Smoking with a head cold.

Homebrewer · 10-11-2009, 11:26 AM

I have a nasty head cold but I feel like smoking a stogie.

Does anyone else out there smoke with a cold? I'm thinking just keep the smoke out of the sinus area.

Emjaysmash · 10-11-2009, 11:32 AM

If you Must smoke while having a cold, like you said, dont "Snork", and smoke something inexpensive and milder. from what Ive heard, smoking with a cold ruins your sense of taste and smell, so dont waste it on a good cigar.

CigarNut · 10-11-2009, 11:55 AM

I'd wait...

Having a cigar with a cold will lessen the experience and possibly waste the cigar. You are not going to be able to taste the cigar very well, and after the cigar, you won't be able to taste anything else either...

Plus the risk of getting smoke into your sinuses may just projong the whole mess...

I just went through this and that first cigar after the cold was gone was Great!

Just my 2cents...

BORIStheBLADE · 10-11-2009, 12:39 PM

I've been sick and wanted to smoke pretty bad. I end up just putting off smoking for at least a week though. When I do smoke right after being sick I usually try a stick that I won't feel bad wasting.

yourchoice · 10-11-2009, 12:46 PM

I don't. I just had my first cigar last night after a week long cold subsided. It's worth the wait. Smoking with a cold is a waste.

troutbreath · 10-11-2009, 01:35 PM

I feel your pain. Started getting a cold on Friday, and lost my voice last night. *sigh*

I can't even taste food right now. Not going to waste my inventory (or investment) right now.

T.G · 10-11-2009, 01:36 PM

Kind of pointless IMO, you probably won't taste much of anything anyway.

captain53 · 10-11-2009, 02:32 PM

I can't even stand the thought of lighting up with a head cold. If you are going to do it just pull out the cheapest piece of crap you got. I am no Dr but can't be good for the cold either it would seem like anyway.

Homebrewer · 10-11-2009, 02:54 PM

Alright, I guess I'll wait. I'm going to sip on some good scotch instead.

JJG · 10-11-2009, 03:09 PM

If you want to smoke, I say do it! just smoke something familiar so you know what to expect and you're not trying to discern new flavors and aromas with a stuffy nose.

captain53 · 10-11-2009, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Homebrewer

Alright, I guess I'll wait. I'm going to sip on some good scotch instead.

Now that sounds like a good idea with a positive medicinal effect! Hope you get to feeling better soon.

Homebrewer · 10-11-2009, 07:38 PM

Well, after 5 glasses of scotch on the rocks, I began to feel much better. I took the BOTLs advice and smoked a cheapie. It was a Famous Nic Cameroon and it was good. I smoked it down to the nub. My lack of taste buds improved the cigar and I really enjoyed the flavors.

MajorCaptSilly · 10-11-2009, 07:58 PM

I don't smoke at all with a cold or my allergies acting up. They totally zap my tastebuds and it's a waste of a cigar for me.

MCS

icehog3 · 10-11-2009, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MajorCaptSilly

I don't smoke at all with a cold or my allergies acting up. They totally zap my tastebuds and it's a waste of a cigar for me.

MCS

Agreed, I can't taste cigars at all.....I guess if I felt like I had to have some nicotine, but overall I agree it's a waste/

JJG · 10-11-2009, 08:10 PM

The weather is starting to turn cool here so I will probably buy a nice bottle of Laphroiag soon, per tradition. I know some people think the stuff tastes like turpentine but I enjoy it quite a bit with a good smoke.

hope you feel better! In the mean time I think you have the right idea. Don't smoke anything really complex since you won't be able to taste it as much, and keep up the scotch routine. nature's antibiotic if ask me.

Starscream · 10-11-2009, 08:29 PM

Cigars taste awful when I have a cold.

GreekGodX · 10-11-2009, 08:54 PM

...don't do it

BlackDog · 10-11-2009, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MajorCaptSilly

I don't smoke at all with a cold or my allergies acting up. They totally zap my tastebuds and it's a waste of a cigar for me.

MCS

ditto

pfm721 · 10-12-2009, 01:55 PM

It's been almost 3 weeks since my last cigar due to being sick. I had a cold about 3 weeks ago. After the sinus symptoms subsided I smoked a cigar because I owed a review for a blind taste test. My findings: 1) I could not taste the nuances of the cigar very well due to the fact that my taste buds had still not fully returned, 2) I ended up getting a sore throat that has kept me from smoking for the last 18 days. I don't know if the sore throat is necessarily related to the smoking but it certainly couldn't have helped. So long story short I will not smoke when sick or immediately after having been sick. No desire to go through this again.

Skywalker · 10-12-2009, 02:43 PM

I read somewhere that nicotine slows down the healing process!!!

Not a great idea to smoke... but do what you want to, it's your body!!!

10-11-2009, 11:26 AM	#1
Homebrewer Love'm Tatuaje Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 158 Trading: (9)	Smoking with a head cold. I have a nasty head cold but I feel like smoking a stogie. Does anyone else out there smoke with a cold? I'm thinking just keep the smoke out of the sinus area.

10-11-2009, 11:32 AM	#2
Emjaysmash The Hebrew Hammer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: M.J. Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 7,025 Trading: (76)	Re: Smoking with a head cold. If you Must smoke while having a cold, like you said, dont "Snork", and smoke something inexpensive and milder. from what Ive heard, smoking with a cold ruins your sense of taste and smell, so dont waste it on a good cigar. __________________

10-11-2009, 11:55 AM	#3
CigarNut Fck Cancer! Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Michael Location: Clermont, Florida Posts: 18,038 Trading: (111*)	Re: Smoking with a head cold. I'd wait... Having a cigar with a cold will lessen the experience and possibly waste the cigar. You are not going to be able to taste the cigar very well, and after the cigar, you won't be able to taste anything else either... Plus the risk of getting smoke into your sinuses may just projong the whole mess... I just went through this and that first cigar after the cold was gone was Great! Just my 2cents...

