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It is a common misconception that cigarettes affect your lungs only when you light a light. Often, passive smoking can harm you equally. In an interview with HT lifestyle, Dr. Kuldeep Kumar Grover, Critical Care and Pulmonology Head, CK Birla Hospital, Gurugram said, “Inactive smoking, also known as secondhand smoke, exposes the same toxic chemicals to non-smokers, which actively affect inhaling. Also read Expert by leaving tobacco improves health in only 20 minutes to 20 years: ‘The risk of heart disease is half’
Dr. Kuldeep Kumar Grover further shared how passive smoking can affect your lungs:
1. Secondhand smoke contains hundreds of toxins
Cigarette smoke has more than 7,000 chemicals including carbon monoxide, ammonia and arsenic. Of these, at least 70 carcinogen proves. When breathed passively, these toxins disturb the airways, reduce lung function, and increase the risk of chronic respiratory disease.
2. It pose a risk of lung cancer in smokers
Many people believe that only smokers develop lung cancer, but passive smoking can be equally dangerous. The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that thousands of lung cancer die between smokers every year in secondhand smoke. Constant risk, even in small amounts, increases significantly.
3. Children are the weakest
Young lungs are still developing, causing children to be susceptible to damage to toxic smoke. Inactive smoking in children is connected to asthma, bronchitis, ear infection and sudden infant death syndrome. Doctors have warned that even short -term risk can trigger breathing problems in sensitive children. Also read 10 Kalyan, Health Tips for people trying to work on quitting smoking and working on strong lungs
4. Indoor blanks make exposure worse
Smoking in enclosed areas such as houses, cars or offices, even if the windows are open. This third smoke such as toxic residues were left on furniture, curtains and fabrics, can continue to affect smokers for long after extinguishing a cigarette.
5. No level of exposure is safe
Unlike air pollution, where the level of exposure matters, there is no safe threshold with tobacco smoke. Even brief risk can disturb the lungs and damage the heart health. The only real security is 100% smoke -free environment. Also read Coupd cough: Identifying lung losses and tips warning signals to deal with tobacco addiction
Note the readers: This article is only for informative purposes and is not an option for professional medical advice. Always consult your doctor with any question about a medical condition.
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