Yes, smoking hookah is bad for your health. The idea that narghile does not hurt because steam inhalation instead of smoke is not true. During a one-hour session of narghile, the amount of inhaled smoke is equivalent to smoking between 100 and 200 cigarettes.
The narghile reduces respiratory capacity, increases the risk of lung cancer and can create dependency, such as cigarettes.
Smoking hookah still increases scratchs in:
- Acute respiratory failure, in the most severe cases;
- Transmission of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, since the same cigarette holder is used by all;
- Cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke ("stroke");
- Cancer of the mouth and bladder.
When smoking a hookah the person is exposed for a long time to the tobacco smoke when compared to the duration of a cigarette, that even being only a few minutes, is already quite harmful.
It is important to remember that narghile has many of the toxic substances, such as carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nicotine, formaldehyde, among others, which can cause bronchitis and decrease respiratory capacity after one year of use.
In addition, narghile tobacco has a much higher concentration of nicotine, carbon monoxide and tar than the cigarette.
Add to this the fact that narghile combines tobacco toxins with those of coal, which are related to the development of lung cancer, among other evils.
Does electronic hookah smoking hurt?
Rare are the scientific evidence on the harms of electronic hookah. However, it is already known that harm exists and can affect the health of the person who uses it.
When there is no nicotine, there may be less possibility of causing addiction. There is also no burning of tobacco, which is one of the main harmful factors of smoking.
Yet, it is necessary to know for sure which substances are being inhaled in the electronic hookah and there are still no chemical analyzes and studies on their effects on the body.
There is still the risk of the actual smoke itself which can cause harm to the body.
For further clarification on the use of conventional or electronic hookahs, talk to your family doctor or consult a general practitioner or pulmonologist.
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