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Feeling Weird From Paint Fumes

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Dr. Piyush Ostwal MD

Is feeling ill from paint fumes psychosomatic? I get nausea and headaches from toxic chemicals like paint fumes, varnish etc. I have had a low exposure to chemicals... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Piyush Ostwal ( Neurologist)
Dr.   Kerry Pottinger MD

use paint fumes to get high and they end up with brain damage from doing this. I might be having ... still feeling concerned. I used an oil-based paint yesterday to make my own... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kerry Pottinger ( Anesthesiologist)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

I have had a week long cold and sinus infection and am not completely recovered. I was all set to paint my basement today - latex paint. Should I postpone the job due to the fumes? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Basheer Ahamed MD

I was painting most of this evening and knowy throat is scratching feeling. can the paint fumes hurt me. I had the windows open and doors. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Basheer Ahamed ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

Can paint fumes increase your blood pressure ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)

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Dr.  R.A. Singh MD

nauseated. Now I m worried that the paint fumes has affected me. I also have the flu right now too so I m not sure if the symptoms are related to the paint fumes. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. R.A. Singh ( Emergency Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  T Chandrakant MD

Hi, I sanded down some gloss paint without wearing a mask and then spent a day painting with gloss paint. That evening I had obviously inhaled the paint dust as had white paint in my snot when I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

thing occured the following am. Could the fumes from the paint do that? ...I m in the process of painting the ceiling in my bedroom, and the fumes are still strong as i go to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Timothy A. Clark MD

respiratory infection or could the other effects be caused by the paint thinner fumes also? ...I used paint thinner to clean a sloppy paint can and it s lid last Wednesday. Unfortunately it was ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Timothy A. Clark ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Suman Kumar MD

Can breathing paint fumes (such as in a factory with no ventilation) cause spikes in blood pressure? How can one tell if they are allergic to the fumes? My BP has spiked to 215/160 on several occasions... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suman Kumar ( Allergist and Immunologist)