What exactly is Sick house or Sick Building Syndrome? Sick home syndrome is a term used to describe situations where building occupants develop specific physical symptoms when spending time in a particular building. Such symptoms often include cough, chest tightness, nausea, lightheadedness, throat and nasal irritation, fatigue and a number of other symptoms. The defining factor with sick home syndrome is that these symptoms are experienced while you spend time in a particular building. Once you leave the premises, the physical symptoms seem to rapidly disappear. When you return, your body once again begins to experience a physical reaction. And this can even happen inside our home! There are many factors, such as smoke, chemicals, and bad ventilation that can contribute to this malady. This is why here at Air Pollution Solutions we are very serious about air quality testing and products. Keeping clean air is so much more important than we even think about!