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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