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  2. Inhalant - Wikipedia

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    Inhalant. Inhalants are a broad range of household and industrial chemicals whose volatile vapors or pressurized gases can be concentrated and breathed in via the nose or mouth to produce intoxication, in a manner not intended by the manufacturer.

  3. Oxygen toxicity - Wikipedia

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    Oxygen toxicity is a condition resulting from the harmful effects of breathing molecular oxygen ( O. 2) at increased partial pressures. Severe cases can result in cell damage and death, with effects most often seen in the central nervous system, lungs, and eyes. Historically, the central nervous system condition was called the Paul Bert effect ...

  4. Inhalation - Wikipedia

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    Inhalation of air, as part of the cycle of breathing, is a vital process for all human life.The process is autonomic (though there are exceptions in some disease states) and does not need conscious control or effort.

  5. Airway clearance therapy - Wikipedia

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    Airway clearance therapy is treatment that uses a number of airway clearance techniques to clear the respiratory airways of mucus and other secretions. [ 1] Several respiratory diseases cause the normal mucociliary clearance mechanism to become impaired resulting in a build-up of mucus which obstructs breathing, and also affects the cough reflex.

  6. What are the signs of “phone hand”? - AOL

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    Additionally, hand and forearm pain related to phone use can also be a symptom of tendonitis, according to Swain. “If you use a muscle frequently, your body will send blood to that area to ...

  7. Recreational use of nitrous oxide - Wikipedia

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    2O charger (bottom right), cracker (top right) and balloon. 3 liter can of recreational nitrous oxide to fill up balloons. Nitrous oxide (street name nangs, hippy crack, whippets, whippits or cannies) is a gas which can induce euphoria, hallucinogenic states and relaxation when inhaled. [ 1] Nitrous oxide is a neurotoxin and excessive use can ...

  8. A woman is suspected of huffing fumes before her car exploded outside a shopping center in Massachusetts, police say. Fire rescue crews responded at about 3:50 p.m. Saturday, July 22, after a ...

  9. Carbon monoxide poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Deaths. >400 non-fire related a year (US) [ 1] Carbon monoxide poisoning typically occurs from breathing in carbon monoxide (CO) at excessive levels. [ 3] Symptoms are often described as " flu -like" and commonly include headache, dizziness, weakness, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion. [ 1] Large exposures can result in loss of consciousness ...