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Is Chemical Cleaner Inhalation Causing Breathlessness Need Medical Attention?
I'm 44, 5'11'' 225 pounds. inhaled a mixture of bleach and some type of tile and grout cleaner, did not inhale long but was in a confined space, it's been 12 hours and I'm not coughing but still have shortness of breath, how long should that last before I should be concerned enough to go to the hospital
Wed, 6 Aug 2014
Hello, Good to Hear You. If I am your consulting physician I will advice you to do not worry. As you inhaled the cleaner in open space you have not develop much symptoms. The symptoms which you are facing right now is minimal symptoms. Do not worry for the shortness of breath. It will gradually disappear in a week time. You do not have to worry for going to hospital.
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