Smoking parents making their children ill

Alder Hey Hospital, in Liverpool, says that a 1/3 of the children it treats have conditions made worse by their parents smoking in front of them. We all know the risks of passive smoking so this comes as no real surprise to me. Conditions made worse are mainly respiratory as you’d expect such as bronchitis and asthma but also includes ear infections. I never knew second-hand smoke affected the ears before which is new to me. Perhaps that’s why girlfriend is infuriatingly deaf all the while! Or maybe i should just put it down to mumbling and selective hearing .

17 thousand under 5 year olds are treated for second hand smoke in the UK for exposure states the British Lung Foundation.

An ENT (Ear Nose and Throat) surgeon in the article also goes on state that passive smoking increases sticky runny noses, sore throats and ear disease.

Read full passive smoking article

This has spurred to me write a separate post about tips for those unfortunate to live in a passive smoking environment.

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