Pipe and Cigar Smoking Strongly Associated with Decreased Lung Function, COPD

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14 жыл бұрын

According to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine, the flagship journal of the American College of Physicians, pipe and cigar smoke may be more harmful than once thought. While some believe pipes and cigars are healthier than cigarettes, a major known cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the study directly links pipe and cigar smoking to decreased lung function.

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@x8263 Жыл бұрын

I would like to know exactly how cigar smoking is strongly related to COPD🤔 you don’t inhale cigar smoke into your lungs.

@awayfarer6813 4 ай бұрын

But your breathing in a cloud of smoke.

@x8263 4 ай бұрын

no you don’t, I never breath in a cloud of smoke.

@matthewnikitas8905 4 ай бұрын

It is strongly associated to COPD because of how it can affect the throat and mouth which is still involved in the act of breathing. And I smoke cigars myself. Doesn’t take a genius to figure that out

@zatarraii7234 3 ай бұрын

@@matthewnikitas8905 Mouth and Throat = UPPER respiratory. Unless I am mistaken CODP or the adverse effects refer to the LOWER respiratory tract i.e. damage to the O2-CO2 excange in the air sacs deep within the lungs. So how does a _genius_ figure out if smoking *cigarettes* that you DO deeply inhale compare with Cigars/Pipes (I myself am a Pipe smoker) where do NOT inhale the smoke. The only thing I can think of is if Pipes/Cigar smokers have the same COPD risk as those who get 2nd hand smoke exposure

@zenjirou 13 жыл бұрын

The article doesn't differentiate between inhalers and non inhalers. There was a large discrepancy between the risks for cigar smokers vs pipe smokers, thus pipe smokers were probably inhaling more. the way I see it, if you don't inhale this article doesn't apply.

@dosirakhatban8376 5 жыл бұрын

Another smoker's excuse. arent you tired of it? Just quit it bitch

@tomitiustritus6672 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, never met an inhaling pipe smoker. The magical word here is passive smoking. With a cigar or pipe, you are your own passive smoker. Even if you discard the COPD risk, pipe and cigar smokers are just as likely to develope tongue, bladder or oesophagus cancer than cigarette smokers. I don't want to partonize you (or you random reader). Enjoy what you want. I smoke a pipe myself, once in a while. But please for F***Ks sake, could you guys stop including other people in your delusions about the consequences of your favourite addictions?

@markwhite6719 2 жыл бұрын

@@dosirakhatban8376 lmao hahhahahwhat they dont realize is that the nicotine in cigars is 60 times greater then a ciggerette and it get absorbed through your saliva

@Deeddoo Жыл бұрын

@@tomitiustritus6672 yeah cuz tongue cancer is a major cause of death in America. Get your head out of your ass you pompous dork

@matthewnikitas8905 4 ай бұрын

“Inhaling” doesn’t really mean anything because even if you do not inhale the smoke the chemicals still get absorbed through the linings of your mouth and your throat. It doesn’t take a genius to figure that out

@theproplady 5 ай бұрын

They don't say how often the people were smoking. I imagine a man who smokes one premium cigar a week as a form of wind-down is at much less risk than a man who smokes five cigars a day...

@user-ln9zo2ji4d 3 ай бұрын

Have you seen the KZfaq Short of the guy who’s 100 years old and smokes 15-20 cigars a day? The show-host asks him what his doctor thinks about how many cigars he smokes a day, and he responds “My doctor is dead.”