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Permanent Damage From Paint Fumes

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Dr.   Kerry Pottinger MD

use paint fumes to get high and they end up with brain damage from doing this. I might be having anxiety about inhaling the oil-based paint but I m worried about the fumes causing... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kerry Pottinger ( Anesthesiologist)
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra MD

I have lung damage. Could it have been caused by 8 months exposure to day and night paint fumes (with no ventilation), 60years ago? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

have caused permanent damage by perhaps inhaling a toxic substance. Non of the workers were wearing ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
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... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Piyush Ostwal ( Neurologist)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

I have had a week long cold and sinus infection and am not completely recovered. I was all set to paint my basement today - latex paint. Should I postpone the job due to the fumes? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Saumya Mittal MD

Car Paint Fumes and brain damage Background I live in a unit of flats and my neighbor was painting ... paint fumes gave me anxiety and I was worried about any brain damage that... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saumya Mittal ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale MD

expose of VOCs from paint can cause permanent damage such as nervous system, kidney, liver damages. I ... suffer from any permanent damage from that? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Timothy A. Clark MD

am certain I caused a some type of damage to my throat and lungs by not using the paint thinner ... respiratory infection or could the other effects be caused by the paint thinner fumes also? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Timothy A. Clark ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

paint, but I could smell the fumes from the other side of the rooms. Please advise if this is the type ...I am 5 weeks pregnant. Two times today I was exposed to paint fumes. The first... View answer

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

fumes for an hour and ever since then I have just felt tired and no energy. Could this be from having inhaled these fumes. I never knew they could be harmful. And now I am worried if I had sustained... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sujoy ( Allergist and Immunologist)