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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Exp 50 years

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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Exp 16 years

Perfumed Burning Plastic Smell

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Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

Hi! I burned a pot by accident where the plastic handle started giving off a strong fine. I was exposed to the smell for about 10 min. Can this harm a 20 week fetus? Thanks! ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Kathy Robinson MD

Hi there, I may be only about 5 days pregnant. My mother put a plastic chopping board in the oven for 20 mins. I came down to the thick fumes and smell of burning and melted plastic from the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kathy Robinson ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Saumya Mittal MD

I just woke up to an intense burning smell in my house. After searching for what it was, I found that the dishwasher had burned a thick piece of plastic, causing fumes aND smoke through the house. is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saumya Mittal ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

When drinking beer,my urine smells something like burning plastic(nearest smell I can relate) and then after a day or two it smells normal, It stays normal as long as I don't drink beer. I've been ... View answer

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

I have had the smell of burning plastic in my nostrils for several weeks as well as the odd headache these symptoms come and go, I remember having this issue in the past before as well but it just ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumit Bhatti ( ENT Specialist)

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Dr.  Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

my neighbor was burning plastic, The smell got into my house, I felt sick and asked him to stop. i ... smell and found him burning again. I have been sick for days . Is this from the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Shailja Puri MD

Today I ate a food which was backed in a over which had plastic plate burning in it . I thought burning smell from food and later observed it that it was from burning of... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shailja Puri ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr.      Svetlana Shrivastva MD

smell in it.when I took to sips of water I feel perfume smell in water then I left water. Now I m feeling burning in my stomach nd vomiting. I also have positive h pylori. Pls help me is it harm. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Svetlana Shrivastva ( Pediatrician)
Dr.   Phanindra Dulipala MD

Is chicken safe to eat if it was cooking in the oven and there were some black plastic containers in oven? They melted and there was a burning plastic smell and some melting on one of the pans.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Phanindra Dulipala ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Ashakiran S MD

Hi, I have a computer and recently a power supply started to overheat and it emitted a burning plastic smell, will that be hazardous to my health? I replaced the power supply but it still has a slight ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashakiran S ( General & Family Physician)