Can't vape w/o coughing

[thehangdude]

I have taken to vaping, and am not having problems. My wife can't seem to vape without gagging. She takes a small slow hit, and *hack* *hack*.

Most of juices are nic level 18mg (she smokes 2 packs Marlboro/day). I have tried her on PG, VG, combo. I have tried her on USA, mocha capp, kriptonite, Chocolate tobacco, butter rum pecan ice cream, rasberry lemonade...

Seems like it is getting to be Povlov's dog, she just starts a pull, and *hack* *hack*.

Any suggestions?

 

[Shady195]

Try a much lower nic level, my wife is the same way, on my 18mg juices, when your new and not used to it, it kicks the back of your throat pretty good regardless of the flavor. I've given her some juices that to me feel like nothing and even for her she ends up hacking a little bit. I do it a tad first thing in the morning when i wake up but after 3-4 pulls it feels normal again

 

[CBB]

Where is she feeling it that is making her cough, and what is the sensation she is getting from it. She may be PG sensitive, did you try 100% VG or high VG ratio?

 

[cactusgirl]

What hardware are you using?

 

[salemgold]

Hmmm maybe you should try some with just Vg and also some with just PG? This is interesting because the same thing is happening to my mom. What type of ecig are you using? Cartomizers or atomizers?

 

[WomanOfHeart]

Have you tried increasing the amount of water she drinks? This can be a huge hack factor. Both PG and VG are hygroscopic, which means they attract water and will dehydrate you. You might also consider decreasing the nicotine for a bit or using two different levels. Vaping can also take some getting used to.

HTH

 

[squirrel64]

If it's like it was with me it took about a month and 1/2 before I stopped coughing. It was really bad first thing in the morning but eased up throughout the day. I could take drag after drag on ciggy but one hit of vapor and it made me cough cough cough. But it should ease up after a while. I think it just affects some people that way

 

[bjannr]

Nine months into this, and I still cough with anything over 50/50 mix. A straight VG mix is fine, but too much PG and my throat feels irritated and I start coughing.

 

[Rar]

My husband coughs like crazy when he tries my Riva. In fact, he even coughed when I was using the Nicotrol Inhaler. I coughed a little bit for a day or two, but I think I wasn't used to the amount of vapor. Even my analogs didn't seem to have that much vapor.

 

[thehangdude]

Using a 3.7v eGo with 1100 mAh. I use the dual coils, but I have her on 3.0 ohm cartos. I have tried her on staight VG, and I do have some more coming in. I may try her on 6mg nic and see if that helps. I am sure that if I can find something she can vape, she will be able to kick the analog habit.

 

[CBB]

If it is not the PG it is most likely the nic, or she may be trying to vape a burned carto. Taste her carto and see if it tastes foul, she may not notice it.

 

[thehangdude]

If it is not the PG it is most likely the nic, or she may be trying to vape a burned carto. Taste her carto and see if it tastes foul, she may not notice it.

Not the carto, as it has happened each time with many juices. I will do a hit and say, "like this" and she will try, and say, "*hack* *hack*."

 

[WomanOfHeart]

You might want to give this a read:

Proper Inhalation Technique

 

[justinleeb]

You might want to give this a read:

Proper Inhalation Technique

My thoughts exactly... perhaps she's a throat inhaler rather than a mouth inhaler. Try asking her to pull the vape into her mouth before she inhales using her cheeks only...no throat/lung pull.

just my 2c...

 

[strallberry]

Hi ya'll,
Hangdude, I bought an 808 starter kit first, and was happy, but kept reading here about the ego. I purchased the ego and am having the same problems as your wife. Perhaps she would have better luck with different equipment?

 

[deckart]

I would drop the nic levels bro.

 

[Astatine]

I will let you on a little secret:

I have different levels of nic for different times of day. Yup!

I have been a pack-pack and half smoker for many years, but when I started vaping: hack. hack. hack. Specially for the first vape of the day (no matter if I had been smoking before)

Then, I realized that nic was too high for the first couple of vapes in the day. After that...unless I haven't been vaping in a while, it's too low and I need to up it up.

Maybe, your wife is experiencing the same type of phenomenon? I go through 6 mg, 18 mg and sometimes 24 mg as the day progresses. I buy the strong nic and no nic in the same flavor, and cut the strong nic level to make my juices.

No more coughing! And I got rid of the "morning smoker's hack

 

[swedishfish]

My thoughts exactly... perhaps she's a throat inhaler rather than a mouth inhaler. Try asking her to pull the vape into her mouth before she inhales using her cheeks only...no throat/lung pull.

just my 2c...

That's what I think it is too. My sister coughs every time she tries my pv. That's why she said she can't vape. I don't think it's the juice or my pv it's the way she's inhaling. I think she pulls directly into her lungs.

 

[wacdenney]

I still cough and hack early in the morning. Vaping is just rough at first and it takes practice and some getting used to. When I first started smoking analogs I coughed and hacked also, but I stuck with it and got better at it. Vaping is like anything else, you have to want it and you have to work at it.

 

[In2deep73]

Maybe you are taking too big of a hit??