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Can Bleach Cause Pressure In Chest?
I don t have high blood pressure and never had problems before but I m on a seizure medication and I started scrubbing my floors with bleach and water. I started getting pressure in my chest and no pain down my arm and I m not light headed or sick to my stomach. I m just wondering if the bleach could cause the chest pressure?
Tue, 27 Jan 2015
Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM.
Bleach can cause pressure in chest.
Actually bleach vapours are causing it.
On inhalation, these vapours go in the lungs. And can cause irritation and inflammation. So reactionary edema develop and this can cause pressure in chest.
This is not true for every individual. It depends on
1. Susceptibility of individual
2. Amount of exposure
3. Duration of exposure
4. Underlying lung disease present or not
So you may have susceptibility to bleach vapours and this can cause pressure in chest.
Bleach can cause pressure in chest.
Actually bleach vapours are causing it.
On inhalation, these vapours go in the lungs. And can cause irritation and inflammation. So reactionary edema develop and this can cause pressure in chest.
This is not true for every individual. It depends on
1. Susceptibility of individual
2. Amount of exposure
3. Duration of exposure
4. Underlying lung disease present or not
So you may have susceptibility to bleach vapours and this can cause pressure in chest.
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