Symptoms of glass fiber inhalation into the lungs may be manifested as common respiratory symptoms such as coughing, coughing up sputum, dyspnea, as well as the symptoms of the corresponding diseases after causing inflammation of the lungs, tumors, pulmonary fibrosis and other diseases.
1. Coughing and sputum symptoms: after glass fiber is inhaled into the lungs, it will stimulate the respiratory tract and lungs, make the body’s immune system active, fight against this foreign body, to expel the foreign body through coughing and sputum, so the symptoms of coughing and sputum may appear after inhaling glass fiber.
2. Difficulty in breathing: glass fiber does not dissolve in water, after inhaling the lungs, it will be attached to the lungs, and it is difficult to be discharged from the body, and the lungs are an organ of gas exchange, inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide. So a large number of glass fiber deposition in the lungs, it will affect the normal function of gas exchange, it will produce symptoms of dyspnea.
3. Glass fiber inhalation into the lungs will destroy the lung tissue, easy to trigger, for example, bacteria, viruses and other lung infections, causing lung inflammation, there will be fever, chills (fear of cold), and even chest pain and other symptoms.
4. Long-term inhalation of glass fiber may also cause lung tumors, such as teratoma, misshapen tumor, lung cancer, etc., may have weight loss, hemoptysis and other symptoms.
5. Long-term inhalation of glass fiber may cause pulmonary fibrosis, i.e., lung tissue reticular fibrous hyperplasia, fibrous foci and other lesions, causing chest tightness, shortness of breath, wheezing, dyspnea symptoms.
Long-term inhalation of glass fiber is harmful to the lungs, it is recommended to get out of the environment or strengthen the protection, such as coughing, sputum and other discomforts, timely medical improvement of the relevant laboratory tests, if necessary, occupational disease hospitals for further assessment, compliance with the doctor’s orders and timely treatment, to avoid delays in the condition.