Asthma and Smoking – The Dangerous Combination

Smoking and asthma are related in a way that smoking intensifies the condition of asthma or worse still one can develop asthma problems. Experts reveal that asthma is more common among smokers than non-smokers. However, secondhand cigarette smoking is also said to trigger the frequency of asthma attacks.

About Asthma
Asthma is a condition where people have sensitive lung airways. Under these circumstances smoking can damage the airways significantly. The lungs are covered with a lining of hair called cilia. The function of the hair is to cleanse the lungs off all irritants, dust, pollens, etc. Cigarette smoke as a matter of fact damages this thin lining of hair. As a result a person who smokes with asthma also contracts chest infections.

Passive Smoking and Asthma
Passive smoking or secondhand smoke is considered very unhealthy especially for children. Experts opine that smoker’s children are more likely to be vulnerable to various respiratory illnesses and chest infections. Infact, repeated chest infections during infancy is a sign of developing asthma in the future.

Kids, Asthma and Secondhand Smoke
Secondhand smoke can affect asthmatic children in the following ways:

How to reduce the risk of asthma?

Some tips or steps that can help reduce the risk of asthma attacks are listed below:

Breathe clean to avoid the risks of developing asthma or increasing the pains to manage asthma attacks.

One Response to “Asthma and Smoking – The Dangerous Combination”

  1. Stacyy(: Says:
    February 25th, 2008 at 11:04 pm

    okayy seriouslyyy i agree with you guyssss. this is because my mom smokes and im sick of it, it hatee it. its gross. i wish should would stop. Its not helping me at all and i know that its hard fer her but still she could at least tryy(:

    love,
    stacyy=]

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