Hello everyone. I'm new to this forum and to vaping. I recently got some new juice (northern lights 6 nic), the same i've been getting since i started vaping on my ego one. Over the past 4 days I've noticed it's gotten incredibly hard to breathe. I've done some research and I think i may have a sensitivity to PG. I dont know the actual ratio of PG/VG in the juice I just got, my friend just asked if i wanted bigger clouds or a smoother hit. I said I wanted a smoother hit, so I'm going to assume the ratio is higher PG. Has anyone experienced this before? I'm in a lot of discomfort and i'm going to try pure VG when my lungs go back to normal (hopefully in the next day or so). Any input is appreciated, thanks.
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Smoother hit and bigger clouds is higher VG. They have a High VG which is 70vg/30pg I see online and and standard is 50vg/50pg. I'd assume with the original comment you'd have the high VG one. I never had that problem with breathing though, since quitting smoking, I can breathe much better.
Sore throat, rash/hives, itching = PG - allows more throat hit to come through & carries flavor better.
Heavy chest, tight chest, pain when inhaling, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing = VG - moar cloudz bro, smoother, sweeter.
Reactions to flavorings can have all sorts of effects.
Heavy chest, tight chest, pain when inhaling, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing = VG - moar cloudz bro, smoother, sweeter.
Reactions to flavorings can have all sorts of effects.
Yeah, "hard to breathe" sounds a great deal more like a problem with VG, than PG -- if I use more than 15% VG, I can't breathe, I feel like I have a hairball in my chest that I can NOT cough up to save my life. Sensitivity to PG would be more like, sore throat, sore mouth, sore sinuses, maybe itching or hives if it's a true allergy.
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I've had similar problems with high VG% liquid when I vape it for extended periods of time. I usually vape 70PG/30VG and do just fine. When I did have the issues with the VG dominant juice it took me about a week and a half till the symptoms(shortness of breathe mainly) subsided. Just my experience and 2 cents.
You should go to a doctor and ask if its safe for you to vape. I know someone who started vaping and went to the doctor because he couldnt breathe either and the doctor told him a reaction to the ingredients in the juice caused mucus to build up in his lungs. To end the story he never picked up a vape again.
I had that same issue a month or so ago and it turns out it was just my body telling me that I had a cold brewing. If it's seriously bothering you, I would go to a doctor though.
I think i'm on the same boat. Going to try 100% PG and lower the nic level, or just quit like KEN47 said, because this isn't worth it.
Please get evaluation by doctor. It could be totallly coincidental (or not) that you are having breathing problems and started vaping.
I hate seeing people try to diagnose themselves, it could be anything from a bacterial infection in lungs, to damage from years of smoking, to seasonal allergies to allergies to flavorings in eliquid
If you do not go and want to try to "solve" the last thing I just listed, vape 100% pg then vape 100% vg with NO FLAVORINGS (just unflavored nic juice) for a few days each and see if either leave you more comfortable.
I hate seeing people try to diagnose themselves, it could be anything from a bacterial infection in lungs, to damage from years of smoking, to seasonal allergies to allergies to flavorings in eliquid
If you do not go and want to try to "solve" the last thing I just listed, vape 100% pg then vape 100% vg with NO FLAVORINGS (just unflavored nic juice) for a few days each and see if either leave you more comfortable.
Yes, I've seen others suggest trying out 100% vg/pg, to see what works and what doesn't. It's not necessarily bad enough that I think I should see a doctor, and it could yet be seasonal allergies (as they are quite strong where I live), but It did seem to coincide with the new juice i just got and upping my nicotine, and I forgot to mention that my lungs were doing just fine for the first few months of vaping, and I've always vaped northern lights, so I it's not an "allergy" to the ejuice. I'm almost 90% sure it's a sensitivity to VG or PG concentrations. Thanks again.
I had the same problem with higher vg juice at first. Now I do 70/30 to 75/25. Works out great.
Normally, I would say listen to the doctor. Just make sure the doctor realizes that you wish to continue vaping. The doctor I have wants me to quit vaping. From a doctor's standpoint, not smoking, vaping, or any other nicotine product is the preferred choice. If you ask any doctor, they will say "you should not vape".. and I totally agree with them from a health care standpoint. Vaping is more dangerous than breathing regular air. But if it were a choice between smoking or vaping, then vaping wins hands down.
Many doctors make simple examinations. If someone is fine one day, then pick up vaping, then start experiencing increased mucus, then of course, they will say stop vaping. They won't go into details or try to determine what ingredient in the ejuice is causing the problem. Juices can be tailored, and allergic reaction to a particular ingredient may cause problems. People can be allergic to anything, and for vaping, you can switch ingredients. The ONLY thing you need to vape with, is either PG or VG.. everything else is optional.
The mucus solution for me is not blowing as much vapor out my nostrils. The main side effects I've been experiencing are no more snacking between meals, drinking a lot more water and lastly I've dropped over 30 lbs off my moderately obese body since March 28 when I quit smoking cold turkey and went to vaping.
I doubt my doc would or will ever say to me "don't vape," because he knows damn well that if I don't vape, I WILL smoke -- no other option is possible. It's nice when the doctor is actually on speaking-terms with reality.
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