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ETHRA September news roundup {European Harm Reduction Advocates}

ETHRA’s monthly roundup of news: Tobacco tax consultation summary report & data published – BECA draft report receives pro-THR amendments - New WHO report, same prohibitionist recommendations – France support for THR - NNA UK call to action - ETHRA announces new partner – Country updates. Read on for more..........

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‎PSYCHOACTIVE: Clive Bates on the E-Cigarette Revolution on Apple Podcasts

Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vSFNXNDAzNjExMTA3OQ==

Spotify: 10 | Clive Bates on the E-Cigarette Revolution


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OXVA Arbiter 2 - Can OXVA hit the mark a second time?

The OXVA Arbiter 2 is the next iteration of the really popular original Arbiter release of January 2021. The big question is if OXVA can hit the spot for a second time...

OXVA Arbiter 2 - CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro and specs
03:37 - Close up and build
18:37 - Vape
20:35 - Thoughts


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Coming Soon: HorizonTech Durandal Pod kit - what is a standalone kit

We continue to broadcast on the next guest’s campaign, and by the way, a more advanced one. An unexpected novelty joined the ranks of the brand, which is known to a greater extent for HorizonTech. I suggest starting to get acquainted with Durandal Pod kit.
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Parameters
Body material: zinc alloy + plastic + eco-leather
Power supply: built-in 3000mAh
Cartridge capacity: 2.0 / 4.0ml Vaporizer
resistance: 0.16 / 0.25Ω
Power: up to 85W
Voltage range: 3.3 - 4.2V
Operating mode : VW
Supported resistance: 0.1 - 3.0Ω
Protection: low / high resistance, overheating, short circuit, overcharge / overdischarge
Connector type: magnetic
Screen / diagonal: color, 0.96 "

The appearance of the novelty is quite beautiful and neat. The durable metal shell is decorated with eco-friendly leather inserts. The back is round, on the contrary, the front is angular. The size is unknown because the official release stalled before it started.


You should not want to be particularly compact, but you can expect good ergonomics. The line plans to start with four "cheating" design options - they are distinguished from each other only by the color of the inserts.
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The detachable HorizonTech Durandal Pod Cartridge is characterized by good capacity and top filling. However, to produce the latter, you must remove the lid and hold it in your hand. Fortunately, it was repaired in half a circle.

In terms of functionality, everything is banal and simple - a variety with a decent range of adjustments. The latter is a decent capacity even for such a form factor - the autonomy of the future owner is enviable. You can click here to learn more about its coil: HorizonTech DURANDAL Replacement Coil (3pcs/Pack)

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Beginner Question Medicine Flower Flavors

Hello first post here, getting into DIY.

Ive decided after much research Id like to try some Medicine Flower flavors as I use VG based flavors only. Now, Im confused on what "line" everyone purchases for the DIY mixes they are sharing.

I would like to purchase the Silver line (alcohol base), will that be okay for DIY? The premium line contains PG, and while plant derived I have pg sensitivity. I have read there is a steep time to mixing with MF flavors so I assume most people have bought and mixed the MF flavors with the alcohol base.

Just needed some clairification before I drop the money on their flavors.

Im also a little confused. Ive seen flavors for sale on Wizard labs that were an alcohol base. Also people have mentioned a steep time to let the alcohol evaporate from MF flavors before vaping. These posts were from years ago before MF changed their website and created their "lines"

Were people mixing with the alcohol based flavors years ago before there was a flavor line with pg? Is it safe to use the alcohol based flavors for Vape DIY?... Or, when anyone is talking about MF flavors are they talking about the PG based flavors?

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VAPORESSO ZERO 2 POD DEVICE review by hittman

Hello and welcome back for yet another review. This time I will be covering the VAPORESSO ZERO 2 that was sent to me by VAPORESSO in order to provide a fair and honest review. The ZERO 2 is simplistic to operate since it is auto draw only. Its design is inspired by the cosmos which isn’t hard to tell looking at the shape of the body. The battery on the ZERO 2 is 800mah and the pods have a 3ml capacity where the original ZERO had a 650mah battery and 2ml liquid capacity. From what I understand, the pods are interchangeable between the two but I don’t have any of the original ones to try in it to verify that.

