Developed a cough this week?

[VaporMadness]

I've been vaping heavily since February with no ill affects. This last week however, I've developed a cough. I'm not sure if this is vaping related or not. The only changes in my vaping habits i can think of are...

* recently got a more efficient MOD, so vaping at slightly higher power now, but still only a 3.7v device

* got a new batch of liquid, same liquids as i've been using for several months, just a new batch of it, i did get a new flavor in that batch that i haven't had before

* started a new atty last weekend that i've been using all week

... so no significant changes... but now i have this cough and some congestion... maybe i just have a cold but it doesn't feel like a cold... it started with the cough and the congestion seems to have followed?

 

[VaporMadness]

So... my lungs are definitely somewhat congested, not so much my nose... i'm thinking this likely does have something to do with vaping since i've never experienced anything quite like this before? I have had congestion in my lungs in the past, but only after lengthy colds. I've never before had congestion just arise in my lungs out of the blue.

Here's what i'm doing it about at this time, hopefully it will subside...

* consciously staying better hydrated
* consciously vaping less
* laying off the LR attys, using std resistance stuff only for now
* avoiding use of my newest batch of liquids, instead finishing off other stuff that i've been w/o issue for some time

And if it doesn't clear up in a couple of days...

* layoff vaping altogether and go on the patch/gum until it does subside
* idk... this might be worth a trip to the doctor if the measures i'm taking already don't resolve the issue... COPD, or worse, lung cancer come to mind

 

[Bovinia]

Vapor I'm sorry to hear you are feeling crummy. I am in a similar situation and wonder if you mind sharing what flavors were in your newest batch of liquids and who they came from. If you don't feel comfortable posting it openly, please send me a PM. I'd like to see if we have anything in use that is in common.

 

[elyn]

I can appreciate your fears. Probably to ease your mind you should schedule a doctors visit.

I had a bit of congestion this week, as well. In my case, it's allergies and also vaping 12 mg strength is starting to feel too strong -- a little like smoking an unfiltered analog. Yeah, if you could post what liquids and flavors you've been vaping I'd like to know that info, as well. Or PM me, if you like.
Hope you feel lots better by tomorrow, get some good rest.

 

[VaporMadness]

I'm hesitant to post what liquids I've been using because I don't want to cause any alarm with a particular vendor, especially since i have no reason to believe it actually has to do with their liquids. I'll send PMs.

I actually wonder if my new higher power PV might be the difference that mattered? My LR attys just got slightly more horsepower as a result. You know that 'burnt' feeling you get in the back of you throat with badly 'scorched' liquid. I don't think that's just a function of how hot the vapor is, I think that's the result of some chemical reaction (idk, i'm not a chemist) that the heat in the atty has caused in the liquid being vaporized. Maybe I've been inhaling more of that than I had been previously... and my lungs don't like it. I did just start a new LR atty last weekend, and they always start out a little 'hotter' and a little more scorch prone to begin with. That coupled with a better power supply might be what triggered this.

That's the logic that made me layoff the LR attys for now.

It's still there, but I think it is getting better... coughing less i think.

 

[elyn]

Vapor, sent you a pm but it doesn't show in my sent box. Hope you're okay today and thanks for the info.

 

[VaporMadness]

I switched to snus (Camel Frost) for the time being while my lungs clear up, didn't vape yesterday and won't be today either. Thankfully, my lungs are clearing up and the coughing is nearly gone.

 

[FrozenNorth]

Chances are that you have an upper respiratory infection, this is not unusual for this time for year. It could be related to vaping if you were new, but I doubt that after all this time you would suddenly develop a problem! Even with a switch to LR atties and new high Voltage PV you should not be having this problem. BTW I am a chemist, and while heat does often cause chemical reactions in nature, in the case of HV Vaping what you are most likely feeling is actually the components of your e-liquid vaporizing more fully. Many of the components of e-liquid have a higher heat of vaporization than the standard atty can produce. HV vaping produces higher temperatures which would bring many of these components to their vapor point, this would likely be what causes the nasty burnt taste as well, since many flavors are denatured at high temperatures.
Hope this helps!

 

[VaporMadness]

Thnx FrznN. I think your diagnosis is a good one. What's wierd is how it presented only as coughing and lung congestion. No other symptoms really. A very focused little bugger.

 

[Bovinia]

Chances are that you have an upper respiratory infection, this is not unusual for this time for year. It could be related to vaping if you were new, but I doubt that after all this time you would suddenly develop a problem! Even with a switch to LR atties and new high Voltage PV you should not be having this problem. BTW I am a chemist, and while heat does often cause chemical reactions in nature, in the case of HV Vaping what you are most likely feeling is actually the components of your e-liquid vaporizing more fully. Many of the components of e-liquid have a higher heat of vaporization than the standard atty can produce. HV vaping produces higher temperatures which would bring many of these components to their vapor point, this would likely be what causes the nasty burnt taste as well, since many flavors are denatured at high temperatures.
Hope this helps!

Thank you for your input Frozen. I have discovered my problem as well and it is being taken care of...in my case it was a nic lvl too high combined with fall allergies.

Those of us who posted here kept our discussions to PMs because we did not want to throw any blame at our beloved vendors and suppliers or create any *panic* here on ECF. But we are all human and mistakes are made sometimes. We wanted to compare notes to see if we had flavorings, juices or vendors in common

Vapor, I'm glad to hear you are feeling better, so am I.

 

[VaporMadness]

Vapor, I'm glad to hear you are feeling better, so am I.

Thnx! Glad you're getting well too. I think another day or two of staying more than well hydrated and my lungs will be all in the clear.

On a different tack... this little stint has introduced me to snus as yet another means of satisfying my nicotine needs... I must say... not bad... nothing at all like the coppenhagen/skoal type stuff that i knew of as "smokeless" tobacco from years past. There's a subforum here about snus for the curios... Smokeless tobacco

 

[Bovinia]

I've heard about snus but haven't tried it...yet

 

[VaporMadness]

Still have some lingering congestion today, so still refraining from vaping... I'll be trying a vinegar steam treatment today to coax things along.

How to Get Rid of Chest Congestion | eHow.com

 

[classwife]

Just for what it's worth...I work in a "public place" and half of the people that come in right now are coughing and sniffing at me !!! They have been for about a week...today I think I've got it starting...

 

[Bovinia]

Just for what it's worth...I work in a "public place" and half of the people that come in right now are coughing and sniffing at me !!! They have been for about a week...today I think I've got it starting...

Awwww, tis the season huh

Here's to all of us feeling better soon!

 

[SuZamme]

Awwww, tis the season huh

Here's to all of us feeling better soon!

I've had the same thing for a few days and I didn't just switch to HV vaping.
I thought it was because I was vaping too much, dripping, the new juice, etc.

Come to find out, it's just what's going around. Whew!!!

I wasn't about to give up vaping. Of course, I can remember the old days of smoking and not stopping when the flu or cold hit either. lol

Thanks for your timely post. Hope you are all better!!!!

 

[SimpleSins]

I never leave the house so I can't claim I caught cooties, dash it all.

 

[Shaggy63]

Glad to see its just the season. Was starting to worry it was my new HV mod combined with my new very very tasty juice.

 

[VaporMadness]

Feeling cleared up enough today to do a little vaping again Std resistance carto at 3.7v loaded with nHaler Octane Cigarish... ahhh. I'm still taking it pretty easy with the vaping and relying on my new found friend in snus for major nic delivery purposes.

 

[Sandybeach40]

I remember a post a week ago where a doctors only warning about the only possible thing he could think of that could happen from vaping was to develop pneumonia due to excessive liquid in the lungs.