I smoked since I was 12. I quit smoking at age 34 and started vaping instead. I am now age 40 and quit vaping for almost 2 weeks now.
A few years back I noticed that my voice was getting raspy, especially immediately after vaping. I upped my water intake, I lowered my voltage from 4.2 to 3.7, I switched juices all over the place, including the so called 'organic extract' juices. Nothing seemed to have an effect. I just kind of lived with it.
Smoking analog cigarettes never effected my voice in such a manner. Not in more than 2 decades.
Now I quit vaping do to trouble breathing, reoccurring rashes, and extreme anxiety that all seemed to come crashing down in this last year.
I really expected my voice to recover after I quit. It hasn't. My voice is extremely raspy even though I haven't vaped in more than a week. I don't think it is ever going to recover.
Some trends I had while vaping:
) I used 3.7 to 4.2 volts most of the time.
) I started my vaping career at 2.4 ohms and preferred ~1.4 ohms for the last year.
) I used 50/50 juice up to 70PG/30VG, depending what the local stores had. I prefer more PG because I noticed high VG juices gave me a heavy chest feeling and breathing problems.
) Juices that left behind high amounts residue/ ruined atomizers quickly, made the problem worse in the short term.
) I used CVS organic cotton balls for wicking my rebuildable Kay Fun Lite.
Some Juices that Absolutely killed my voice and made it raspy in the same day:
) 'Grandpa's Beard' from Austin Vapor Technologies
I found this thread by searching the internet for people who have experienced the same thing. I have exactly the same issue with the voice (but not the rash and other symptoms).
I smoked for 20 years. In May 2016 (6 months ago) I quit smoking and started vaping. I vaped until September 2016 (vaped for 4 months).
I noticed that certain types of e-liquid affected my voice quite early on. I tried to identify the ones that did not and stick with them. But then, in September 2016 my voice became very hoarse indeed and I stopped vaping for a few days in order for it to heal before a important meeting I had. I didn't want to vape again until the voice healed.
It is now mid-November, 2.5 months later, and my voice still has not healed. I have not vaped, or smoked, at anything in the intervening time.
I fear that vaping has permanently damaged my voice. Some days are better than others. Some days I feel like my voice is on the way to returning. Then the next day I will barely be able to speak at all.
I have been searching the internet for some kind of cure or remedy. But to no avail so far. I am seeing a throat specialist soon having my consulted my doctor (who is useless and had no clue).
I notice that the OP is from a few months back. I wonder if there's been any improvement? I am starting to give up hope on that, though, as 2.5 months is plenty long enough to heal and there's been very little change.
