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Cleaners And Non-Cleaners Results of the study show evidence of lung function decline among the women who cleaned both professionally and at home, but more so among the professional cleaners. In fact, the decline in lung function capacity among cleaners was found to be comparable to smoking almost 20 pack-years. What's more, they also found higher asthma prevalence among the women who cleaned professionally and at home than the women who did not clean. "When you think of inhaling small particles from cleaning agents that are meant for cleaning the floor and not your lungs, maybe it is not so surprising after all," said lead study author Øistein Svanes. The team surmises that perhaps the decline comes as a result of the irritation caused by cleaning chemicals on the mucous membranes that line the airways.
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