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Given the damp wall and your children's symptoms, this requires prompt professional assessment but isn't typically a middle-of-the-night emergency if you can limit exposure immediately.

Move the wardrobe away from the wall to allow air circulation and ensure your children are not sleeping in that room. The combination of persistent coughs and a damp, hidden mold patch suggests an ongoing moisture issue, common here due to high humidity and condensation from AC systems. The mold itself is likely contributing to the respiratory irritation.

For a patch that size with underlying dampness, a professional inspection is strongly recommended to identify the moisture source—it could be a small plumbing leak, capillary rising damp, or condensation buildup. Simply cleaning the visible mold without fixing the water problem will result in its return.

You can schedule a regular appointment for next week. In the meantime, avoid disturbing the mold (do not scrub or spray bleach, as this can aerosolize spores) and run a dehumidifier in the room if you have one. A reputable inspector will use moisture meters to find the source and likely recommend air and surface sampling to identify the species, which is important for understanding health risks and the required remediation scope.