Do your lungs heal after you quit smoking?

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asked Apr 3, 2019 in Other- Health by StevenMandy (310 points)
Do your lungs heal after you quit smoking?

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answered Apr 3, 2019 by TryoNight (510 points)
After you quit smoking your lungs can begin to heal slowly and it depends on how much you've smoked before then.

If you've smoked way past 50 years old then your lungs will be damaged more severely than if you stopped smoking by age 30 or 40.

Still smoking at any age is a good thing for your health and your lungs will start to heal and you'll have a much easier time of breathing.

You decrease your chances of getting lung diseases and COPD and even lung cancer the sooner you quit and it's always worth it to quit smoking even when you've been smoking for 30 to 40 years or more.
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answered Jun 9, 2023 by Crybablo (1,440 points)
Lungs can heal after smoking.

But the longer you have smoked for the less chance the lungs have of healing.

if you've only been smoking a few months or a few years then your lungs can heal easier than they would if you had smoked for 20 years or more.

Smoking really damages your lungs and can also lead to an early death.

When you quit smoking your lungs can and do begin to heal some.

However the longer you have smoked the more damage you have already done to your lungs and so your lungs may never fully heal.

For example if you've smoked for 40 years or more and then quit smoking then your lungs will heal some but not fully because you've already done a lot of damage to your lungs.

Still it's never too late to quit smoking because you do increase your chance of survival longer when you quit smoking no matter how long you've smoked.

However if you've only smoked for a few years or even 20 years and then quit smoking then your lungs will have more time to heal.

So you will be able to breathe better and live a longer healthier life once you quit smoking and you'll save a lot of money for other things as well.

The average smoker spends $10.00 to $20.00 per day on smoking which is $300.00 to $600.00 per month and sometimes more.

That's a lot of money to just burn up.

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