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Inhaled Silver Spray Pain, Chest Pain, Tingling Hands And Feet, Sleeping A Lot. Anything I Can Do?
Question: inhaled silver spray paint 5 days ago.
the project took longer then I thought; to wear a mask.
its Sunday. still:
- hands and feet are on/off numb-ish and tingly feeling.
- sleeping a lot (slept all day Wed.) I never do this..
- chest hurts..
- especially back - between shoulder blades, front.. left side too.
(worried about heart damage.. )
Just 1 hour of spray painting an architecture model, so stupid.
I had a stressful..
and thought it was stress from that causing chest pain..
it took me 24 hours to associate it was likely spray paint..
as my feet etc XXXXXXX feel tingly"
so thats not so smart for a usually intelligent person..
and now wondering if i need to go to ER ..
or wait it out.. what could they do..
Is there anything i can do to get this out of my system?
take vitamin b12..
the project took longer then I thought; to wear a mask.
its Sunday. still:
- hands and feet are on/off numb-ish and tingly feeling.
- sleeping a lot (slept all day Wed.) I never do this..
- chest hurts..
- especially back - between shoulder blades, front.. left side too.
(worried about heart damage.. )
Just 1 hour of spray painting an architecture model, so stupid.
I had a stressful..
and thought it was stress from that causing chest pain..
it took me 24 hours to associate it was likely spray paint..
as my feet etc XXXXXXX feel tingly"
so thats not so smart for a usually intelligent person..
and now wondering if i need to go to ER ..
or wait it out.. what could they do..
Is there anything i can do to get this out of my system?
take vitamin b12..
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The exposure to spray paint fumes can cause symptoms like numbness in the extremities and chest pain. Most of the times these symptoms are self limiting. Since you have already been exposed, nothing much can be done to reverse the effect.
If the symptoms are mild then you can self monitor yourself for any deterioration of symptoms and take plenty of fluids and inhale deeply in fresh air or hyperbaric oxygen as most of its metabolites are exhaled out.
You can take some activated charcoal for symptomatic relief. The symptoms will gradually subside in 4-5 days.
Taking Vitamin B 12 supplements might also help to some extent.
Hope this answers your query. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Please accept my answer in case you do not have further queries.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
Thanks for posting your query.
The exposure to spray paint fumes can cause symptoms like numbness in the extremities and chest pain. Most of the times these symptoms are self limiting. Since you have already been exposed, nothing much can be done to reverse the effect.
If the symptoms are mild then you can self monitor yourself for any deterioration of symptoms and take plenty of fluids and inhale deeply in fresh air or hyperbaric oxygen as most of its metabolites are exhaled out.
You can take some activated charcoal for symptomatic relief. The symptoms will gradually subside in 4-5 days.
Taking Vitamin B 12 supplements might also help to some extent.
Hope this answers your query. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Please accept my answer in case you do not have further queries.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
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