My House Is Killing Me!: A Complete Guide to a Healthier Indoor Environment (2nd Edition)

Jeffrey C. May · Connie L. May

Dec 2020 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Peter Lerman

About this audiobook

It's a world we barely see, but it is teeming with life. In the dust of a typical house, carpet beetles, mites, silverfish, and other creatures live and die, producing allergen-laden dust. Meanwhile, stinky mold, bacteria, and yeast lurk undetected in heating and cooling systems. Debris dispersed into the air from these organisms can cause runny noses, itchy eyes, coughing, headaches, and breathing difficulties. Some people, especially those made highly sensitive by allergies, suffer from devastating health problems and the worry that, as one such sufferer lamented, "My house is killing me!" Scrutinizing house dust and air samples with a microscope, indoor air quality expert Jeffrey C. May has spent his career helping people identify what's causing their chronic health problems. In this thoroughly revised edition of My House Is Killing Me! Jeff and Connie May draw on the dramatic personal stories of their clients' suffering and relief to help listeners understand the links between environmental factors and human health. Explaining how air conditioning, finished basements, and other home features affect indoor air quality, the authors offer a step-by-step approach to identifying, controlling, and often eliminating the sources of indoor pollutants and allergens.

About the author

Certified as a microbial consultant and an indoor air quality professional, Jeffrey C. May is principal scientist at May Indoor Air Investigations LLC. In 2018, he was inducted into the Indoor Air Quality Association's Hall of Fame.

Connie L. May is a certified indoor air quality technician at May Indoor Air Investigations LLC. Together with Jeffrey C. May, she is coauthor of Jeff May's Healthy Home Tips and The Mold Survival Guide.

Peter Lerman is a narrator from the heart of New York City: Brooklyn born and raised. He has appeared onstage as Horace Vandergelder in Hello Dolly, Bobby Gould in Speed-the-Plow, the Governor of Texas in Best Little Whorehouse..., Jonathan Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace, and Lenny in Rumors.