wide range of problems. People will say ‘I go in this environment and I get agitated, I get a headache, I can’t think clearly.’ They leave, then they feel better.”

To prevent disease, it is necessary to revert to a natural way of living.

“You have natural lighting, you drink clean water, you eat good food and you have good air quality,” Davidson said.

Air purification is one of the most important ways to do this.

“I’ve had experience with the Austin Air cleaners for 30-40 years now and they’ve done a very good job,” Davidson said. “I found in my office that the other day I was getting tired, so I put an air cleaner in there and at the end of the day I wasn’t tired anymore. I’ve recommended it to several patients who have respiratory conditions.”

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