10-11-2009, 12:39 PM	#4
BORIStheBLADE _ Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Mike Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 643 Trading: (4)	Re: Smoking with a head cold. I've been sick and wanted to smoke pretty bad. I end up just putting off smoking for at least a week though. When I do smoke right after being sick I usually try a stick that I won't feel bad wasting. __________________ I.B.E.W LOCAL # 617

10-11-2009, 12:46 PM	#5
yourchoice Down the stretch Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Joel Location: South Jersey Posts: 4,081 Trading: (36)	Re: Smoking with a head cold. I don't. I just had my first cigar last night after a week long cold subsided. It's worth the wait. Smoking with a cold is a waste.

10-11-2009, 01:35 PM	#6
troutbreath Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mike Location: The Dash, NC Posts: 706 Trading: (0)	Re: Smoking with a head cold. I feel your pain. Started getting a cold on Friday, and lost my voice last night. sigh I can't even taste food right now. Not going to waste my inventory (or investment) right now.

10-11-2009, 01:36 PM	#7
T.G Grrrrrr Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: The Other Adam Posts: 15,543 Trading: (37)	Re: Smoking with a head cold. Kind of pointless IMO, you probably won't taste much of anything anyway.

10-11-2009, 02:32 PM	#8
captain53 Have My Own Room Join Date: Jul 2009 First Name: Dave Location: Lake of the Ozarks & Austin, TX Posts: 1,333 Trading: (3)	Re: Smoking with a head cold. I can't even stand the thought of lighting up with a head cold. If you are going to do it just pull out the cheapest piece of crap you got. I am no Dr but can't be good for the cold either it would seem like anyway.

10-11-2009, 02:54 PM	#9
Homebrewer Love'm Tatuaje Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 158 Trading: (9)	Re: Smoking with a head cold. Alright, I guess I'll wait. I'm going to sip on some good scotch instead.

10-11-2009, 03:09 PM	#10
JJG Have My Own Room Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Jeff Location: Houston Posts: 1,260 Trading: (4)	Re: Smoking with a head cold. If you want to smoke, I say do it! just smoke something familiar so you know what to expect and you're not trying to discern new flavors and aromas with a stuffy nose.

10-11-2009, 07:38 PM	#12
Homebrewer Love'm Tatuaje Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 158 Trading: (9)	Re: Smoking with a head cold. Well, after 5 glasses of scotch on the rocks, I began to feel much better. I took the BOTLs advice and smoked a cheapie. It was a Famous Nic Cameroon and it was good. I smoked it down to the nub. My lack of taste buds improved the cigar and I really enjoyed the flavors.

10-11-2009, 07:58 PM	#13
MajorCaptSilly Sklee Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Location: Mishawaka, IN Posts: 2,523 Trading: (30)	Re: Smoking with a head cold. I don't smoke at all with a cold or my allergies acting up. They totally zap my tastebuds and it's a waste of a cigar for me. MCS __________________ Pillsbury, Minneapolis, Prince, Spoon Bridge and Cherry, coinkydink?

10-11-2009, 08:10 PM	#15
JJG Have My Own Room Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Jeff Location: Houston Posts: 1,260 Trading: (4)	Re: Smoking with a head cold. The weather is starting to turn cool here so I will probably buy a nice bottle of Laphroiag soon, per tradition. I know some people think the stuff tastes like turpentine but I enjoy it quite a bit with a good smoke. hope you feel better! In the mean time I think you have the right idea. Don't smoke anything really complex since you won't be able to taste it as much, and keep up the scotch routine. nature's antibiotic if ask me.

10-11-2009, 08:29 PM	#16
Starscream Knowhutimean, Vern? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andy Location: In a little town somewhere in the USA Posts: 10,237 Trading: (4)	Re: Smoking with a head cold. Cigars taste awful when I have a cold. __________________ Insert quote here.

10-11-2009, 08:54 PM	#17
GreekGodX Opa!! Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Christos Location: 7 Line Posts: 4,893 Trading: (82)	Re: Smoking with a head cold. ...don't do it __________________ "If I give a businessman 10,000 francs, what is that to him, he is rich. But if I give him a Cohiba cigar, that is style."-Hotel Rwanda

10-12-2009, 01:55 PM	#19
pfm721 I bleed Orange and Blue Join Date: Aug 2009 First Name: Patrick Location: Naples, FL Posts: 101 Trading: (7)	Re: Smoking with a head cold. It's been almost 3 weeks since my last cigar due to being sick. I had a cold about 3 weeks ago. After the sinus symptoms subsided I smoked a cigar because I owed a review for a blind taste test. My findings: 1) I could not taste the nuances of the cigar very well due to the fact that my taste buds had still not fully returned, 2) I ended up getting a sore throat that has kept me from smoking for the last 18 days. I don't know if the sore throat is necessarily related to the smoking but it certainly couldn't have helped. So long story short I will not smoke when sick or immediately after having been sick. No desire to go through this again.

10-12-2009, 02:43 PM	#20
Skywalker BABOTL Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dice Location: Galaxy Far Far Away Posts: 10,168 Trading: (18)	Re: Smoking with a head cold. I read somewhere that nicotine slows down the healing process!!! Not a great idea to smoke... but do what you want to, it's your body!!! __________________ Smoke what you like!!!