I grew up in a very rural area in Oklahoma, and when I was 19 I moved to southern Calif. I have shortness of breath and cough up phlem after I eat, is that from the smog, no one wants to believe me when I tell them that I think it is, because I believe I did not grow up around it so I did not have an immunity to it, does that make sense?
2006-10-02 10:29:45 · 7 answers · asked by whattheheck 4 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
I dont think there is ever immunity to smog. the reason you cough up after you eat is that the swallowing kind of massages the esophagus and somehow the bronchs get involved and then you cough stuff up. smog=smoke and fog, you need to see a doc about the shortness of breath, you may have allergy or a constant state of mild bronchitis, etc, whatever, but something. go to the doc. People like family and friends arent docs and dont know. It doent count if they dont believe you. Take care of your health now so you can enjoy your whole life healthy.
2006-10-02 10:36:14 · answer #1 · answered by baghmom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it can. Especially for the lungs and heart.
I don't think not growing up with smog makes a difference.
But see a doctor, asthma is very prevalent in area's who have lots of smog. In the smog advisory they usually tell old people and young children to stay inside if the smog is bad.
2006-10-02 17:33:38 · answer #2 · answered by Mightymo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smog can give you very severe health problems. In Los Angeles, it can get so bad it is like smoking several packs of cigarettes a day. You don't get immune to it.
2006-10-02 17:33:13 · answer #3 · answered by expatmt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
smog, as well as the pollution that you don't see, has a negative effect on your health. i grew up in cincinnati, joined the navy, and have been living in cincinnati since i left the navy 8 years ago. i never had the snoring, sleeping, and respiratory problems that i have now, while i was in the navy, around the ocean and all.
2006-10-02 17:34:43 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Smog does have an effect on your health. My Brother for instance. He was severly allergic to everything in the city. when he moved away, he lost his asthma, and isn't so allergic to everything anymore.
2006-10-02 17:34:25 · answer #5 · answered by dejah.krehmeier 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Smog can cause asthma, bronchitus, and a host of other upper respitory as well as heart problems.
2006-10-02 17:31:54 · answer #6 · answered by Biker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it makes a lot of sense. anything breathed into your lungs that is harmful will eventually cause un healthy lung damage.
2006-10-02 17:37:02 · answer #7 · answered by StarShine G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