Cigarette smoking can make allergies become more of a problem for people that have just the common or chronic allergy problems. There are a lot of toxic and very harmful chemicals plus substances that are within cigarettes that can trigger allergy or sinus problems.

There are symptons of cigarette smoke that patients should know about such as:

- Hoarseness with the voice.
- Nasal congestion
- The mucus becomes increased in both the throat and lungs.
- Burning eyes
- Irritated and watery eyes
- Complications with breathing
- Shortness of breath

Other symptoms of cigarette smoke include, wheezing, stuffed up nose and coughing. Patients should try to stop smoking to help reduce possible triggers. If a patient is around cigarette smoke then they should try their best to avoid it.

When a patient has these symptoms and they do not go away within a few days then the patient should contact the doctor because if the patient does not contact the doctor something a serious illness might be triggered.