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Posted by Gonk
Howdy 
... and she woke up with red, sore, itchy eyes, that just
got worse over a period of about an hour... and then stays
painful and itchy for a few hours.... it's happened every
time I've stayed round there... and it doesn't happen when
i spend the day around her, hugging her, etc. only when we
sleep in the same bed. |
You may be
expelling 2-butoxyethanol in your breath
It sounds like you are in some way
exposed to a solvent like ethylene glycol monobutyl ether
(2-butoxyethanol). These type of solvents can be expelled through the
respiratory system and the skin. (Gulf war vets wondered why spouses
were coming down with the same symptoms as the 'Gulf War Syndrome'
vets. I personally believe in comparing this group with those known
to be exposed to 2-butoxyethanol, that this is the chemical that
causes most, if not all, of their symptoms)
This is called second hand solvent exposure. I know of a chiropractor
who worked around a lot of people exposed to this chemical in 1989. In
1992 he developed melanoma eye cancer; in 1999 he came down with a
rare form of liver cancer; this usually mild mannered man became 'hard
to live with' He died this year. My theory is that he was exposure to
this chemical by many who were freshly exposed to it and getting rid
of it as best they can. Sometimes he was cheek to cheek in
administering a chiropractic treatment; he also gave therapeutic
massages.
Now this is especially why your sweetheart's eyes would water and burn
and that it would last for awhile: exposure of fumes thru the eye
membranes is the worst possible exposure The literature discusses
exposure to skin; not breathing fumes ... but the eyes are the most
serious route of exposure to this chemical. Did either of you have
urine turn dark? Did you also experience extreme fatigue even when
waking up from a full night's sleep? (If you even can sleep thru the
night.)
If you go for a check up insist that they do a 'retic'
ratio. Doctors
have not been finding the medical evidence most times; and actually,
don't take this chemical seriously.
But most important, you may have been given a 'wake up call' Check
everything you use at home and at work, and you may 'save' both your
lives, to watch out for any products that contain these chemicals and
NEVER use without goggles, & all the personal protective
equipment!
PS I also read some solvent
study research that gave a story about a man who had odd breath
his wife didn't like. She asked him to breath away from her. After a
year - the finish on the dresser he was breathing on - came off!
With too much exposure you can become sterile; there can be birth
defects. I hope that you have had a wake up call that prevents any of
these things from happening to you.
What kind of work do you do? Painters, those who clean or work in the
dry cleaning or plastics business can be affected. I believe it may be
the solvent in weapon cleaning compounds; some automotive products;
degreaser products.
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