{"id":233,"date":"2021-09-01T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/?p=233"},"modified":"2023-05-16T09:03:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T23:03:03","slug":"smoking-shisha-dangerous-or-cool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/smoking-shisha-dangerous-or-cool\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoking Shisha &#8211; Dangerous or Cool?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image \"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid mb-4 w-100 rounded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hookah.jpg\" alt=\"Shisha smoking\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-justify g-font-size-16 g-mb-20 wp-block-paragraph\">Is smoking shisha dangerous or cool? Shisha smoking involves a water pipe with a smoke chamber, a bowl, a pipe and a hose. Specially made tobacco is heated, and the smoke passes through water and is then drawn through a rubber hose to a mouthpiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-justify g-font-size-16 g-mb-20 wp-block-paragraph\">This type of smoking is recorded to have been developed in India by the physician of the Mughal emperor Akbar, Abu\u2019l-Fath Gilani in the 1500s. However, some information suggests that it may have existed much earlier in Persia and spread towards the Indian subcontinent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-justify g-font-size-16 g-mb-20 wp-block-paragraph\">It also goes by other names, such as hookah, narjeela, archile, goza and even hubble bubble. The term hookah is a derivative of huqqa which translates roughly to &#8220;<em>casket, bottle, water pipe<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-justify g-font-size-22 g-font-weight-700 g-mb-20\">How does Shisha smoking work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:44%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid mb-4 w-100 rounded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/800px-Hookah-lookthrough.svg_.png\" alt=\"make up of a hookah\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:56%\">\n<p class=\"g-font-size-16 text-justify g-mb-20\">A hookah is constructed from a few components:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"g-list-style-circle g-font-size-16\">\n<li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-pin g-color-primary g-mt-5 g-mr-10\"><\/i>The jar at the bottom is filled with water and the body tube is sealed in with a small amount submerged.<\/a>\n<li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-pin g-color-primary g-mt-5 g-mr-10\"><\/i>Tobacco or tobacco-free products are placed in the bowl at the top. There is a foil or screen that separates the coal and the tobacco.\n<li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-pin g-color-primary g-mt-5 g-mr-10\"><\/i>With suction through the hose, a vacuum is created at the top of the water bowl causing the smoke to bubble into it. Subsequently, air is drawn through the hot coals. The air passes through the tobacco mixture where a vapour is produced.\n<li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-pin g-color-primary g-mt-5 g-mr-10\"><\/i>The vapour goes through the body tube that extends into the water. When you breathe in with the smoking hose, the change in pressure in the jar pulls more air through the charcoal, continuing the process.\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-justify g-font-size-22 g-font-weight-700 g-mb-20\">What are the health issues with smoking shisha?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"g-font-size-16 text-justify g-mb-20 wp-block-paragraph\">Studies have shown that an <strong>average cigarette<\/strong> equates to about <strong>8-12 puffs<\/strong>, however, a typical <strong>shisha smoking session<\/strong> can range between <strong>20-200 puffs<\/strong>. It is important to note that about <strong>45 minutes<\/strong> of shisha smoking equates to about <strong>100 cigarettes<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a typical smoking session, you can be exposed to up to 9 times the carbon monoxide and 1.7 times the nicotine of a single cigarette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"g-font-size-16 text-justify g-mb-20 wp-block-paragraph\">Like in cigarette smoking, second-hand smoke from hookahs are problematic because it contains smoke from the tobacco as well as smoke from the heat source&nbsp;. Therefore toxins in shisha tobacco are also present in shisha smoke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image img-fluid mb-4 w-100 rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sick.jpg\" alt=\"smoking shisha can be harmful the health\" class=\"img-fluid mb-4 w-100 rounded\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"g-font-size-16 text-justify g-mb-20 wp-block-paragraph\">In the <strong>short term<\/strong>, smoking shisha can result in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"g-list-style-circle g-font-size-16\">\n<li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-pin g-color-primary g-mt-5 g-mr-10\"><\/i>an increase blood pressure.\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-pin g-color-primary g-mt-5 g-mr-10\"><\/i>an increase in heart rate.\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-pin g-color-primary g-mt-5 g-mr-10\"><\/i>an increase in Carbon Monoxide levels.\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-pin g-color-primary g-mt-5 g-mr-10\"><\/i>reduce lung capacity worsening asthma and bronchitis.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image img-fluid mb-4 w-100 rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/doctor-pt.jpg\" alt=\"Seeing a doctor\" class=\"wp-image-279 img-fluid mb-4 w-100 rounded\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/doctor-pt.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/doctor-pt-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"g-font-size-16 text-justify g-mb-20 wp-block-paragraph\">In the <strong>long term<\/strong>, smoking shisha can result in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"g-list-style-circle g-font-size-16\"><li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-pin g-color-primary g-mt-5\n g-mr-10\"><\/i>oral cancer.\n<\/li><li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-pin g-color-primary g-mt-5 g-mr-10\"><\/i>lung cancer.\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-pin g-color-primary g-mt-5 g-mr-10\"><\/i>stomach cancer.\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-pin g-color-primary g-mt-5 g-mr-10\"><\/i>decreased fertility.\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-pin g-color-primary g-mt-5 g-mr-10\"><\/i>heart disease.\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-pin g-color-primary g-mt-5 g-mr-10\"><\/i>reduced birth-weight babies.\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-pin g-color-primary g-mt-5 g-mr-10\"><\/i>herpes and hepatitis from shared mouthpieces.\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-pin g-color-primary g-mt-5 g-mr-10\"><\/i>tobacco addiction.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"g-font-size-16 text-justify g-mb-20 wp-block-paragraph\">If you do smoke shisha or any other tobacco type product, it is recommended to have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/2021\/08\/visit-your-dentist-regularly\/\">dental checkup at least every 6 months<\/a> to check for the possibility of oral cancers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Therefore: is smoking shisha dangerous or cool? &#8211; We say dangerous!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>REFERENCES<\/strong>:\nWorld Health Org - <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.who.int\/iris\/bitstream\/handle\/10665\/179523\/WHO_NMH_PND_15.4_eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/apps.who.int\/iris\/bitstream\/handle\/10665\/179523\/WHO_NMH_PND_15.4_eng.pdf<\/a>\nQuit.org.au - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quit.org.au\/resources\/multicultural-groups\/explainer-shisha-pipes-vs-cigarettes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.quit.org.au\/resources\/multicultural-groups\/explainer-shisha-pipes-vs-cigarettes\/<\/a>\nMayo Clinic - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/healthy-lifestyle\/quit-smoking\/expert-answers\/hookah\/faq-20057920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/healthy-lifestyle\/quit-smoking\/expert-answers\/hookah\/faq-20057920<\/a>\nHealth NSW - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/tobacco\/Factsheets\/water-pipe-smoking.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/tobacco\/Factsheets\/water-pipe-smoking.pdf<\/a>\nNews Medical - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/health\/How-Does-Shisha-Compare-to-Cigarette-Smoking.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/health\/How-Does-Shisha-Compare-to-Cigarette-Smoking.aspx<\/a>\nCDC USA - h<a href=\"\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tobacco\/data_statistics\/fact_sheets\/tobacco_industry\/hookahs\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ttps:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tobacco\/data_statistics\/fact_sheets\/tobacco_industry\/hookahs\/index.htm<\/a>\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Smoking shisha &#8211; dangerous or cool? 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