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Does smoking while having tonsillitis make it worse?
(10 May 2007)
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Yes, the chemicals in smoke are irritants to most tissues. The tars in cigarette smoke interfere with effective elimination. Your tonsils are simply lymph tissues which become inflamed in response to "foreign" substances.
So if the tissues in your throat are more irritated and can't eliminate properly, you will have your symptoms for a longer time. http://www.countrydoc.com Dr. Karen Benton, Naturopathic Physician
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answered by Dr K B N on 11 May 2007, 1:53:47
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