Chemical sensitivity & electro-sensitivity [View all]
People with these conditions are often ridiculed for having something that is "all in their heads." They are denied proper medical care, denied benefits when the condition becomes disabling and usually end up in extreme poverty. There has been research, mostly outside of the US, that is identifying the mechanisms involved.For those affected, keep the hope. Here is a current study that points to biomarkers in identifying the conditions:
http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/reveh.2015.30.issue-4/reveh-2015-0027/reveh-2015-0027.xml?format=INT
"Our data strongly suggest that EHS and MCS can be objectively characterized and routinely diagnosed by commercially available simple tests. Both disorders appear to involve inflammation-related hyper-histaminemia, oxidative stress, autoimmune response, capsulothalamic hypoperfusion and BBB opening, and a deficit in melatonin metabolic availability; suggesting a risk of chronic neurodegenerative disease. Finally the common co-occurrence of EHS and MCS strongly suggests a common pathological mechanism."
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