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- impaired sense of taste
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- decreased endurance
- depression
- disgusting to kiss
- dizziness
- erectile dysfunction
- eye irritation
- failed dental implants
- fire deaths
- heart attacks
- impaired lung function
- impaired sense of taste
- increased heart rate
- increased respiratory symptoms
- infections
- infections after surgery
- irregular menstrual periods
- kidney damage
- long-term problems in children of mothers who smoke
- lower estrogen levels
- lung cancer
- periodontal disease
- pleasant feelings
- poor perfusion
- poorer general health
- poorer response to immunizations
- premature birth
- problems during pregnancy
- respiratory infections
- skin irritation
- slow healing after bone surgery
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- slow healing after surgery
- slow healing of broken bones
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- ulcer
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- use despite harmful effects
- withdrawal symptoms
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bidis
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- cancer of the esophagus
- pregnancy gateway page
- anesthesia complications
- asthma
- atherosclerosis
- bone and muscle pain
- cancer of the mouth
- cancer of the nose
- cancer of the pancreas
- cancer of the throat
- cataracts
- cervical cancer
- congestive heart failure
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- decreased endurance
- depression
- disgusting to kiss
- dizziness
- erectile dysfunction
- eye irritation
- failed dental implants
- fire deaths
- heart attacks
- impaired lung function
- impaired sense of taste
- increased heart rate
- increased respiratory symptoms
- infections
- infections after surgery
- irregular menstrual periods
- kidney damage
- long-term problems in children of mothers who smoke
- lower estrogen levels
- lung cancer
- periodontal disease
- pleasant feelings
- poor perfusion
- poorer general health
- poorer response to immunizations
- premature birth
- problems during pregnancy
- respiratory infections
- skin irritation
- slow healing after bone surgery
- slow healing after mouth surgery
- slow healing after surgery
- slow healing of broken bones
- small baby size
- snoring
- squamous cell carcinoma
- stroke
- substance abuse
- throat problems
- ulcer
- urinary tract problems
- use despite harmful effects
- withdrawal symptoms
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- anesthesia complications
- cancer of the mouth
- cancer of the mouth
- cancer of the throat
- depression
- disgusting to kiss
- erectile dysfunction
- failed dental implants
- impaired sense of taste
- increased heart rate
- periodontal disease
- pleasant feelings
- small baby size
- throat problems
- use despite harmful effects
- withdrawal symptoms
impaired sense of taste
the bottom line
If you smoke, you won't be able to taste your food as well as nonsmokers do.
quitting
Fortunately, though, this problem will go away if you quit smoking. In fact, one of the first things that many ex-smokers notice after they kick the smoking habit is that everything tastes much better than it used to. This happens very quickly. Many ex-smokers notice an improvement in their sense of taste within two days after they quit smoking.
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