Will quitting smoking reduce my risk for emphysema?
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Dr. Michael Roizen answered:If you quit before you get it, yes. And even if you quit once you have got lung disease, it often ameliorates, or lessens, your symptoms of lung disease.If you quit before you get it, yes. And even if you quit once you have got lung disease, it often ameliorates, or lessens, your symptoms of lung disease. More -
Dr. Joseph I Miller III of Piedmont Heart Institute answered:The number one thing that you can do to lower your risk is to stop smoking. The risk drops off dramatically very soon after stopping.
The number one thing that you can do to lower your risk is to stop smoking. The risk drops off dramatically very soon after stopping. More -
Dr. Robert S Kaufmann answered:Yes it will. If you do not have emphysema quitting smoking will decrease that risk dramatically. If you already have it quitting smoking will help preserve whatever lung function you have left.Yes it will. If you do not have emphysema quitting smoking will decrease that risk dramatically. If you already have it quitting smoking will help preserve whatever lung function you have left. More -
Dr. Ivan Hernandez of Bayview Center for Mental Health, Inc. answered:Much depends on what smoking-related damage your lungs have endured, and that depends on the amount and duration of your smoking habit. It is important to consult your physician who can examine you and possibly order lung function tests and x-rays to determine the state of your lungs. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, 12 hours after quitting smoking, a person’s carbon monoxide levels return to normal; 3 months after quitting, lung function improves.
Much depends on what smoking-related damage your lungs have endured, and that depends on the amount and duration of your smoking habit. It is important to consult your physician who can examine you and possibly order lung function tests and x-rays... More
