Showing posts with label effects of smoking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label effects of smoking. Show all posts

Effects of Smoking (Disrupt Hearing)

Posted by Hendra Wibowo on Thursday, May 17, 2012

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Effects of Smoking (Disrupt Hearing) - Adverse effects of cigarette smoke to health is irrefutable, both in those who smoke and those exposed to secondhand smoke. Recent research on the effects of smoking shows teens that exposed to secondhand smoke have nearly twice the risk of hearing loss.

Researchers from New York University School of Medicine analyzed more than 1,500 young people aged 12-19 years who participated in a national nutrition research in 2005-2006.

Participants underwent blood tests to measure levels of chemicals called continine, a fractional form of nicotine. The teenagers also examined the function of hearing.

The results showed that teenagers who smoke or are exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to have hearing loss associated with cochlear problems. The cochlea is the hearing organ that serves to send messages to the hearing nerves and brain.

"This is the type of hearing loss that usually occurs due to aging or experienced by children who born with congenital deafness," said Dr. Michael Weitzman who publishes his research in the journal Archives of Otolarygonology.   

Other researchers, Dr. Anil Lalwani, judge, the facts about cigarette smoke that can cause hearing loss among teenagers has implications for public health.

While Dr Ralph Holme of UK Charity Action on Hearing Loss, expressed the need for more research on the effects of smoking and its relation to hearing loss to prove a causal relationship between smoking and hearing loss.  

"But, as a precaution and protection for your child's hearing, it is recommended to avoid smoking around them," he said.


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Effects of Smoking (Make Stupid)

Posted by Hendra Wibowo on Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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Effects of Smoking (Make Stupid) - Smoking not only causes heart disease, lung cancer, and impotence. Recent research has shown other effects of smoking, which can make you stupid.

The study, led by Severine Sabia from the University of London, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health studied health data from 5.099 men and 2.137 women.

To assess the association of smoking with cognitive decline, researchers reviewed the report by using six assessment of participants' smoking status for 25 years and three assessments of cognitive tests that collected for 10 years.

Findings that published in Archives of General Psychiatry found that male smokers had a faster mental decline than non-smokers. While smokers who had quit for at least 10 years before the first assessment of the cognitive tests, still showed significant cognitive decline.

"Male smokers aged 50 years showed a similar cognitive decline to male non-smokers aged 60 years," said Sabia.

Nevertheless, the researchers found no relationship between smoking and cognitive decline in women. Sabia added that it could happen because women in this age group are smoking less than men.

"Our results suggest a link between smoking and cognitive decline, especially in older men," said the researchers. 

So, after finding out that the effects of smoking can make you stupid. Are you going to continue that habit?

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