Tobacco smoking is one of the most commonly overused
medications by people of all ages. Cigarettes are a factor that affects
reaction time due to the stimulant characteristics of their active element
nicotine. The smoking index is a technique that can be used to determine how
much people smoke. By multiplying the average number of cigarettes/bidis smoked
per day by the tobacco smoking duration, the smoking index [SI] is derived (in
years).
The following are the study objectives: The purpose of this
study was to assess and compare auditory reaction time in smokers with various
smoking indices. To see if the smoking index is linked to changes in auditory
reaction time.
Methods: After receiving approval from the institutional
ethical committee, this study was carried out at MR Medical College in
Kalaburgi. The study included 50 seemingly healthy male smokers between the
ages of 40 and 60. A Reaction Timer was used to record the auditory reaction
time after obtaining a detailed smoking history. Three readings were taken,
with the average of the three readings used for analysis, and the student's t
test was used. A P value of less than 0.05 was used to determine statistical
significance.
In contrast to many prior research that
concluded smoking caused a decrease in reaction time, we revealed that reaction
time to high and low pitch noises is increased in smokers with higher smoking
indexes compared to smokers with lower smoking indexes. Conclusion: We infer
that the smoking index has an effect on the central nervous system, but that
this may have resulted in an increase in auditory reaction time because the
bulk of our study individuals are elderly (aged 51-60 years).
Author(S) Details
Madiha Mehvish
Department of Physiology, PCMSRC,
Bhopal, India.
Veeresh. B. Salgar
Department of Medicine, GIMS, Kalaburgi, India.
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