If I quite smoking now how long will my lungs take to heal.?!
Question: I've been smoking for about four years and smoke over a pack a day. I'm hiking the Appalachian tail this year and am just wondering how long it will take before I stop wheezing up all those mountains.
Answers: I've been smoking for about four years and smoke over a pack a day. I'm hiking the Appalachian tail this year and am just wondering how long it will take before I stop wheezing up all those mountains.
At 20 minutes after quitting:
* blood pressure decreases
* pulse rate drops
* body temperature of hands and feet increases.
At 8 hours:
* carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
* oxygen level in blood increases to normal
At 24 hours:
* chance of a heart attack decreases
At 48 hours:
* nerve endings begin regrowth
* ability to smell and taste improves
Between 2 weeks and 3 months:
* circulation improves
* walking becomes easier
* lung function increases
Was just researching this myself, and found this. Cheers! :-)
It could take a few months before you stop wheezing but in reality your lungs will never completely heal from smoking. There is to much tar in your lungs and its not possible to get it all out.
The above answers are good.
I heard in a health class I took at a college campus that it takes 4x longer than you smoked to get rid of about 95% of the damage...
So if you smoked for 4 years (x4) = about 16 years before your as good as its going to get.
Ive heard this works, but never seen it done:
If you are a smoker and you want to quit:
1. Go to the store and buy 2 packs of the cheapest cigs available
2. Go to your usual smoking spot and lock yourself in there.
3. Smoke the 2 packs you just purchased as fast as possible one after another until you either:
a. Throw up
b. Never want to smoke again.
And I have heard it works wonders!
AM
may take a few months, depending on your body. But the scar will remain.