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What Are The Complications Of Living With Smokers While Suffering From Infant Heart Murmur?
Hi , My son was diagnosed with an infant heart murmer & is also having his breathing supervised by his doctors because it is a little heavy. His father is seaking visitations & sleeps overs when lives in a house of 4 smokers. How much damage can this cause my son which is only 11 months old
Thu, 17 Mar 2016
There are 2 issues. you mentioned - heart murmur and breathing problem- these 2 could be or not related to each other. You should first do an ECHO of heart to see what kind of defect he has and treat accordingly. Yes, passive smoking indeed affect baby's lung if it's very sensitive.
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