Passive smoking reduces hearing

In the myriad of harms attributable to children, American scientists have added a dangerous effect of passive smoking, which is to reduce the hearing loss of minors.

According to Russia's KM page, this conclusion is drawn from a study by American scientists when examining the health status of 1,500 students in ages 12 to 19.

Passive smoking causes hearing loss in children. Illustration.

When measuring children's hearing, they do a comprehensive check, including the level of sound perception at different frequencies. As for this possibility, for those who have a family member smoking, it is clear that smoking has a bad effect. The results show that the number of children with hearing problems is twice as high as the children who live in families with a clean atmosphere.

Experts explain that this harm is because in cigarettes there are chemicals harmful to blood supply to hearing organs. When the long-term effect causes chronic disease in developing bodies, it will prevent them from later choosing sound-related careers.

This finding provides an additional reason to ban smoking even in families, not just in public places.