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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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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

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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What Causes Chest Pain And Breathing Difficulty After Exposure To Bleach Fumes?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. 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.