Kiyingi K S
Faculty of Medicine, University of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby.
P N G Med J. 1991 Jun;34(2):117-21.
A questionnaire survey on the relationship between chewing betel nut and asthma was carried out in 61 asthmatic patients who regularly attend a follow-up clinic at Port Moresby General Hospital. 54 of these had once chewed or were still chewing betel nut; 20 patients had already given it up, while 34 were still regular or occasional chewers. 7 patients had never chewed. 11 of the 20 patients who used to chew but had given up reported having stopped because of aggravation of their asthma. 22 of the 34 patients who still chewed also reported aggravation of their asthma by betel nut. Anecdotal reports were given directly linking specified methods of chewing the nut with asthma aggravation, in some cases indicating dose-response (toxicity) relationships. While more elaborate and objective studies are being undertaken, it is hereby suggested that patients with asthma be cautioned against chewing betel nut.
在莫尔斯比港总医院定期参加随访门诊的61名哮喘患者中，开展了一项关于嚼槟榔与哮喘之间关系的问卷调查。其中54人曾嚼过或仍在嚼槟榔；20名患者已经戒掉，而34人仍是经常或偶尔嚼槟榔者。7名患者从未嚼过槟榔。在20名曾嚼槟榔但已戒掉的患者中，有11人报告称因哮喘加重而停止嚼槟榔。在34名仍在嚼槟榔的患者中，有22人也报告称嚼槟榔会加重哮喘。有传闻报告直接将特定的嚼槟榔方式与哮喘加重联系起来，在某些情况下还表明了剂量反应（毒性）关系。虽然正在进行更详尽和客观的研究，但在此建议告诫哮喘患者不要嚼槟榔。
