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What Causes Headache After The Inhalation Of Chlorine Gas?

Posted on Wed, 7 Oct 2015

Question: When I been over I smell chlorine in my nose and have a pain in my head after wards how does this happen?

Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Chlorine can trigger pain sensitive intracranial receptors.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.

Inhalational effects of chlorine can cause irritation of intracranial pain sensitive receptors in brain,which can trigger headache.
In addition,it can also cause vascular effects similar to migraine pathogenesis,sometimes causing migraine like headache.

Hope that I have answered your query.If you want to know specific details,please let me know as a follow-up query.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ajay Panwar (11 minutes later)

I am sorry might have misunderstood. I am not smelling from a bottle or anywhere need me. My sinuses are having issues where internal I can smell it when I behind over. My sinus will drain and that is when I can smell it. It is not coming from a bottle outside it is an internal smell.

Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Parosmia due to sinusitis.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for being in follow-up.

Of course,I misunderstood.
You are probably having Parosmia which is very commonly associated with sinusitis.Please consult an ENT specialist and get treated for sinusitis.Improvement in sinusitis will improve this abnormal smell.

Hope that I have answered this query.If you have any further questions,I shall be glad to answer else please close the thread,rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar