Question from Marcia
Hi Debra:
My neighbor who has had lung surgies and pulmonary issues for many years along with asthma recently got some new Ikea furniture for her bedroom. She also got a Chinese screen made out of painted white wood from another company. So that makes a big dresser, a round table by the bed and the Chinese screen all installed in her bedroom in one day. She immediatley got an asthma attack and has not been able to sleep in the bedroom for almost a week now. She did remove the chinese screen and put it in her garage, but the other furniture is too heavy for her to move herself, so it’s still in her bedroom. She wanted me to ask you if in your opinion you feel it will outgas in a fairly short time, or do you think she should get rid of it?
I told her that I would write you about it. My thoughts are that she needs to get it out of her house and garage immediately.
We would appreciate your suggestions Debra and of course from any of the readers. Right now she’s sleeping downstairs in her place on an old blow-up bed!
Thanks so much!
Debra’s Answer
I think she should get rid of it. In my experience, it takes quite a while for furniture to outgas.
I think she should get some help to remove the new furniture from her bedroom, air out the bedroom and move back in.
