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Inhaled foreign body
Aspirated foreign body is a term for the inhalation of an object which becomes trapped in the respiratory tract, and may cause choking or may stop a person from breathing entirely.
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Can you have inhaled foreign body without having symptoms of choking?
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Is there a risk of inhaling foreign body accidentally through the nose into the lungs ?
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What sort of problem is an inhaled object or foreign body?
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How to prevent foreign body inhalation in cases of nasal foreign body . ?
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How long does bad breath associated with nasal foreign body last?
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How long would butane stay in the body's system if a small amount inhaled?
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What long term health effects is there in ingesting or inhalation of large amounts of Quicklime with silica to the human body?
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Can a small accidental amount of sanitiser affect you if it gets in a cut or you inhale it, if so is it possible for the body to heal its self against situations like that. ?
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Any benefit with rotating inhaled corticosteroids? I've strongly felt that finding the correct ics that works best for my specific body makes sense
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Gasoline fume inhalation effects on the body?
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What are the risks of an inhaled foreign object into lungs?
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Is daily doing of steam inhalation harmful to the lungs and body?
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A 22-year old male asked:
How to diaphragmatically breathe? What body parts move and which direction when inhale and exhale. Thank you?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I was driving by workers who were throwing branches into a shredder and I inhaled a lot of the branch and leaf debris. Will my body be harmed?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I have a chest pain when i twist my body for 2 days and sometimes it also hurts when i inhale. what could possibly be the problem?
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A 25-year old asked:
What happens when a foreign object inhaled into the lung if it isn't taken out?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I was in restroom for more than half an hour. Had inhaled smell from pesticide which someone had spray. Is it harmful to our body ?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Right chest pain changes from sharp to dull. More when inhaling slightly deep, and or when i relax my body fully. Been happening about a week?
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A 24-year old male asked:
I have an antifreeze leak. I can smell the fumes when i drive. I know ingestion is bad, but is inhalation of fumes dangerous to my body? If so, how?
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A 48-year old male asked:
I have occasional irregular breathing for a week now. When i inhale my body inhales more air than the normal pattern. This happens 1 in 90 inhales.
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How will inhaling nitrous oxide recreationally effect the body?
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If you are eating and inhale something like spaghetti sauce? How would your lungs get rid of the foreign substance?
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I don't drink alcohol sit around people who smoke does that affect my body when i inhale it if so what are the symptoms?
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A 20-year old male asked:
I inhaled plastic fume from toys i burned in my yard, The toys were 6 Lego bricks and a small toy, I noticed an article saying that it could stay in the body and brain, but i inhaled for 6 seconds.
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A 37-year old female asked:
Im taking amox-clav500-125mg .,can i use my albuteral inhaler ormy nebulizer machaine i was told no but i have been congested for 2 years and no body knows why so i have to use them to help catch my breath?
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A 57-year old male asked:
Will all mucous membranes in the body damaged by inhaling of pool plaster dust heal with time?
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If you inhaled ethyl chloride, will the gas go out from your body in weeks? Will it even go out?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I run in the park and today I ran into a family of gnats and possibly inhaled/swallowed some. Can they do harm to my body or go into my brain?
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A 36-year old male asked:
Got some pains in my chest when im inhaling. Just recently was coughing. Also feeling dizzy and body pains. What might be the cause and any medication that i must take?
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