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WHAT’S IN THE BOX?

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SPECIFICATIONS:

Dimensions: 89*31.8*19mm

Pod Capacity: 3ml (standard), 2ml (TPD)

Output Power: 1.3ohm CCELL Pod (9W), 1.0ohm Mesh Pod (11W)

Filling System: PTF

Battery Capacity: 800mAh

Battery Display: Dynamic tidal light

Charging Current: Type-C, 1A

Charging Time: 45mins

Color: Carbon Fiber, Black, Black Blue, Black Red, Black Green, Black Purple


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FEATURES:

1. Classic CCELL Pod, upgraded mesh pod

2. PTF filling system

3. Compatible with Zero & Zeros 2 Pod

4. SSS Leak-Resistant Technology

5. Futuristic streamlined body, radiant cosmos design

6. Dynamic tidal light

7. Type-C charging, AXON chip


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INITIAL THOUGHTS:

The ZERO 2 comes in simple packaging once opened exposes the ZERO 2 with the 1.0 ohm pod pre-installed in a plastic tray and the spare pod, user manual, USB-C charging cable, and an empty 10ml plastic liquid bottle. This bottle is the best way to fill the pods since they use the PTF (Push To Fill) method. I honestly don’t remember if the original one used this method but became very familiar with it since I used the PODSTICKS for quite some time. To be honest, this isn’t my favorite method of filling after having some issues filling the pods on the PODSTICK. So far I haven’t had an issue filling these pods. Perhaps I was just trying to use the pods too long.

The 1.0 ohm pod that comes pre-installed is rated for 11 watts of output and the 1.3 ohm pod is rated for 9 watts. I really have no way to verify this other than I can tell the difference in output when switching between the pods. As you can see in the picture below, the 1.0 ohm pod that was installed comes with a plastic film over it so that the user doesn’t fire the pod before filling it.

The pod has two gold plated contacts on the bottom that matches up with the two contacts in the opening of the battery unit and the airflow hole sits between those two contacts. VAPORESSO has now included the SSS Leak-proof technology in these new pods. In my experience it has been very effective and have had zero leaking on this unit or the XROS 2 that I reviewed previously and am still currently using. I like that the two different pods are color coded with the 1.0 ohm pod being red on the bottom and the 1.3 ohm pod being black. Also the resistance is stamped into the bottom of each pod.

In the second picture you can see on the right side is the fill valve. You have to push the tip of the bottle down into the valve and squeeze the bottle to fill. This valve is basically a backflow preventer and once pressure is released on it via the bottle then it springs back up and seals so no liquid can escape.

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I found the airflow to be a fairly tight MTL with both pods and there is not an airflow adjustment. The opening/mouthpiece is pretty comfortable to use but I found that if I puff too hard then I can get a little liquid out the tip. The 1.0 ohm pod uses a mesh coil while the 1.3 ohm pod uses a Ccell coil.

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The ZERO 2 is flat on what I would call the back side. It has the VAPORESSO name etched in it and it was actually rather difficult to get the lighting right to be able to see it in a photo as you can probably tell in my picture below

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On the front is where the indicator lights are. Like I mentioned earlier, it is auto draw only. I received the carbon fiber edition for this review. The front side is curved and I can easily see the cosmos design inspiration. At first I thought it might feel awkward to hold but it really isn’t. Also on the front are four battery indicator lights the illuminate when it is activated by taking a puff.

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On the bottom of the unit is the USB-C charging port. The ZERO 2 will charge in about 45 minutes since the charging capacity is only 1A/5v.

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FINAL THOUGHTS:

If you’ve read many of my reviews then you know I’ve been a longtime fan of VAPORESSO products. I think the design aspect of this one is really fairly attractive but honestly was not impressed with the level of flavor or vapor production. Having said that, this is a low wattage MTL device. I used a RY4 cream recipe in this that I am very familiar with and is usually very flavorful across different devices but was not the case with this one. I don’t tend to use high flavor percentages in my mixes so if I was going to use the ZERO 2 consistently then I would have to increase the amount of flavoring I use for it. This may not be an issue for those that use commercial made liquids as they tend to use higher amounts of flavorings.

