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Is Passive Smoking Harmful?
Question: I am a non-smoker but live with a smoker. Are my cilia affected by this and will my ENT think I've been smoking?
Brief Answer:
Second hand smoke
Detailed Answer:
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You are concerned about the effects of second hand smoke on your lungs. There is data that second hand smoke can affect a person's health. There can be some damage to the cilia of the trachea but not to an extent that an ENT could see it on examination. Second hand smoke will increase your risk for asthma or reactive airway disease. I do not believe your ENT will say anything about you possibly smoking.
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Second hand smoke
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care concerns
You are concerned about the effects of second hand smoke on your lungs. There is data that second hand smoke can affect a person's health. There can be some damage to the cilia of the trachea but not to an extent that an ENT could see it on examination. Second hand smoke will increase your risk for asthma or reactive airway disease. I do not believe your ENT will say anything about you possibly smoking.
I hope I answered your question. Please contact us again if you have any additional questions
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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