How smoking affects your Lungs?

How smoking affects your Lungs?

Smoking regularly not only does affect your lungs but it also affects the functioning of your Lungs. Expert Pulmonologists at KRIMS Hospitals, (which is considered as the best multispeciality hospital in Nagpur when it comes to Pulmonology and Orthopaedics) say that 90% of Lung Cancer are linked with cigarette smoking. Smoking creates changes in the respiratory system which are reversible sometimes but most of the times they are irreversible. A lit cigarette releases chemicals called as carcinogens. The most notorious carcinogens include Nicotine, cyanide, benzene. Methanol, Tar etc. Many poisonous gases like carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, nitrosamines polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons etc are also present in cigarette smoke. Whenever you inhale smoke, the smoke passes through the windpipe and then reaches the lungs. Because of the toxic chemicals that are present in cigarette smoke, your lung tissues get irritated.

Smoking also affects the people around you too. Passive smoking is as harmful as active smoking. The exposure of smoke causes underdevelopment of lungs, asthma and ENT infections in children. Childhood cancer has been reported to occur in children who are exposed to passive smoking. In active smokers, the long term exposure of lungs to the chemicals in cigarette causes “emphysema”. The damage of lung tissues due to emphysema is irreparable and can be prevented only by quitting smoking. Smoking also leads to poor oxygenation of blood and breathing difficulties also occur due to it which gradually worsens smoking.

Smoking is also the main cause of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder(COPD). The smoke from cigarettes, cigars and passive smoking is causes COPD. Emphysema can be seen in patients who are suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder. The cigarette that you smoke shortens your life by 5 to 8 minutes. If one is a chronic smoker and above the age of 40, then his/her chances of developing COPD are higher. Hope that after reading all the ill-effects of smoking you will quit smoking and live a happy and healthier life. If you have any lung related problems that are caused by cigarette smoking then do visit KRIMS Hospitals, since it has one of the best Pulmonologist in Nagpur that could be found in the whole of Central India.
Location: Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

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