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Can any non-cigarette, pipe etc smoke affect my COPD symptoms? Like cooking or campfires or burning leaves....?

A MyCOPDTeam Member asked a question 💭
Cunningham, TN
July 8, 2018
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A MyCOPDTeam Member

Ant kind of smoke bothers me and many other scents

July 10, 2018
A MyCOPDTeam Member

Can handle some smoke but what gets me is scents from candles and perfumes.

July 9, 2018
A MyCOPDTeam Member

I can handle some fire smoke..not a whole lot.. but some.. what gets me Fast is cigarette smoke.. even 2nd hand on people that smoke a lot!

July 9, 2018
A MyCOPDTeam Member

Any smoke will affect your breathing

July 8, 2018
A MyCOPDTeam Member

oh aerosols is a no no for me as well.

July 19, 2018

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