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What Causes Feeling Like Heavy Blood Flow To Cheek When Smoking?
Hi, I am a 27 years old man I just started smoking two years ago but from last two weeks whenever I smoke start feeling heavy blood flow in my right cheek above the bone, like the feelings of swelling but infect it has never been swollen and I never felt any pain. Is it smoking that s causing me that problem
Thu, 28 Aug 2014
Yes. Smoking causes circulatory changes. Mostly it is in the other direction, LACK of blood flow. BUT, the area you are mentioning ... called the blush area, is a common one to have things trigger flushing there. Mostly it would be either first puff or after smoking.
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