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Mercury poisoning symptoms
Signs & Symptoms of Mercury Vapor
Exposure from Mercury Amalgam Dental Fillings
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Signs & Symptoms of Mercury Vapor
Exposure
from Mercury Amalgam Dental Fillings
1. Psychological Disturbances (erethysm)
Irritability, Nervousness, Fits of Anger, Memory Loss, Lack of Attention, Depression, Low
Self Confidence, Anxiety, Drowsiness, Shyness/timidity, Decline of Intellect, Insomnia,
Low Self Control.
2. Oral Cavity Disorders
Bleeding Gums, White Patches - Mouth, Stomatitis, Bone Loss Around Teeth, Loosening of
Teeth, Ulcers of Gums- Palate- Tongue, Excessive Saliva, Burning of Mouth, Foul Breath,
Gum Pigmentation, Metalic Taste.
3. Gastrointestinal Effects
Abdominal Cramps, Colitis, Crohn's disease, Gastrointestinal Problems, Diarrhea.
4. Systemic Effects
Cardiovascular, Irregular Heart Beat, Changes in Blood Pressure, Feeble or Irregular
Pulse, Pain or Pressure in Chest
5. Neurologic
Chronic or Frequent Headaches, Dizziness, Ringing or Noises in Ears, Fine Tremors (Hands,
Feet, Eye Lids, Tongue)
6. Respiratory
Persistant Cough, Emphysema, Shallow or Irregular Breathing.
7. Immunological
Allergies, Asthma, Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Swollen Lymph Nodes in Neck
8. Endocrine
Subnormal Temperature, Cold Clammy Hands & Feet, Excessive Perspiration, Muscle
Weakness, Fatigue, Hypoxia, Edema, Loss of Appetite, Loss of Weight, Joint Pain
"...The primary symptoms of mercury-poisoning are vague
psychic ones. Short-time memory deteriorates. You will find it difficult to concentrate on
tasks which require attention and thinking. It is easier to execute tasks that are well
known rather than to learn something new. You avoid social contacts which demand that you
get out of your introvert behavior. You loose your temper easily and switch between
different moods for no particular reason. Little by little, a more physical kind of
exhaustion is added to the condition. More and more effort is required to initiate
activities and sometimes break things due to inability to co-ordinate your movements with
your visual impressions (ataxia). Occasional headaches, minor involuntary muscle spasms or
ticks within groups of muscles can also appear. Hands and feet become easily cold, attacks
of dizziness or vertigo can occur, and periodically you may find it difficult to focus
your eyes and to see clearly. Joint and muscle pains, stiffness, lumbago and similar
symptoms often appear at an early stage. They can be caused or increased by low
availability of the trace element selenium. Nervous heart, sometimes accompanied by a week
pulse, sometimes by a hard pulse, creates a feeling of anxiety. You don't sleep well, you
wake up stiff and never feel thoroughly rested. As a whole you need more sleep than
before, and you are constantly tired. Some individuals develop pronounced intestinal and
stomach disturbances. Bloating is common and diarrhea can alternate with constipation.
From 50 to 200 micrograms mercury from amalgam daily passes the gastrointestinal tract.
There is usually irritation where mercury first interacts with tissues. The upper
respiratory tract easily becomes chronically inflamed and symptoms in mouth appear. The
gums bleed when you brush your teeth, red and white irritations (lichen, leukoplakia)
araise, blisters and sensitivity to certain nutritives develop, ypur teeth ache, the whole
jaw can become more or less inflamed, and some persons develop sinusitis. Metal taste in
your mouth is a direct sign of metal-poisoning (mercury, copper). The more poisoned you
are, the more serious and chronic your problems become. The piruitary gland will be
affected which often leads to frequent urination. When the thyroid gland is affected
secondary effects on metabolism can appear. Both glands accumulate mercury. neurological
symptoms such as numbness, hypersensitivity and paralysis exacerbate. It is often hard to
determine if the cause is in the nervous or circulatory systems..."
