Rubrics MENU Kretschmarovskaya Natalia Gorlo is an important organ that plays a key role in breathing, swallowing and speech. However, one common habit can cause serious harm to him - smoking. Illustrative photo Smoke from smoldering tobacco inhaled while smoking contains thousands of harmful chemicals that irritate and damage the mucous membrane of the throat. Smoking is the main cause of chronic laryngitis - inflammation of the larynx. Symptoms of laryngitis include hoarseness, sore throat, cough, and a feeling of a foreign body in the throat. Smoking is a major risk factor for throat cancer. Smoke contains carcinogenic substances that damage the DNA of throat cells and lead to their malig... [Read more]