Does smoking cigarettes make a difference if you want to try this sometime? I would think that anything that changes the way you normally breathe, including smoking would do so.
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I quit smoking 10 yrs ago.My understanding is that when smokers cough first thing in the morning when they wake,thats the tar in the lungs dripping.Can you imagine that at 50 or 60 ft down?
I knew smokers who are divers. They had no issues. I also had a freind that would have a wad of Red Man in his cheek while diving. Always hoped and prayed that I would not have to buddy breath with him for any reason.
I used to be a smoker and I've often wondered the same thing. Glad to hear there are people still able to scuba that smoke or used to smoke without any issues. I would like to try sometime.
I don't scuba but I do know some people who have and they were smokers. They did not have any problems when they were under water. I would think it would be ok to do.
I don't scuba but I do know some people who have and they were smokers. They did not have any problems when they were under water. I would think it would be ok to do.
No problems? Have YOU tried to light up underwater?
It should not affect them too much. Sage i do not think they can light under water, but the idea is interesting. Still, smoking is bad, time to quit people :3
im a smoker, a heavy smoker almost 2 packs a day, and i have no problems while underwater, although a friend of mine who smokes cant do it no more, but thats more off his COPD.
I read somewhere that if you had to ascend rapidly, it could make you more likely to get the "bends." I think this is because smokers generally have less oxygen in their bloodstream.
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