Other sources of mercury:
Cosmetics:
Title :
Update: mercury poisoning associated with beauty
cream--Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas, 1996.
Source :
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 45(29):633-5 1996 Jul 26
Abstract :
During September 1995-May 1996, the Texas Department of
Health (TDH), the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDH), and the San Diego County
(California) Health Department investigated three cases of mercury poisoning associated
with the use of a mercury-containing beauty cream produced in Mexico. The ongoing
investigation has found this product in shops and flea markets in the United States
located near the U.S.-Mexico border, and a U.S. distributor has been identified in Los
Angeles. The cream, marketed as "Crema de Belleza--Manning" for skin cleansing
and prevention of acne, listed "calomel" (mercurous chloride [Hg2Cl2]) as an
ingredient and contained 6% to 10% mercury
by weight. This report presents findings of a continuing investigation by these health
departments, the Arizona Dept of Health Services (ADHS), California State Department of
Health Services (CSDHS), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and CDC.
Title :
[Chronic mercury poisoning from cosmetic creams (author's
transl)]
Author :
Summa JD
Source :
MMW Munch Med Wochenschr, 117(26):1121-4 1975 Jun 27
Abstract :
Two cases of chronic mercury poisoning are reported. Both
patients had used a skin cream containing mercury for years which contained the latter
substance in various strengths (3%-50%). The creams are commercially available, usually in
20 g tin as a skin whitener or skin care preparation. According to the regulations in
force, preparations containing not more than 5% Hg in the form
of white precipitate can be freely obtained without prescription in drug- stores and
perhaps also in shops dealing in cosmetics. The limits of tolerance at which the first
symptoms of mercury poisoning may appear may perhaps have been already reached by the
regular use of freely purchasable preparations.
Title:
[Nail changes and loss of hair: cardinal signs of mercury
poisoning from hair bleaches (author's transl)]
Author :
W¨ustner H; Orfanos CE; Steinbach H; K¨aferstein H;
Herpers H
Source :
Dtsch Med Wochenschr, 100(34):1694-7, 1692 1975 Aug 22
Abstract :
In the German Federal Republic it has recently become known
that generalised disorders of chronic mercury poisoning (loss of weight, stomatitis,
hearing and sensory loss, emotional disturbances) have accompanied the cardinal signs of
nail discolouration and loss of hair. The mercury content of nails in such patients was
extremely high (1720 mg/l). The urinary level of mercury after dimercaprol injection was
1.97 mg/l, about 400 times above the upper limit of normal (0.005 mg/l). The poisoning was
apparently caused by the use of mercury-containing bleaches (about 5% and 6% Hg) which do
not require prescription and are marketed without any statement about composition or
possible side-effects. The cases are a warning against uncontrolled use of external
application of mercury-containing preparations.
Dental Health Risks
"Mercury from Amalgam fillings contributes 3 to 4 times
more mercury to our bodies than all the environmental sources combined."
Dental health Forums:
Dental Care & Amalgam
Recommended Books
Other Recommended books:
- The Mercury In Your Mouth---Quicksilver Associates, 10 East 87 Street, New
York, NY 10128. Tel: 212 423 3074 Fax - 289 3046
- The End of Cancer by Charlotte Dubois & John Lubecki, D.C.
- Root Canal Cover Up by George Meinig
- Toxic Metal Syndrome by Casdorph & Walker
- Dental Mercury Detox by Ziff
Dentists have the highest suicide and divorce rates among professional. Female
dental personnel have a higher spontaneous abortion rate, a raised incidence of premature
labour, and an elevated perinatal mortality.
Research has demonstrated that 100% of all root canals result in residual
infection due to the imperfect seal that allows bacteria to penetrate. The toxins given
off by these bacteria are more toxic than mercury. These toxins can cause systemic
diseases of the heart, kidney, uterus, and nervous and endocrine systems.
"Electrogalvanism is frequently the cause of lack of concentration and
memory, insomnia, psychological problems, tinnitus, vertigo, epilepsy. To name a
few."---Edward Arana, D.D.S.
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