after quitting how long duz it take the lungs to be restored to normal?

Question

i smoked for a little over a year

Answer 1

If you're asking how long DOES it take lungs to be restored, there will always be damage. However I have heard that after 7-10 years after quitting, your chances for lung cancer and emphysema return to that of the average population.

Answer 2

The lungs will always be impaired to some extent in their functioning. Also, any tar or other chemical buildup in your lungs (which is what stains them black/brown) will also always be there. This doesn't mean you won't be able to breathe per se, but your lungs will not be "restored to normal" ever. Even non-smokers have lung damage to some degree from pollution, secondhand smoke, etc., so you're not alone.

Answer 3

This may be a little more info then you ask for but its interseting :)


20 minutes:
Blood pressure drops to normal
Pulse rate drops to normal
Heart rate drops to normal
Circulation has already improved
Body temperature of hands and feet increase to normal

8 hours:
Cigarette breath disappears
Carbon monoxide blood level drops to normal
Oxygen blood level increases to normal
Is already feeling better and it's only been 8 hours

24 hours:
Chances of heart attack begin to decrease

48 hours:
Nerve endings in nose and mouth begin to regrow
Ability to smell and taste are enhanced
Mucus begins to clear from the lungs

2 weeks to 3 months:
Circulation improves
Walking becomes easier
Lung function increases up to as much as 30%

1 month to 9 months:
Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath all decrease
Lung cilia have regrown, increasing the ability to "clean" lungs and reducing the likelihood of infection
Overall energy increases

1 year:
Excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker's

5 years:
Lung cancer death rate decreases by half

10 years:
Lung cancer death rate is now equivalent to that of a non-smoker
Pre-cancerous cells are replaced by healthy cells
Risk of other cancers (mouth, throat, bladder, etc) decreases

15 years:
You are at now no more at risk of heart disease than if you had never smoked!

Answer 4

Your lungs may never be "normal", but with time their function will improve.

I smoked for 11-12 years, quit, and still got cancer 10 years later!

Smoking sucks.

Kill a tobacco farmer, you'll feel better!

Answer 5

It takes roughly 7 full years for the lungs to fully clean themselve out.

Answer 6

If the smoker has smoked a lot, the lungs will never recuperate.

Answer 7

If you stop soon enough, your chances of getting lung cancer will be as small as someone who has never smoked. But that requires seven years of abstinence.

Answer 8

for every year you quit, the lungs restore by 2.good luck...carla

Answer 9

if you're a long-time smoker, the damage is probably permanent.
if this was only about a year, there may be some recovery

Answer 10

yr lungs will never become, really normal again....it depends on how long uve smoked