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What Causes Chest Pain And Breathing Difficulty After Exposure To Bleach Fumes?
About a month ago I cleaned my walls with a Clorox cleaner with bleach, 2 rooms a day 9 rooms. I’ve been having chest pains, trouble breathing, and feel like someone has their hands around my throat squeezing, went to Urgent care last week got 8 days of steroids in a pill form and an inhaler. I don’t feel any better
Thu, 7 Jun 2018
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Lot of these fumes cause severe reaction in the airways similar to an asthmatic attack. These also cause swelling in the lining of airways which may take 4-6 weeks to subside.
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Lot of these fumes cause severe reaction in the airways similar to an asthmatic attack. These also cause swelling in the lining of airways which may take 4-6 weeks to subside.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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