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I on a stove and the gas was out for like one hour without me knowing. but now it's off. will the gas be bad for my lungs? will it destroy my voice?

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Dr. Alexander Gorup answered

Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Combustible: The real danger is serious risk of explosion. Second to that is risk of asphyxiation, suffocating from lack of oxygen.

Answered 3/25/2014

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