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Effects Of Burning Rubber Fumes

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Dr. Sumit Bhatti MD

I have just inhaled smoke from burning rubber from wellingtons that my husband put to dry by the woodburner. The room was filled with smoke and the fumes persist. Am I likely to I suffer any problems... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumit Bhatti ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Muhammad Ali Rauf MD

The rubber or plastic feet of a trivet I had on my wood fireplace insert's cooktop melted. It took me several hours to realize where the smell was coming from. Two of the feet melted onto the stovetop ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Ali Rauf ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Rakesh Madhyastha MD

Hi, I burned a pot by accident in the microwave (the label safe microwave safe). the handles were made of rubber I guess and I inhaled the fumes for a couple seconds. I am beginning to feel light ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha ( Nephrologist)
Dr. Shoaib Khan MD

and was exposed to burning tires for approximately 45 minutes. I most definitely inhaled some of the fumes at fairly close quarters. I have recently been feeling lethargic, and although I exercise 2... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shoaib Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Chobufo Ditah MD

inhaled some burning plastic fumes but I will never really know, I can only assume I did. ...About a year ago, I was still smoking weed and came home one night with nothing to smoke out of. I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Akash Jain MD

had in in the microwave for 4 mins. I smelled something burning and took the sterilizer out to find that the bulb had melted. I inhaled some of the fumes, could they be harmful to me? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akash Jain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Veera Raghava Rao Buddha. MD

Our fan in the HVAC burned out in the middle of the night and we woke up to smoke and rubber smell at 5 in the morning. Not sure how long we were inhaling the fumes. I have severe allergies and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Veera Raghava Rao Buddha. ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

[Yes we were involved in a accident were a truck plunged in our living room tire spinning on couch produced a thick white smoke that filled house in seconds we were exposed to this n still living in home which turns our... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Gaurav Prajapati MD

My son put one of his kids plates with rubber around the bottom onto our hot stove. Is there any harmful affects from breathig in these fumws? We mg ot us and our three kids out of the house but there... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gaurav Prajapati ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

my son threw his sticky rubber toy on to our light fitting and did not tell us. We did not realise until we saw the thick black smoke. Some of the rubber was still intact and the rest was melted liquid... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)