I've often wondered what price my lungs pay for spending long hours in smokey bars. It cant be much different from actually smoking a couple. Can anyone quantify this damage to my suffering alvioli, or am I worrying needlessly? cheers
bevan
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Secondry Smoke Damage
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Most of the studies said that "second hand" smoking doesn't affect the lungs unless you're a child. But few others said that some damge occurs to the lungs even if you are a "second hand" smoker. Some have found immflamatory cells in a high numbers of smokers without pulmonary symptoms. A study from my students found alteration of Pulmonary Function Test in adolescents after being 4 hours in a Disco or Bar.
I think that even second hand exposure is bad for our lungs
Most of the studies said that "second hand" smoking doesn't affect the lungs unless you're a child. But few others said that some damge occurs to the lungs even if you are a "second hand" smoker. Some have found immflamatory cells in a high numbers of smokers without pulmonary symptoms. A study from my students found alteration of Pulmonary Function Test in adolescents after being 4 hours in a Disco or Bar.
I think that even second hand exposure is bad for our lungs
It IS Bad
Second-hand smoke IS bad. The smoker exhales 4000+ hazardous chemicals and 43 of which are cancer causing. There were 53 000 deaths in the US alone linked to second-hand smoke. There is NO safe exposure to second-hand smoke.
I hope I didn't scare you too badly,
Cheers,
Tyler
Second-hand smoke IS bad. The smoker exhales 4000+ hazardous chemicals and 43 of which are cancer causing. There were 53 000 deaths in the US alone linked to second-hand smoke. There is NO safe exposure to second-hand smoke.
I hope I didn't scare you too badly,
Cheers,
Tyler
And if someone is smoking in a public place and the smoke is going in your direction, burst into a fake coughing fit, works a treat. And if they happen to be smoking in a no smoking area, ask them to stop, and if they refuse, get abusive!
Matt (sick of paying for other people's addictions) Brown
Matt (sick of paying for other people's addictions) Brown
do you guys smoke?
Hey guys,
I started a thread a couple of months back regarding smoking and freediving (http://forums.deeperblue.net/showthread.php?threadid=25947)
I think EricF said it best and I guess it applies to second hand smoke as well.
Still curious, are the people in this thread smokers?
Hey guys,
I started a thread a couple of months back regarding smoking and freediving (http://forums.deeperblue.net/showthread.php?threadid=25947)
I think EricF said it best and I guess it applies to second hand smoke as well.
Still curious, are the people in this thread smokers?
Yes TM
Smoking has a lot of deleterous effects not only in the lungs (heart, arteries, cell DNA, to name a few). In the lungs it produces inflammation of the linning cells and it affects your expiratory and inspiratory volume, lowers yours vital capacity.
So, the answer is Yes.
Smoking has a lot of deleterous effects not only in the lungs (heart, arteries, cell DNA, to name a few). In the lungs it produces inflammation of the linning cells and it affects your expiratory and inspiratory volume, lowers yours vital capacity.
So, the answer is Yes.
Of course , in this day and age EVERYBODY knows smoking is deleterious to your health , be it first or second hand .
To answer your question , Blues : have been smoking 30 a day since 1980 . Only quit for three years1998 - 2000 . while participating in competitive freediving .
To answer your question , Blues : have been smoking 30 a day since 1980 . Only quit for three years1998 - 2000 . while participating in competitive freediving .
you know something, dont beat yourself up for smoking. I look at it like a phase of my life. I smoke therefore I am. wait a minute...
I didn't consider it a weakness, its just something I did. I quit when I didn't want to anymore. That simple. If we all went around hating ourselves for something we did in the past, there would be a lot of unhappy people in the world...ummm....If we continue hating ourselves for things we did in the past, we are going to continue to be unhappy.
TM
I didn't consider it a weakness, its just something I did. I quit when I didn't want to anymore. That simple. If we all went around hating ourselves for something we did in the past, there would be a lot of unhappy people in the world...ummm....If we continue hating ourselves for things we did in the past, we are going to continue to be unhappy.
TM
Well said TM....we can't change the past, and shouldn't worry about the future.
I smoked for 14 years until 10 years ago....drank gallons of alcohol, and a few other unmentionable vices, but I don't regret it...it made me who I am today, so cest la vie.
Cheers,
Erik the philosopher
I smoked for 14 years until 10 years ago....drank gallons of alcohol, and a few other unmentionable vices, but I don't regret it...it made me who I am today, so cest la vie.
Cheers,
Erik the philosopher
Aaah hell
I smoke - been smoking for around 5 or 6 years. I started smoking because I was in a very high-stress job, and then got addicted. It's not just a habit, it's an addiction.
I've been spearing for 11 years now, and my downtime took around a year to get back to pre-smoking times after I started. It's now pretty good, but I regret smoking every time I dive.
The main thing about mixing smoking and diving is that you get absolutely NO warning before a Samba or blackout. So I don't push myself to the limits. Bummer.
DON'T SMOKE !!!Don't even think about starting.
I smoke - been smoking for around 5 or 6 years. I started smoking because I was in a very high-stress job, and then got addicted. It's not just a habit, it's an addiction.
I've been spearing for 11 years now, and my downtime took around a year to get back to pre-smoking times after I started. It's now pretty good, but I regret smoking every time I dive.
The main thing about mixing smoking and diving is that you get absolutely NO warning before a Samba or blackout. So I don't push myself to the limits. Bummer.
DON'T SMOKE !!!Don't even think about starting.
When I was in medical school I did some research in a respiratory physiology lab and we checked pulmonary functions in smokers vs non-smokers. It is no surprise that the smokers fared much worse. What I found interesting was that non-smokers who grew up in urban areas (such as NY, Hong-Kong, etc) had pretty bad PFT's. Bottomline: if possible, try to stay away from any kind of air pollution.