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Chest Feels Tight After Inhaling Bleach Fumes

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Dr.    Muhammad Sareer Khalil MD

now chest is burning a bit. I have no problem breathing just brining sensation in the chest this ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Shoaib Khan MD

have what appears to be the common cold with a light sore throat and a cough. Chest feels tight like it ...8 days ago I breathed in too many bleach fumes. My eyes watered and I had... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shoaib Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

I cleaned the grout in our bathroom on Saturday a few at a time and rested. I did mix bleach with a household cleanser. Yesterday I took a shower and my son says it opened up my lungs. They really hurt. After... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

Hi, Thanks for answering my question! I was cleaning with chlorine bleach in a spray bottle for several days, most likely inhaling a lot of it! I have had a sore throats since, with a white spot on my ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sumit Bhatti MD

woodburner. The room was filled with smoke and the fumes persist. Am I likely to I suffer any problems from this? My lungs feel rather tight and raw at present. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumit Bhatti ( ENT Specialist)

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Dr.  Ahmad Nazzal MD

Hi, I was scrubbing my bathroom & have inhaled bleach & harpic power plus fumes. I am concerned because I couldn t catch a breath & now my chest feels tight if I take a deep breath. Is it... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ahmad Nazzal ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

Hi there! I inhaled bleach fumes last night about 18 hours ago, my chest is till very heavy, not coughing much at all, just heavyness in my chest and breathing. cleaning the toilet with... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

her chest is tight. No other problems that we see. I told her to go out in the fresh air for a while. She went to bed instead. She still has the cough and tight chest. Whats our next step? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr.  Albana Sejdini MD

Hi, I was cleaning with bleach and all purpose cleaner in a poorly ventilated room and think I inhaled the fumes. Later in the day I had burning in the throat and a tight chest. Although this... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.       Harry Maheshwari MD

Hi. Yesterday I poured bleach down the toilet then 5 mins later poured harpic toilet cleaner forgetting I d already put bleach down. Started scrubbing and the gases made me choke and feel sick. I couldn ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harry Maheshwari ( Dentist)