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If you smell a lot of bleach and start coughing what will happen?

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Dr. Michael Zacharisen answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

Reactive Airways: If a person inhales a large amount of an irritant chemical such as bleach, this can trigger inflammation in the nose and lungs leading to symptoms just like asthma (cough, wheeze, shortness of breath and/or chest tightness). Usually this heals over time but in some it can take months.

Answered 9/3/2013

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