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What Causes Sore Throat After Inhaling Spray Paint Fumes?

Posted on Fri, 14 Apr 2017

Question: hello. A while back I accidentally inhaled some spray paint while I was painting props for a show. Everything was fine at first but about 2 months ago I started to get these odd symptoms. Nausea and some headaches.At first I thought maybe I was coming down with something but now I wonder if it is related to the spray paint because my tongue is off white and there is an ink taste in my mouth. Should I be worried?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No, these symptoms are not related to inhaled spray paint.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
No, these symptoms (nausea, headache, white coating of tongue) are not related to inhaled spray paint.
Inhaled spray paint can cause coughing, chest pain, breathlessness etc.
Nausea, headache are from other cause, not from inhaled spray paint.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (13 minutes later)

then why am I feeling these symptoms and why am I tasting ink?

and you said coughing was a symptom. because I have been coughing a lot.

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (3 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You didn't tell me about coughing.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
You didn't tell me about coughing.
OK, let me know
1. Before how many days this inhaled spray paint incidence occurred?
2. What were your immediate symptoms?
3. After that incidence, after how mann days you developed nausea and headache?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (52 minutes later)

only been coughing for a few days did not think it was connected to my other symptoms

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You are mostly having gastritis at present.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
You are mostly having gastritis at present which is giving you nausea, headache and bad taste.
I don't think these symptoms are related to spray paint inhalation.
Do you have belching and burning epigastric pain?

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (22 minutes later)

what is epigastric pain?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (3 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Epigastric pain means pain in stomach area.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Sorry for using medical terminology.
Epigastric pain means pain in stomach area.
Epigastric region is below sternum, upper abdomen central area.
Sorry again.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T