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Characteristics and causes of self-reported idiopathic environmental intolerances (multiple chemical sensitivity)
Keiko Itoyama Takashi Kameya and Kohei Urano
Idiopathic environmental intolerances (IEI) (formerly multiple chemical sensitivity) is a syndrome in which individuals report illness from exposure to low levels of multiple of chemicals. The purpose of this study is to provide information on the characteristics of self-reported IEI (sr-IEI) and the onset causes of IEI. We sent a questionnaire to 488 sr-IEI subjects and received responses from 278 of them. The survey results reveal that middle-aged women are the population mainly affected by IEI. It was found that most of the sr-IEI subjects have allergic symptoms; allergic symptoms were observed in 75.2% of the sr-IEI subjects and 38.8% of the non-IEI subjects. Most of the sr-IEI subjects were gunawareh or ghardly awareh of IEI before the onset of this syndrome suggesting that it was unlikely that the syndrome was self-inflicted. A majority (52.9%) of the sr-IEI subjects had been diagnosed by a physician. New constructions and remodeling of homes and buildings were the common onset causes of IEI (41.7%). However the syndrome was also caused by other factors such as indoor use of pesticides fungicides and termite treatments (16.2%); the use of chemicals at workplaces (9.0%); and outdoor air pollution and exhaust gas (5.4%).
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