I do like the hand feel of this device and think it was nice that VAPORESSO decided to make the pods interchangeable with the original ZERO pod device. For my personal preference, the airflow draw is too tight for me but others that like a pretty tight MTL might like it. I would be interested in something like a .8 ohm pod with a little more airflow that would fit my style of MTL better. I do appreciate that VAPORESSO did include the SSS Leak-proof design in these new pods. I very much dislike leaking.

I would like to thank VAPORESSO and Milo for sending the VAPORESSO ZERO 2 for this review. I’d also like to thank those that take the time to read my reviews. Below is a link to the VAPORESSO website if you would like to look around.

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Fighting the Last War: The WHO and International Tobacco Control

What is tobacco harm reduction?
Harm reduction is a range of pragmatic policies, regulations and actions that either reduce health risks by providing safer forms of products or substances, or encourage less risky behaviours. Harm reduction does not focus exclusively on the eradication of products or behaviours.

Tobacco harm reduction, using safer nicotine products, offers new choices to millions of people worldwide who want to switch away from smoking, but have been unable to with the options previously available.

There is substantial international, independent evidence that the safer nicotine products that are available today – including nicotine vaping devices (e-cigarettes), heated tobacco products and Swedish-style oral snus – are demonstrably and significantly safer than smoking tobacco.

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Indifferent Truth | Youth Vaping Falls, Yet War on Vaping Continues

According to data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control, teen vaping fell by over 40% in the U.S. during 2021. However, neither the CDC nor FDA chose to frame the results as a success. Instead, the public health regulators doubled down on the moral panic over vaping.
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Geekvape Obelisk 60 Pod Kit 2200mAh - Review

Hi ECF members, In this review I take a look at the Obelisk 60 Pod Kit from Geekvape. The Obelisk 60 Pod Kit was supplied for the purpose of this review by Allison from Geekvape.

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Introduction

Geekvape who by most are best known for their Aegis mods and Zeus atomizers have recently released the new Obelisk range of devices. I have already reviewed the compact dual 18650 Obelisk 200 and the Obelisk 120FC which has a 3700mAh internal battery that can fully charge using PD 65w fast charging protocol in less than 15 minutes and here we have the Obelisk 60.

The Obelisk 60 is a pod mod which is for DL and Semi restricted direct lung vapers, taking the lack of IP rating out of the equation then think of it has the Aegis Boost on steroids! The Obelisk 60 utilises a slimmed down version of the menu system we see on the other Aegis and Obelisk devices but has the same looking display and keeps the fringe features for locking the device and changing display colour etc. The Obelisk 60 is a Power only device offering just Power and Bypass modes and is adjustable from 5 to 60 watts.

With the same form factor and IML side panels as the other Obelisk devices it has a familiar look, it boasts top to bottom adjustable airflow and 2A quick charging via the Type C USB connection, let's crack on!

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In The Box


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Contents:

1 x Obelisk 60W Device
1 X 4ml Pod (2ml TPD)
1 x Geekvape P Series Coil (Pre-installed: 0.4Ω 50~60W)
1 x Geekvape P Series Coil (0.5Ω 40~50W)
1 x Type C USB Cable
1 x Coil Tool
Paperwork

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Aesthetics and Ergonomics

The Obelisk 60 Kit came in cardboard box packaging with outer cardboard sleeve with a picture of the device in the chosen colour on the front and contents, specs etc on the reverse. I received the Black version, the options are Green, Blue, Gunmetal or Black, The Black has both Black frame and panels, the Gunmetal again has both Gunmetal frame and panels while the Blue and Green options have panels in the chosen colour but Silver frames!

Either side we have a large rectangular panel which is made from 4 layers with the final top layer giving a mirrored look, it is a form of IML process apart from unlike the IML process on Vaporesso devices these panels are fingerprint magnets, on the vertical towards the front at the top on each mirrored panel we have "geek vape" in a mirrored Silver finish!


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Unlike on the Aegis the front panel is curved and instead of a light switch style fire button we have an horizontally positioned rectangular fire button which protrudes nicely and is very clicky. Below we have the screen followed by the side by side square navigational buttons which again protrude nicely and have the same clicky feel as I found with the fire button.

