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Paint Fumes Light Headed

Premium Questions

Dr. Swarnava Dattagupta MD

Hi, i was just spraying enamel paint out of a spray gun, i had a mask on, however i do not think that the mask served its purpose since as i was soraying it i became light headed. Whats the risks if ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Swarnava Dattagupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

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

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
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 throughout my life and wonder... View answer

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

concerned because I know I breathed in the paint fumes which were very strong. I m aware that some people use paint fumes to get high and they end up with brain damage from doing this. I might... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kerry Pottinger ( Anesthesiologist)
Dr. Ivan Romic MD

I just painted my kitchen counters with a VERY strong paint and the fumes are very strong I was in ... in there with the fumes since I didn't have mask. I have read where paint fumes can... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)

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Dr.  Nupur K MD

We had my daughter s (15 years old) bedroom painted a week past Friday with oil-based paint. she started sleeping in it on Wednesday night but is complaining of feeling light-headed and dizzy all the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nupur K ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vivek Chail MD

later I started to feel light headed with breathing difficulty. I do not have good sense of smell so I ...I was using a spray can paint a shelf and the area was not well ventilated and accidently... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)
Dr.  SHRIKANT KHAKE MD

I told these painters I cannot breathe oil based paint fumes. they said the fumes were not bad. my .... they said breathing oil paint fumes without ventilation was OK. help! ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. SHRIKANT KHAKE ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Ashok Kumar MD

Hi, I accidentally breathed in paint fumes from several feet away in a different room, the door to the room was closed but I still was able to smell the paint fumes, and I took a deep breath and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.   Nisarga MD

All day yesterday there were extremely strong fumes in my work place of polyurethane and paint ... in my lungs and light headed. The headache resolved with Excedrine. I am getting a little... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nisarga ( Cardiac Surgeon)