i quit analogs 28 days ago. in the past few days i have noticed i have to clear my throat often... not a cough but more phlegm. am i hitting my puffer too much?
clearing my throat often....
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Maybe - are you drinking LOTS and lots of water? vaping can really dry out mucous membranes. What ratio of PG:VG are you vaping; do you know?
Also, bear in mind that quitting smoking, with or without vaping, makes many people hack/cough/clear throat, as old smokers' crud in your lungs starts breaking loose and cleaning out. (Doesn't that sound just lovely.
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Somewhere on here there's an excellent sticky detailing symptoms of quitting smoking/starting vaping. It's excellent, perhaps someone else knows where to find it.
Also, bear in mind that quitting smoking, with or without vaping, makes many people hack/cough/clear throat, as old smokers' crud in your lungs starts breaking loose and cleaning out. (Doesn't that sound just lovely.
)Somewhere on here there's an excellent sticky detailing symptoms of quitting smoking/starting vaping. It's excellent, perhaps someone else knows where to find it.
my first two weeks of vaping I had the same problem, aswell as blood when I blew my nose. I was worried it was vaping and I'd have to quit and smoke again, but Research told me the phlemn and the cough that I got and some of the blood was just from quitting smoking, some of the nose blood could have been from vaping, as mentioned before pv can dry your throat and nose, I just drank lots of water and kept on vaping, I feel perfectly fine now, way better than I ever did smoking, and I can actually smell and taste things
i drink an average to light amount of water...maybe ill try getting more in me.
i don't know the vg/pg of my juice... it is thinner than the stuff at the mall
i don't know the vg/pg of my juice... it is thinner than the stuff at the mall
I've been getting my juice from pure smoke...i really like the flavors but they seem really kind of thin compared to what you get at the mall...so i have been mixing the two together
The stuff left over from smoking could be trying to come up. I know it sounds gross ... But when I entered basic training I coughed/puked up some nasty, nasty looking stuff while running. I said to myself "Ill never smoke again! ... UGH.. ..." And bam!! The day I left that craphole I fired up a cig.
I have sinus issues and my dad also clears his throat alot. Im no doctor ... HA all I can do is guess and waste time!
I have sinus issues and my dad also clears his throat alot. Im no doctor ... HA all I can do is guess and waste time!
It can take your body up to a year to cough up all the crap in your lungs from smoking. The longer you smoked, the longer it takes to clear out.
Drink LOTS of water, juice whatever has liquid in it!! Take your time and HAVE FUN!
Drink LOTS of water, juice whatever has liquid in it!! Take your time and HAVE FUN!
No clue...I've not ever bought juice from a mall but the couple of times I got juice (nasty Chinese crap that I ended up tosing) from a local smoke shop it was 100% VG.
Ratios vary and not all vendors are explicit about what their ratios are. I think sweeter juices are more likely to have higher VG but absent anyone having a definitive answer I'd spend a little time checking out ECF-approved suppliers, and contacting them for information. Established juice mixologists are probably a better authority overall than random vapers unless said vapers are knowledgeable in mixing their own juice.
i have been vaping for 2 months and still clear my throat alot, along with coughing up crap that is speckled black .. (nasty) in the mean time i vape and drink fluids too keep hydrated, knowing that i am better off vaping then i was killing myself with analogs...
Thicker juices are usually more VG (Vegetable Glycerine), while thinner juices usually have a higher PG (Propylene glycol) content. Most like a mix of the two, and some do 100%VG. Hope that helps some?
There is an explanation for the stuff people cough up when they start vaping- it was a chemist that explained this to me: PG is a 'humectant'- you will find it in some cough medicines (and in asthma inhalers) because of what it does. It opens up your chest and sinusses (literally moistens them), loosens 'goop' enabling it to be expectorated. All that goop that's coming up is from when you were smoking- better out than in!!
Thicker juices will kill your carto/clearo/ atty faster though. Personally I like 70pg/30vg. Not too thick, easy on the carto but still lots of vapor.
Not to mention the wicking problems thick juices can cause.. Some of my e liquids are high % VG and thick, but I get around that by slightly watering them down with a couple of drops of vodka per ml. Certainly helps with my tank system.
Now, any chemists out there want to comment on the use of vodka as a diluent? Lots of people do it, but if I remember my chemistry classes at school, depending on what temp a liquid containing alcohol is heated to you get different types of alcohol evaporating off, most of which are toxic. Myth or fact?
I use mostly an 80/20 mix in my homemade juices; that seems to give me the max vapor along with a good TH
I also clear my throat a lot but more at night than anything. My wife says that she doesn't notice it nearly as much as when I was a pipe smoker though.
Just drink lots---and then drink some more
I also clear my throat a lot but more at night than anything. My wife says that she doesn't notice it nearly as much as when I was a pipe smoker though.
Just drink lots---and then drink some more
Yes vaping along with caffeine laced coffee and soft drinks will dehydrate. I drink 1 1/2 litres water per day. Realize also PG will coat the mouth and throat areas. I gargle with fresh squeezed lemon and water once or twice per day to remove the PG coating.
Good Luck.
Good Luck.
well this has turned out to be a very informative thread (at least for me). thanks all.
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