Do You Inhale?

[EleanorR]

I've been vaping for a little over three years now, and I've noticed something a bit "odd" (considering I smoked cigarettes for about 35 years) . . .

I tend to "puff" on my PV in the same way that a pipe smoker puffs on a pipe (or a cigar smoker puffs on a cigar). On about the third puff, I will take a large amount of vapor and hold it in my mouth; then breathe through my nose and exhale.

I almost never inhale the vapor from my mouth into my lungs -- and feel no need to.


I know that, with vaping, most of the nicotine is absorbed buccally anyway (as with a pipe or cigar). I suppose that is one reason why I feel no automatic urge to lung-inhale.


Has anyone else noticed this stark difference in their puff/inhale behavior since quitting smoking and going to full-time vaping?

 

[Vappers]

Well its only been about 2 months for me, but i do notice i find myself doing this for 10-15 minutes at a time subconsciously.

 

[Crestwood1001]

I inhale, pull it into my mouth and then inhale it just like I did with cigs.

 

[Papajohns]

I love the feeling of lung hits. That's why I loved cigs, it just felt really good. I do mouth hits sometimes, but for the most part I do lung inhales.

 

[CShaver]

When you use an RDA, the flavor is way more intense after you exhale. Don't ask me why, I can't explain it.

Other than that, I inhale my vape because I inhaled my cigs. It's just comfortable, and feels right.

Nicotine will absolutely be absorbed through mucus glands which is why you can not inhale and still feel the nic. But, to me, the experience isn't fully satisfying if I don't inhale.

 

[NightNurse]

I like to inhale

 

[mare ze dotes]

Absolutly. I do not draw into my lungs. I would choke big time. I had to learn how to vape. That was the hardest thing when I started. It is more like pull it into my mouth, inhale a bit and swush it out.

 

[CommaHolly]

yep,,,,,,,,always did, always will, and I don't even use nic,,,,I think it's just habit after smoking for some 30 years,,,,,,

 

[B1sh0p]

There's a Bill Clinton joke in here somewhere.

 

[inanitydefined]

depends on my mood. sometimes I puff, sometimes I inhale

 

[Moedog]

Always inhale. Puffing does nothing for me at all, but I enjoy and need the chest/throat hit.

 

[Steam Turbine]

 

[cthulhufan]

I used to inhale but now it's just a tiny bit. Mostly just puff off of the RDA these days. Seems to do the trick for me.

 

[ElConquistador]

To me, vaping without inhaling would be like taking a shower in a raincoat.

 

[Jimi D.]

I inhale like it's my last breath baby !

 

[TheReign]

Nope, I fire it but don't inhale, Lol Of course. I know some people Just get the nic by letting it sit in their mouth but It works for me to inhale

 

[MarlyandMe46]

'I experimented... I didn't inhale, and I never tried it again'

I read a thread on how to use ecigs differently from smoking cigs, and it mentioned that there was no need to inhale the vapor, as nictonie would be better absorbed through the mouth. As a newbie, reading that, I started trying to do it that way... but I think I do a mix of holding it in my mouth, or sometimes just inhaling.. like when I'm not thinking about.. or I guess sometimes combo. I have definitely noticed a need to inhale into my lungs much less than when I was smoking. When I was smoking, I'd feel ridiculous if I didn't inhale!

 

[Tedlee]

I vape the same way I used to smoke...mid-throat. I have found myself holding it my mouth more to taste the flavor more. The need for "throat hit" is slightly diminished (for me anyway).

 

[DebiK]

I inhale. Doesn't feel right if I don't.

 

[Chiku]

When I first started vaping I inhaled, about a month ago I was testing some flavours (which made me pay more attention to how I was vaping) and realized at some point I stopped inhaling. The vapor hits the back of my throat and I'm happy.