Sick from second hand smoke?!


Question: Sick from second hand smoke?
Hi, I just recently moved back to Florida from Tennessee last Friday and I am staying with my mom's family for a few months. There are 6 people living here, myself included. My uncle, my aunt and my cousin are all very heavy smokers. The house has this weird closed in area that's outside the actual house but is open to the front and back yards. But since this is Florida and it's spring, it's also open to the inside because we rarely keep the doors closed in warm weather.

So the entire house reeks of cigarette smoke. It's almost impossible to escape it. And today I came down with this really gnarly cold with a bad cough, congestion, fever, delirium, sore throat, and fatigue. Whenever I catch a whiff of smoke, I feel like vomiting. I've also had bad migraines since I have moved in. I'm guessing the migraines were brought on by my TMJ which has also been worse than usual upon arriving. I also have allergies and have not been exposed to cigarette smoke since October.

I'm normally really healthy too. And I should probably mention that my mom's family is kind of unsanitary and always has some kind of weird disease. Plus, the area I live in, Pensacola, is not known for it's cleanliness. It's quite close to a paper mill actually.

Can second hand smoke make a person ill? Or could this illness be caused by adjusting to the climate?

Answers:

Yes, you can get sick from second-hand smoke, particularly if you have allergies. These people will not stop smoking. And they will not change their ways for you. You need to find another place to live quickly, for you own health.



yes, second hand smoke can be as bad as actually smoking..

try to hint to them about not smoking in the house for a while? this is a difficult situation indeed.




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