These include: Advertisement Secondhand smoke, or smoke you breathe in from someone smoking nearby, also has significant health risks
Smoking can impact hearing by: Reducing oxygen supply to the cochlea, a critical part of the inner ear Damaging blood vessels and limiting circulation to the auditory pathways Increasing the risk of ear infections and inflammation Disrupting the transmission of sound signals from the ear to the brain Smokers are more likely to experience high-frequency hearing loss, which affects the ability to hear consonants, alarms or high-pitched voices
From what I've learned, it's a severe form of emphysema where large air sacs, called bullae, develop in the lungs
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Some of this decline can be attributed to obesity, poor diet, and environmental toxins
In fact, it might be present in the evaporator coil or ductwork of your AC already