The spine is curved with spaced vertical corrugations and moving to the base we have safety stamps and branding. Moving up top the pods main top flat surface sits flush with protruding airflow control which forms the base for the proprietary Delrin drop tip!

The device is comfortable in the hand and with it's CNC machined Aluminium main construction is much lighter than I expected, build quality is very good, no complaints at all apart from as mentioned those fingerprint magnet side panels which could be an issue if you have OCD!


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Obelisk 60 Specs and Features:

Size: 97 x 47.5mm
CNC Aluminium construction
Pod Capacity: 4ml (2ml TPD)
Output Power Range: 5-60W
Resistance Range: 0.1-3.0ohm
Included Coils: P 0.4ohm coil (50-60W), P 0.5ohm coil (40-50W)
Longest Output/vaping Time: 10S
Battery Capacity: 2200mAh
Charging Voltage: USB Type-C 5V/2A
Intelligent Power-control chip
Magnetic Pod Attachment
Display Screen: 0.96 inch TFT Colour Screen
Colours: Black, Gunmetal, Blue, Green


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Mistake!

On both website and in the manual it states this has temperature control and also gives instructions on resampling and locking resistance. I can only guess to be efficient a lot of information is copied from previous Obelisk devices and the TC information has not been deleted in error! To confirm the Obelisk 60 has Power and Bypass modes only!

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What You Receive!

You receive the device and pod with pre-installed P 0.4ohm (50-60W) coil head. You also receive a P 0.5ohm (40-50W) coil head, coil tool, Type C USB Cable and paperwork!


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The Pod

We have a large very darkly tinted rectangular pod with protruding shelf front section which has a 4ml capacity (2ml TPD), it actually looks like it should hold more liquid but we have a top to bottom airflow system that takes up some of the internal space!

The base of the pod has a cylindrical opening for the coil and then a large magnet to both the rear and that protruding shelf. Up top we have a base for the drip tip which incorporates airflow adjustment, the drip tip is removable but is between a 510 and 810 fitting and no alternative is supplied which takes away most of the advantage of it being removable in the first place!


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On one side we have a Black Silicone section with liquid drop symbol which is the bung for the fill port, when lifted free it stays attached and reseals well. Side fill can be a bit of a nightmare which is the case with this pod. The port is a reasonable size but I both can't see the liquid level through the darkly tinted pod and the substantial coil head obscures the nozzle making it very awkward and time consuming to fill!


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The Coil heads and Fitting them

The Obelisk 60 Pod deploys the usual plug and play method we see with most of the popular pod mod pods so the coil head just gets press fitted into the pod where it will be sealed via O-rings at the base, midway up and to the chimney!


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Two coil heads are included which are the pre-installed P 0.4ohm coil head (50-60W) and the P 0.5ohm coil head (40-50W), both coil heads are Kanthal mesh!


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Fitting The Pod

Looking inside the pod bay we have at the bottom both positive and negative Gold plated, spring loaded contacts. Low down one side and on an upper shelf towards the front of the device we have strong magnets that line up with the magnets on the pod. The pod just gets lowered into place and before the snap of it securing you can feel the magnetic pull, in fact it takes a strong tug to remove the pod from the bay to fill! The pod when secured has no play whatsoever, cracking job!


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The Airflow

The Obelisk 60 has a top to bottom airflow system all incorporated on the pod. We have a double walled base for the proprietary drip tip and then an outer AFC which turns but doesn't seem to be able to be removed!

On the outer wall we have a slot and then a matching slot on the AFC so simply turning the AFC determines how much of the airflow slot on the wall is open, the air goes through the slot and travels down to the base of the coil giving bottom airflow!


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Display

The display is bright and sharp as well as being very familiar if you have some of the Aegis devices that tend to use the same display and menu system. Everything is lined up vertically so up top we have the battery status bar followed by mode, then underneath the mode we have either wattage or voltage depending which mode you are in.


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In the lower section we first have resistance followed by amps, then voltage (wattage when in Bypass mode) and finally the puff count which shows vape duration while firing!

