I have smoked for 15 years and have rarely been sick. Last February I was visiting family in Kentucky were FSC's were already mandatory. Within 2 days of smoking FSC's I got a violent earache that stayed with me for 17 days. When FSC's came to North Carolina I unknowingly bought a carton of them and again developed a SEVERE EARACHE. I have been unable to find any Non-FSCs since. I have not been able to hear out of my right ear for 9 weeks. During this time I have also experienced DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, BLOOD PRESSURE SPIKES, EXCESSIVE DIAHREA, SHORTNESS OF BREATHE, and SEVERAL MINOR BURNS ON MY HANDS. I have also noticed a change in my vision (probably from looking at the flame more often to relight). FSC's taste incredibly bad and have increased fire starting potential.