Has Anyone Here Get Checked By A Doctor From Only Smoking Shisha?

[Hookah_510]

Just curious on what kind of health impact smoking hookah does for one that only smokes shisha but not cigarettes and other substances. I've seen/read articles/videos and understand the "filter" water pipes use but wanted to get some real life results from anyone who has gotten checked from a doctor.

[bigtoepfer]

My old boss smoked every day for about 3 years (hookah). When he went to get heath and life insurance recently they asked if he smoked he said yes and they did a test on him to see how much of a risk he was. And he returned no negative results. Average if not above average lung capacity as well. Just thought I'd share

[Chreees]

[quote name='bigtoepfer' date='04 March 2010 - 04:40 AM' timestamp='1267699233' post='455207']
My old boss smoked every day for about 3 years (hookah). When he went to get heath and life insurance recently they asked if he smoked he said yes and they did a test on him to see how much of a risk he was. And he returned no negative results. Average if not above average lung capacity as well. Just thought I'd share
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I've been hearing this over and over again from people who've smoked just hookah for years and had a checkup. My own experience? I've never had a checkup. In fact, it's been a couple years since I've even been to a doctor. I've noticed my asthma symptoms (minor) are pretty much completely gone and also I don't get sick as often as I used to. These things are probably completely unrelated, but it's just what I've noticed about my health. I haven't had the flu this season at all, when in years past I usually get the flu atleast once, sometimes twice every season. Also, my lung capacity has seemed to have increased.

[Tyler]

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[boludo]

I have to be careful because I get sinus infections, and hookah does not help. Other than that, no problems here.

[PSU Smoker]

awesome info FSU

[JOE]

mattarios also had a thread about inhale style, and some after effects.

[dizzbizz]

[quote name='JOE' date='04 March 2010 - 02:09 PM' timestamp='1267736985' post='455275']
mattarios also had a thread about inhale style, and some after effects.
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Yeah, the proper way to inhale is with your diaphragm, we do it naturally as babies, but we get lazy and inhale with our chest as we grow up.

[mattarios2]

Yeah, I used to get aches in my shoulders during and not during smoking no matter what brand I smoked. Then I started inhaling with the diaphragm and the aches are 100% gone.

[ghosth00k]

inhaling with your diaphragm will fix everything...not really. but its much better than breathing with your chest.

[Joel]

[quote name='ghosth00k' date='05 March 2010 - 05:30 PM' timestamp='1267835430' post='455488']
inhaling with your diaphragm will fix everything...not really. but its much better than breathing with your chest.
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Very interesting. I will have to be more conscious of how I inhale.