Secondhand smoke linked to common nasal and sinus condition

[DavidDvorkin]

Nearly 40 percent of chronic rhinosinusitis diagnoses are linked to secondhand smoke, according to a Henry Ford Health System study.

Researchers found that people are at increased risk for developing rhinosinusitis from exposure to secondhand smoke at home and public places like bars and restaurants, but that the risk is even higher at work and at private social settings.

The study is believed to be the first time researchers evaluated the association between secondhand smoke and chronic rhinosinusitis, one of the most common health conditions in the United States affecting more than 39 million people, or one in seven adults, every year.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-04/hfhs-sss041610.php

[Ian David]

1. From the Institute for Researching The Obvious. n/t

[onehandle]

2. Shocking. nt

[taught_me_patience]

3. Kick

:popcorn:

I'm going to wait for the DU smoke brigade to come claiming:

1) If the ban cigarette indoor smoke... they should also ban cars
2) Business owners have a RIGHT to pollute their patrons and workers

[LanternWaste]

8. Additionally, the righteous railings against a "Nanny State"

Additionally, the righteous railings against a "Nanny State" always seems to be in the playbook.

[taterguy]

13. Would you accept a compromise? No indoor smoke, no unnecessary car trips?

Here's the thing:

Indoor smoking is bad. We can agree on that.

Some car trips are necessary. Some aren't.

How do we define which ones aren't?

Sometimes I drive to work because it takes less time and I've got more important things to do. (Like smoke cigarettes).

Which circumstances is it ok to drive?

If we accept the premise that there should be limits on when you can cause pollution with cigarettes, why shouldn't we question when it's ok to pollute with auto exhaust?

[Oregone]

4. In other news: second-hand marijuana smoke linked to...

contagious euphoria

[BuelahWitch]

15. Not necessarily

I've been in extremely close quarters with pot smokers and felt nothing. But I don't like smoke of any kind.

[LeftyMom]

16. In me it's just linked to asthma attacks.

:(

[pipi_k]

5. In other news, researchers discover that living leads to getting older n/t

[BunkerHill24]

6. If there is a smoke....you might want to move away from it, right?

besides, most of second-hand smoke is between friendly audiences.

[WolverineDG]

12. tell that to a kid whose parents smoked like chimneys

ie, me

even though they knew I am highly allergic to smoke, constantly had sinus problems AND asthma as a kid, they continued to smoke indoors from the moment they got up until they went to bed.

So, please, do enlighten me as to just how a minor child can just "move away" from the smoke. I got out of there as soon as I could once I hit 18.

dg

[Missy Vixen]

7. I spent most of my childhood with sinusitis, when it didn't go into pneumonia

It was tough to "move away" from the source of the cigarette smoke when my father was a chain-smoker in a 1200 square foot house.

If people choose to smoke, that's their thing, but I stay away from it in the interests of staying somewhat healthy.

[csziggy]

11. My husband had serious asthma as a child and teenager

When he moved out of his parents' house and no longer lived with his mother chain smoking, his asthma almost completely went away. It resurfaced for a while, but once we taught his cat to not sleep on his pillow, it got cleared up. Go figure.

[Better Today]

9. Delete dupe

[Better Today]

10. Interesting it could be started, "nearly 60% of CDR are linked to NOT breathing second hand smoke.

[DavidDvorkin]

14. Uh, yeah

Irrelevant, though.

More than 99% of sudden deaths are not caused by running across a freeway during rush hour*. That doesn't diminish the stupidity and horrible danger of running across a freeway during rush hour.




* I'm guessing at the number. But it seems like a reasonable guess.

[MrMickeysMom]

18. Anecdotally, it may be irrelevant, but you need "data" on this-

What is common sense, still requires legitimacy to be taken seriously.

I know some would argue, "if that's so, why is the climate change issue not getting its due? Well, passive smoking can be quantified to the bad outcome. Remove the 2nd hand smoke and compare the better outcome.

[Better Today]

22. I'm sorry, but when I read that they've found increased risk, I expect to find

that more than 50% to be related to 2nd hand smoke. This report is completely screwy from anything I can see.

[kestrel91316]

17. Wow, what a surprise.

[Hannah Bell]

19. baloney.

[DavidDvorkin]

20. Just this study, or all scientific studies?

[LeftyMom]

21. In what journal will you be publishing your findings, Dr. Bell?

:eyes:

[laughingliberal]

23. Should be declining now that smoking in public is banned in most places, I would think.

On edit: Now let's find out what's causing the other 60% and ban that, too.