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Operating The Device

The Obelisk 60 has the same display layout and look as most Aegis mods and the other devices in the Obelisk range but the menu system while the same is scaled down as the Obelisk 60 doesn't have TC or curve features!

5 clicks of the fire button turns the device on and once on 5 clicks powers the device down. Once on pressing both navigational buttons together locks just those buttons but the device will still fire but while the navigational buttons are locked 3 quick clicks of the fire button will also lock that button so the device will no longer fire. Pressing both navigational buttons and fire together is stealth mode turning the screen off but still allowing the device to be fired, repeating the process takes it out of stealth mode!


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When the device is completely unlocked 3 clicks of the fire button highlights the mode, with the mode highlighted you can either use one of the navigational buttons to switch between Power and Bypass modes, when Power is highlighted press fire to highlight Puffs which can then be reset by pressing - or with either Power or Bypass highlighted pressing both navigational buttons together changes the colour of the accents on the display, the options are Orange, Yellow, Blue, Light Green or Purple!


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Brightness can also be changed by pressing fire and + to increase or fire and - to decrease. The wattage adjusts from 5w to 60w in 0.5w increments with single button presses or 1w increments with a button held down, it round robins!


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Protections:

Overheat Protection
Low Temperature Protection
Overvoltage Protection
Low Voltage Protection
Charge & Discharge Over Current Protection
Short Circuit Protection
Low Ohm Protection

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Charging

The device gets charged via the Type C USB connection and has a 2A charge rate, while charging a charging status progress bar is displayed but no charge as a percentage or estimated time left!

There is a graphic on their website which I will put below that claims you get less battery depletion from many charging cycles compared with other devices. The problem is it's optimised for charging at 1A yet most will either plug this into their adaptor that is for 2A charging or computer and charge at 0.5A! After saying that there are loads of graphs on the marketing showing for this compared to "OTHERS" but when you go on "OTHERS" their marketing have the same graphs so does the Obelisk 60 then become one of the "OTHERS"?


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My Thoughts

I found the Aegis Boost to be a RDL device with a manufactured loose MTL possible but the Obelisk 60 is s pod device for those that like more air. I would say almost full on DL with just the slightest restriction fully open and even when closed right down a semi restricted direct lung and the supplied coil heads suit the device well, as mentioned before it's the boost on steroids!

Being a modest wattage vaper I preferred the 0.5ohm coil head at 40W but also for a short time tested the 0.4ohm coil head which was best at 50w (both lower end of their ratings but possibly because I had just less than half airflow)! The 0.5ohm really impressed me as I have had about 1800 puffs and still getting good flavour although in the last 200 puffs I have started to get some dampness in the pod bay when for most of the time testing it has remained dry so probably need to consider a new coil! The 0.4ohm coil I only tested for about 400 puffs for no other reason than I wanted to use the lower wattage coil although this also gave good flavour and has plenty of life still left in it!

I do like the look and that it has the same form factor and build quality as the other Obelisk devices, it's both light and ergonomic and has really nice clicky buttons! The performance was very good firing without delay and when upping the wattage to 60w with the 0.5ohm coil head with the battery icon showing just one bar I could see by the voltage being at 5.4v that the device has voltage boost!

I like the familiar sharp display, that the display colour can be changed, brightness altered and that there are multiple locking options! Having Type C 2A charging is another plus although I would prefer better charging feedback, the 2200mAh battery seems about par and battery life was ok but nothing more!

My main cons for this are around the darkly tinted pod and filling method. I believe the section of the pod that can be seen on the face of the device is supposed to act as a viewing window but it's not fit for purpose, I just can't see the level! In fact even when pulling the pod out I struggled to see the e-liquid inside the pod I basically judged when filling was needed by noticing the vape was less saturated! Filling is very awkward as the coil head part obscures the opening and again I just couldn't see the level, it was mostly guess work and twice I overfilled, what a mess!!!!!

Finally I really don't see the point of the drip tip being removable as no alternative is supplied and it's a proprietary fit!


