Table 3.
Cause of environmental sensitivities
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Series of low-level exposures | 86 |
| One large exposure | 59 |
| Unknown | 20 |
| A physical illness | 14 |
| Scarlet fever | 1 |
| Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection | 1 |
| Fibromyalgia | 1 |
| Psychological stress | 1 |
| Combination of any of the above | 167 |
| Other | |
| Mold exposure | 10 |
| Genetics | 5 |
| Native American nationality | 1 |
| Living environment | 4 |
| Living above a laundry plant | 1 |
| Sick building syndrome | 1 |
| Water damaged building | 1 |
| Working environment | 4 |
| Art student | 1 |
| Renovations to workplace | 1 |
| Highly fragranced work environment | 1 |
| Scientist | 1 |
| Chemical factory | 1 |
| Printing ink | 1 |
| Postsurgery | 3 |
| Bilateral breast implant rupture | 1 |
| Medication | 3 |
| Antibiotics (prednisone and Levaquin) | 2 |
| Albendazole | 1 |
| War | 2 |
| Chemotherapy | 2 |
| Ofloxacin | 1 |
| Pesticides | 2 |
| Chlordane | 1 |
| Radiation | 1 |
| EMR exposure | 1 |
| Aspartame poisoning | 1 |
| Cigarette smoke | 1 |
| Contaminated water | 1 |
| Defective product | 1 |
| Mercury poisoning | 1 |
| Carbon dioxide exposure | 1 |
| Postmenopause | 1 |
| No chemical insensitivity | 1 |
Abbreviation: EMR, electromagnetic radiation.