congestion?

[BiXLL]

I don't know if I am imagining things or not, throwing it out there to see if anybody else is the same. I am at 3 months of vaping. Have been using Niquid Midnight Express for about a month now. Over the past 2 weeks I have been experiencing flem in my esophagus, not the throat, but a little lower down into the chest. If I breath hard or take a deep breath I cough. In the morning I can only take the very lightest of hits when I vape, feels like after a night of smoking too many analogs used to. I am only vaping about 3/4 of a tank of liquid a day. (T3) so I don't think its from vaping too much I am starting to wonder if its from the Niquid juice? Anybody else experiencing this?

 

[Bizzar1]

It could very well be the juice. I love si's 555 but it makes me wheeze. Too much vaping with the stuff and my throat becomes very sensitive and wheezy like you describe. Almost like a tiny bit of flem that tickles my throat sort of in the lungs. try a different flavor/brand for a few days and see what happens. I now use the 555 as a flavor additive instead. Just can't use it straight anymore.

 

[Renolizzie]

I would definitely try some different juice or switch off juices. I like the 555 a lot but I definitely trade off through out the day. I sometimes notice that situation myself on occasion, Bixll, and haven't decided if it is one of my juices, I am still getting over smoking or what.

 

[dwsizme]

I've been having alot of phlem in the morning lately, too....however so has my co-worker. I vape, she doesn't. Go figure. I just think there's something going around maybe.
Awhile back my lungs hurt....really congested. I thought it was the vaping but then a few of my non-vaping friends/family told me they were going thru the same thing. So I stopped worrying about the vaping.
Just went to the Dr this week on another matter....my foot has been going numb. I thought the Dr would tell me to quit vaping that maybe it was constricting blood vessels or something (I know I am a worry wart)....however she was thrilled I was vaping and not smoking. (I'm getting an MRI done next week to see what's up.)
So the moral to my story is quit worrying. See if your non vaping friends family around you are having the same thing going on. Might just be something going around....something in the air...weather, etc. Do like everyone said, change flavors/brands see if that helps.

 

[JoAnnW]

I would suggest running a pipe cleaner down the airtube of the T3 to see if any gunk has built up in it. Someone made that suggestion on another SI thread regarding cleaning the T3. When they ran a pipe cleaner down the airhole, there was a large amount of accumulation there. I haven't had the problem that you are having but I really need to get some pipe cleaners to thoroughly clean it out. I've just been rinsing the mouthpiece portion under hot running water, but more detailed cleaning could be needed. It seems we have been more concerned about cleaning the coils. If that is not the problem, maybe you should be checked out by your doctor. There could be another underlying problem going on. Hope you get better soon.

 

[Duster6524]

The little cilia hairs in you lungs and trachea are starting to work again and they are trying to get rid of the vapor (or the "lung-butter" from smoking)that your lungs can't convert and flush through the body. This is one of the symptoms listed here...http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...hen-quitting-tobacco-changing-ecigarette.html

 

[BiXLL]

But I have not had a analog in over 3 months??

 

[propagandax]

I have chest congestion and lots of flim right now, my wife had it too. Been using some niquid but mostly reg SI juices. I think its just something going around. Niquid is higher VG than SI liquids could also be the VG

Sent from my Nexus 7

 

[Duster6524]

Yeah, but what do you think happened to the years of tar and gunk that had built up? It'll take time for it to fully disappear, and now we are putting something else in our lungs for them to deal with. There was something else that I can't seem to remember about the "3's"... something like 3 days, 3 weeks and 3 months that was about symptoms, I think. (Sometimes I get overloaded with info and something has to go to make room for the new! )

Or it could just be a cold!

 

[Moonstruck]

I've been vaping for over 3 years, and I will still occasionally cough up excess amounts of phlegm. I smoked for over 38 years.

But this issue, for me, was most noticeable in the 1st year of vaping, even though I did not smoke a single cigarette. Not smoking caused lots of changes in my body. Coughing up phlegm was just one of them. I also had severe sinus drainage for several months. I had several episodes that seemed to be severe allergic reactions. All of these things dissipated over time.

Vaping is only one possible cause for your congestion. It could be something going around, as others said. It could be an allergy or sensitivity to something in your ejuice. It could just be your body expelling the toxins still in your lungs. It could be a sign of dehydration (vaping dries us out; be sure to drink lots of water).

If you're worried or if it continues, you should see your doctor.

