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7 Surprising Triggers of Lung Trouble
Common pollutants, such as traffic exhaust and secondhand smoke, are well-known causes of lung problems, including asthma. But there are a number of other irritants—some of them found in your own home or car—that can also trigger asthma symptoms.
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Flour
When inhaled in large quantities, flour dust can irritate the lungs, so much so that experts have coined a term for it: baker’s asthma.
Surprisingly, this is among the most common forms of workplace-related asthma.
Many professional bakers who develop asthma are allergic to wheat flour (or other inhalable ingredients).
But studies have shown that even bakers who aren’t allergic can develop the condition, which suggests that, over time, flour dust itself may compromise lung function.
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