Smokers See Decline In Ability To Smell, Rise In Laryngitis, And Upper Airway Issues
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 10:02
in Health & Medicine
New research gives more reasons to kick smoking and smokeless tobacco products. New research shows that cigarette smoking is linked to upper airway symptoms ("smoker's nose") and the loss of smokers' ability to smell common odors. Most alarmingly second-hand smoke plays a role in the rise of cases of "environmental laryngitis."