 

[BiXLL]

well, I also have sinus drainage. Symptoms do not seem to be getting any worse so I guess I will just ride it out and see what happens.

 

[Renolizzie]

Hope you start feeling better, Bixll

 

[Basilor]

Hope you start feeling better, Bixll

Same here, hope you feel better.

I suddenly developed the same symptoms. The juices I started vaping with suddenly made me cough horribly. I could hardly take a vape without coughing. I also noticed I would get a little short of breath, and light headed, sometimes from just standing up after bending over.

All of that stopped when I started doing DIY in Oct. Side by side, my mixes taste much smoother and never make me cough. I also realized that I was no longer experiencing light headedness.

I recently ordered a favorite premix flavor from a well known vendor (not SI) and after vaping it as one of my main vapes, started to feel light headed again. I cut way back and it stopped. I won't be reordering it. Dunno what to say in your case though.

Mark

 

[mudhill]

i have heaviness in my chest at about 6 months of vaping ,,i do diy juice,i have tried every combination of vg/pg,,less flavor,plain no nic juice,nothing seems to help,,i use my enebulizer about 5 times a day to get rid of the shallow or heaviness in my lungs.

my doctor can't find anything wrong with me but lungs of a 54 yr. smoker at 67 yrs. of age,,told me that i may have to quit vaping,if i don't get over it.

 

[Bukket5]

I don't know if I am imagining things or not, throwing it out there to see if anybody else is the same. I am at 3 months of vaping. Have been using Niquid Midnight Express for about a month now. Over the past 2 weeks I have been experiencing flem in my esophagus, not the throat, but a little lower down into the chest. If I breath hard or take a deep breath I cough. In the morning I can only take the very lightest of hits when I vape, feels like after a night of smoking too many analogs used to. I am only vaping about 3/4 of a tank of liquid a day. (T3) so I don't think its from vaping too much I am starting to wonder if its from the Niquid juice? Anybody else experiencing this?

I can't vape any juice with a VG ratio higher than 30 or I get the same thing. I would recommend getting one of Smokeless Image's flavors and see if it stops. Smokeless image uses 90/10 and Niquid is 60/40. If you do fine with the Smokeless Image juices then you're going to have to use a company that lets you chose the pg/vg ratio if you want a different flavor. There are lots of them out there. You can then try 80/20 and 70/30. Or just stay with the 90/10.

When I first started vaping all I used was Smokeless Image flavors, 555 and Cappuccino. I tried another company and they recommended 50/50 so that's what I bought. My lungs started feeling heavy and then I started coughing up phlegm. I didn't know what was going on since I'd been vaping for 4 months with no problems at all. Since everyone talks about PG problems I ordered a 100% VG juice! I felt like I was trying to breath underwater! I ordered again and tried 80/20 and I was fine. Moved up to 70/30 and I'm ok as long as I don't overdo. I would prefer to vape 50/50 but I'll use a lower VG before I would give up vaping!

It doesn't happen to everyone but I've found out that it is quite common. I had a very intelligent man that owns an ejuice company explain it to me in better terms! I still keep some 90/10 around for when I've vaped too much.

Also, make sure you are drinking plenty of water. It is really important to hydrate when vaping.

 

[CatLady007]

I'm coming to the conversation a little late, but I've been having some congestion as well; only this is allergy season for me (I know it when the Japanese magnolias start blooming, usually in Feb, but they have started in Jan, this year). So I'm just attributing mine to allergies. The unusually warm weather we've had here in FL has a lot of people sneezing and rubbing their eyes. My nose runs like a faucet, and so I wind up with some chest congestion. The good news is, before I quit smoking, it would likely wind up as bronchitis; now it won't. Yayyy!!!!!

 

[inquiring mind]

A friend told me that her dr. told her to use mucinex when she quit. It helps with the phlegm and the couging. I will be starting itright away.Maybe it will help you. There is one that is an expectorant and cough suppresant. That is the one that was suggested to her andthat I will be trying.

 

[BiXLL]

I am thinking mine was mainly a cold as it has been getting a little better each day and I now how a full blown head cold with sinus congestion.

 

[Renolizzie]

I am thinking mine was mainly a cold as it has been getting a little better each day and I know how a full blown head cold with sinus congestion.

Sorry you've had a cold BixLL - being sick totally sucks.

 

[BiXLL]

Yes it does, actually I think I am fighting off the Flu. Have had no energy and really have to push mysellf to get through the day. At least I am fighting it off and not down and out!