Pipe tobacco serves many uses other than something to be smoked. One of the reasons that people smoke tobacco is to calm their nerves. The action of inhaling from a pipe relaxes some individuals who lead a stressful life. People who are overweight sometimes use smoking pipe tobacco to curb their appetite. As people smoke and have the pipe in their mouth, they are not tempted to eat junk food. If smokers are not eating junk food, they are not introducing empty calories into their body. Tobacco smoke can be used to heal some areas of the body. Smoke can be blown into the ear of someone who has an infection. The warmth of the smoke will soothe the infection in the ear canal.