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Do you have an older gas range, water heater or gas furnace? If so you may want to replace it for health / safety reasons. The problem is that we can't see the gas burners in these appliances and some of the burners may not be burning as efficiently as when they were new. If so, your gas fired appliances may be pumping out carbon monoxide. What may make this even worse is that most of us have range hoods that don't exhaust to the outside, but recirculate back into the house. And, most of us don't have carbon monoxide alarms in our houses.

Rather than replacing these items as a first step, I recommend that you have a qualified service professional inspect the burners and (and this is important!) use a professional grade CO meter (a testing instrument that measures how much CO is in the air) to determine how much danger you are in every time these appliances are used.

I also recommend that you install carbon monoxide alarms on every floor of your home and in the immediate vicinity of every bedroom. Remember, small children and the elderly are the most susceptible.

"Carbon monoxide (CO), an odorless, colorless gas, which can cause sudden illness and death, is produced any time a fossil fuel is burned. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) "The most common symptoms of CO poisoning are headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion. CO symptoms are often described as “flu-like.” If you breathe in a lot of CO it can make you pass out or kill you. People who are sleeping or drunk can die from CO poisoning before they have symptoms." https://www.cdc.gov/co/faqs.htm

CDC - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - Frequently Asked Questions