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Likes

Excellent build quality
4 Colour options
Ergonomic
Pod device for DL vapers
Top to bottom adjustable airflow
Both coils gave good flavour
0.5ohm coil very good longevity (0.4ohm not tested for this)
Only very slight leaking when coil very old
Bright, sharp well laid out familiar display
Brightness and display colour can be altered
Lock just navigation buttons or whole device, plus stealth mode!
Power and Bypass modes
Puff counter (can be reset manually)
Voltage boost
Pod fits very securely
Type C USB, 2A charging
Pass-through supported


Cons

Pod very dark (can't see juice level)
Side-fill (awkward to fill)
Proprietary drip tip fitting
No alternative drip tip supplied
Panels fingerprint magnets
Poor charging feedback
Mistake in manual and on website regarding TC

I would once again like to thank Allison from Geekvape for supplying the Obelisk 60 Pod Kit for the purpose of this review, thanks for reading and stay safe!

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A correlation between nicotine and tinnitus?

I started smoking when I was 13, in the early 70s. I quit in 2013 when I started vaping. I gradually weaned myself off vaping by reducing nicotine content, down to zero... but continued to vape until 2018, when I quit altogether. For me, vaping became far less interesting and pleasurable without nicotine.

I developed tinnitus in my mid 50s, while still smoking and well into vaping... however, I never noticed any correlation between smoking/vaping and tinnitus/hearing loss. I also was a benchrest and competition pistol shooter and avid motorcyclist (as well as a mechanic who ran a DynoJet motorcycle dynamometer booth) for several decades... so again, I had no reason to even suspect any possible relationship to nicotine, in fact, I was far more inclined to believe decades of high decibel noise.

Fast forward to the past few days. I recently decided that, now in my mid 60s, I'd start vaping again... modestly and with a bit of nicotine. I borrowed my daughters Vuse Alto pen and some 2.4% cartridges (which she stopped using) to see if I really wanted to go down that road again, before I ordered some juice and batteries (I kept all my kit, so these items were all I really needed to start again)

I noticed after one day of vaping that I had an episode of tinnitus, so severe that I could not sleep. I came to no realization at the time as to why, as I still occasionally got a mild, short lived episode, with sometimes months in-between.

As I didn't want to use up the small supply of Vuse cartridges I had, and didn't want to buy replacements for something that I didn't really like - other than the nicotine hit - I took it easy and didn't vape the following day. I ordered a few bottles of my favorite brand of juice and a few Sony 18650s and figured I'd be good to go soon enough.

The following day, the tinnitus was dwindling to gone, and I vaped a bit... the tinnitus came back, and I got another sleepless night.
Again, I stopped vaping, not due to any theory about a tie-in between vaping and hearing damage... just that the Vuse are pretty nasty, have a tight draw and are as annoying for me to use as they are a source of nicotine.
Again, I vaped a day later (my new juice should arrive before the week's out) and the tinnitus came back. Then it hit me sufficiently to postulate a possible relationship.

I started doing a bit of interweb research and what do you know... there are several articles, by respectable sources, that nicotine can damage hearing and be a cause for tinnitus.
Here's a link to just one page - click on "articles" then "tinnitus triggers", it will be the first article on the left: Tinnitus Research and Information Guides – Tinnitus Liberty

I stopped vaping for now, until I learn more and have a better understanding of this. If nicotine is the cause of my bouts of tinnitus, if I want to get any sleep, I'm may have to stop vaping again. I don't want to - I enjoy nicotine - but I enjoy sleep more.

I will try vaping again, when I get my juice and can use my dripper and squonker attys. It's entirely possible that the Vuse themselves are the issue - I have no idea what sort of sketchy crap is in Vuse liquid, and my typical blend of 90%VG/10%PG with 9mg of nicotine may not produce a tinnitus condition. I hope.

Why did I write this? If the reader is experiencing tinnitus - and it may be a "prerequisite" that you've been smoking/vaping for a long time, like me - nicotine may, I say may, be relevant to your hearing problems. It's fairly easy to test... stop using nicotine for a few days - preferably 2-3 days, as that can be how long it takes for nicotine to leave your system, and see if your tinnitus stops or is reduced in a significant way.

OK... that's it. Not condemning nicotine or vaping in general, hell, I'm not even going to condemn cigarettes... I just want people who are affected by this issue to consider nicotine as a potential source of your hearing problems.

Best,
SoF
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