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[BiscuitSlayer]

I have been puffing on my e-cig for several weeks now, and I have had a bit of a sore throat since I first started using it. When I first started, I would say that the first 5 days were the worst. The sore throat for me was almost more of an aching sensation rather than a scratchy/dry feeling.

My wife has been using the e-cig for about as long, but she didn't come off of real smokes as quickly. She is having a much harder time with the sore throat than I did. I have to admit though that I think I have a higher threshold for pain than she does.

My sore throat has weakened quite a bit, but a hint of it seems to remain. Some have suggested that it might be because I am vaping 36mg liquid, and they might be right. Unfortuantely, that is what I stocked up on and I don't have anything lower to try.

What strength are you using?

[Monie]

I'm well into day 8 and I haven't yet had a sore throat, but I'm using 11mg liquid. I also had eye surgery a few yrs ago and since then I have to keep myself well hydrated to be able to see.....so I made an extra effort to keep hydrated with a change in lifestyle. Try sipping water throughout the day and see if it helps. Wish you the best!

[Cuando]

Okay, let me say that using the 16mg Reg from PS.com has been less harsh on my throat than the Menthol/Arctic Mint combo (which I have been using exclusively the first few days). I have been drinking water non-stop, as I said before, and honestly, today has been better than yesterday. Some of that may have to do with the Luden's lozenges, though, also.

I think my next liquid purchase, which I'll most likely make ASAP, is going to be the lowest concentration next to 0. Is that 4mg? I think it is. I want to get off nicotine as soon as possible, and I have a good bit of 16mg juice in a couple varieties, so I was thinking I should make a drastic step down for my next purchase, as my goal is to quit entirely by summer.

Funny thing is, I do like vaping. More than smoking, in many ways. Maybe it's the gadget nerd in me, but I could see myself puffing 0 nic juice down the road. Maybe it's the fact I'm smoking off the high nic carts that came with my kit, though. I swear, wow, nicotine can kick your ass if you let it.

[Lika]

I've had some the same issues with dry/sore throat. It hasn't been too bad though and worse at times than others. I haven't quite figured out what triggers it for me yet.

I think, maybe when an atomizer isn't working as good as new might be causing it for me. When I've got a good strong vapor I don't have the sore throat problem. When the vapor is weaker which usually makes me want to suck harder it seems I get more of the raw liquid taste but not the juice itself. I'm thinking that may be what gives me the sore/dry throat feeling.

I know it's not the juice itself getting in my mouth. I've done that and it taste like shyt, lol. It also burns the hell out of your eyes - don't ask. hehe.

In any case, as others have said. Rinsing your throat by drinking water does seem to help. I'm just glad it hasn't been too bad for me because I'm really luvin my ecig

I'm puffing on a 901 and several Cash juices.... Still feeling out my fav flaves.

[Lika]

Oh, and my juices are 24mg. I wanted to start out high but that 36mg kinda scared me, lol. Eventually I will might work my way down in nic strength.

[ZambucaLu]

Originally Posted by Cuando

Lu-

What I've noticed, and this is on two separate atomizers, is that when a brand new cart starts to hit weakly, there is still plenty of juice in the cart. If I push the wool back down into the cart with some tweezers, a good amount will pool to the top. I can pull the wool back up and get more hits, but it seems pretty inefficient.

Am I just preaching to the choir or is there something faulty with my pen?

I have to be honest here...I haven't used a prefilled cart in ages. Now I use blank carts and fill them with my own juice (and now even use my own filler).

But my point is.....I fill a cart and use it until the vapor (or taste, actually) starts to diminish. I used to top the cart off and drip a couple of drops in the atomizer and found that was good for quite a few more hits. And I'll do that as often as I need too.

I now have it down to a science where I can top off the cart until there's a little pool there (but not too much or it will run over the sides down into the mouthpiece) and I can flip it over into the atomizer without spilling it. This took a lot of practice....and a lot of tissues...lol

Doing it the old way, I killed 2 batts right away, probably because I was dripping too much into the atomizer. But doing it this new way seems to deliver just the right amount of liquid to the atomizer, and I haven't had a dead battery since so I'm guessing it isn't getting down into the battery as it had been.

Of course, this is just my technique. I'm sure others do it differently.

I don't think the liquid (alone) in the carts gives a sufficient hit. The juice really has to be leaching down to the atomizer and the atomizer has to be kept moist to keep a good hit.

Lu

[Noga48]

Hi Cuando

I've been vaping for about 1 month with an M401. I've also been getting a terribly dry throat by the end of the day. I lost my voice and had a froggy kinda of voice for a few days. I hydrate often all day but I always did and it didn't seem to help. I use a throat lozenge at night.

The only way that I get a really good hit is when I soak the atomizer. It usually lasts for about something comparable to an analog but it's difficult to tell because I find that I'm reaching for the e cig alot more than I did for analogs. I smoked about 1 pack a day for 20+ years. Now I smoke about 3 analogs a day which is a great change. I can see myself quitting totally eventually.

I enjoy the e cig but it takes some time to get used to and find ways that work best for you. Everyone here seems to have their own style of getting satisfaction. I also find that my batteries last quite a while but when the charge decreases so does the vapor hit. It took awhile for me to figure out whether it was the atomizer or not enough juice until I figured it was a weak battery.

Stick with it. It's certainly better than analogs (health-wise we think). Try different combos of things. I was very anxious about the whole experience at the beginning. Afraid to ruin atomizers, burn out batteries, etc. But now I just soak my atomizer and continue to do that and use a blank cart. It can be as satisfying as an analog but you have to mess with it alot to get there.

My problem is that I don't know when to stop using the e cig, because it doesn't burn out like an analog, so I'm at it most of the time. I'm even getting good at dripping at red lights.


Good luck and enjoy