Just how much?
Kids living with a smoker had a:
- 37 percent higher risk of ear infections and hearing problems
- 62 percent higher risk of ear problems if the household smoker was their mom
- 86 percent more likely to undergo ear surgery than kids without secondhand smoke exposure
Read a MSNBC story on this here.
So don't smoke for your own health as well as your kids' health!!!
Reference:
Parental Smoking and the Risk of Middle Ear Disease in Children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. Published online September 5, 2011. doi:10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.158
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