Ear pains. Clogged ears. Pressure. Titunitis

[Safsouf]

Hello all.

2 years ago I tried vaping and it was a miracle life saver. Thing went great. I was feeling amazing. Energized. Started hitting the gym lost a lot of weight and was healthier. But then I developed this killer ear pain. Ears feeling clogged and pressure. Went to see a ENT he couldnt find anything wrong. I figured it was vaping. I did some reading online and turns out PG is toxic for your ear.

If you didnt know. Ears throat and nose are all connected. The PG enters your eustachian tubes and that's when the pain starts.

I have given vaping another try. This time 100% VG e liquid with organic flavoring.

You can try kind juice, kai virgin vapors and others.

But be carefull some claim to be organic and MAX VG, but still contain some pg.

If you have this issue, I strongly suggest you give this a try. It's working for me at the moment. Will update this post if ear aches come back.

 

[Safsouf]

I would like to add that you need the proper gear for 100%VG. Personally I got the Ohm Go starter kit by apollo and it works well.

 

[barkfunklerbunk]

That is bizarre. Glad you didn't give up the reins back to smoking, and figured out a solution. I wish you luck that the ear issue doesn't return!

 

[fiddleshe]

Maybe you shouldnt exhale through the nose. Just sayin'

 

[Sloth Tonight]

Welcome to ECF

 

[Rossum]

It's well known that some people are PG sensitive, and the symptoms vary.

Conversely, there are also people who do not tolerate high VG liquids well. It gives them a heavy feeling in the lungs and makes them produce a lot of mucous.

The beauty of open-system vaping is that it allows people to use liquids that work for them.

 

[somdcomputerguy]

Welcome to ECF, Safsouf.

 

[Safsouf]

fiddleshe it's not that bizarre. Your ears throat and nose are all connected. If you just do a simple google search :vaping ear pain. Seems to be an issue with lots of people. I'm just trying to help

 

[*RJ*]

Hello all.

2 years ago I tried vaping and it was a miracle life saver. Thing went great. I was feeling amazing. Energized. Started hitting the gym lost a lot of weight and was healthier. But then I developed this killer ear pain. Ears feeling clogged and pressure. Went to see a ENT he couldnt find anything wrong. I figured it was vaping. I did some reading online and turns out PG is toxic for your ear.

If you didnt know. Ears throat and nose are all connected. The PG enters your eustachian tubes and that's when the pain starts.

I have given vaping another try. This time 100% VG e liquid with organic flavoring.

You can try kind juice, kai virgin vapors and others.

But be carefull some claim to be organic and MAX VG, but still contain some pg.

If you have this issue, I strongly suggest you give this a try. It's working for me at the moment. Will update this post if ear aches come back.

I have had a clogged Eustachian tube in my right ear lately but I’m 100% vg or close to it. I kind of attributed it to vaping although I’ve been vaping since 2012 with no issues. Upon further reading, clogged tubes can be associated with allergies. I developed seasonal allergies this spring and never had them before. So when I take my allergy medicine my ear gets better. Antihistamine nose spray is also supposed to help clogged tubes. Good luck and welcome!

 

[fiddleshe]

fiddleshe it's not that bizarre. Your ears throat and nose are all connected. If you just do a simple google search :vaping ear pain. Seems to be an issue with lots of people. I'm just trying to help

Not saying it is. Just sayin that if you exhale through your nose your forcing more vapor up your eustacian tubes.

 

[Jebbn]

I already have tinnitus from playing in bands for 40yrs.
Too much nicotine really ramps it up, no PG needed, I cant and dont use PG. I only use VG and distilled water.
The feeling of pressure can also be an affect of too much nic, I experienced it using patches. I used patches that were too higher dosage compared to the lower and more controlled dosage I was used to using cigarettes.

 

[LoveVanilla]

Had similar history; just sharing what now works flawlessly for me. And yes, PG did a lot of funny things to; as described up "canker sores". Now use all VG with 18-20% distilled water. Also suggest the cigar approach; pull into your throat, hold, and exhale (train yourself until second nature). Most absorption is in the mouth anyway and don't really want in your lungs. If you need a boost, french exhale (i.e. out the nose). If you vape VG heavily, you may notice some bothersome "build-up". I added daily Neilmed nasal wash -- and Bob's your uncle.

Don't know if you might also have allergies like pollen, trees, grass, etc. but I do. If so, pay particular attention to any juice that leaves you stuffy, sneezing, etc. I noted particularly issue with flavors like chai (tea), cardamom, cedar, derived tobaccos, etc.; things that seem derived from organic sources.

I can share additional specifics if relevant for you. GL

 

[Safsouf]

Hi. I dont have any allergies or ever had any issues with my ears. This happened to me strictly due to vaping and I am 100% sure.

I tried a bunch if e juices and the only ones that dont cause it is 100% VG with 0% PG. Not even in the flavors. No PG WHATSOEVER.

 

[stols001]

Whelp, PG doesn't agree with you. Me neither. When I vape over about 10% I get this feeling of pins and needles in my throat and chest. It's unpleasant. I'm not allergic per se, just sort of sensitive to it.

This is a very good point about closed systems. If all that was available was the Juul et al, I couldn't vape them, even if I wanted to.

You can dilute your VG to up to about 5% water, if you so desire. Too much more, it doesn't do so well. I found that to be better for me but I am a MTL vaper.

Then I was informed about PEG400 so now I use that in my DIY in place of VG. It's a flavor carrier like VG. I found my mixes improved and it's not as thin as PG but it is less viscous than VG. I get mine from Nicotine River.

Everything I read made me feel perfectly confident about it and it was recommended by a member I totally trust, but I always say do your due diligence before moving forward. I'm happy it's available I tend to find all VG liquids a bit muddy tasting. However, I am VERY glad you found a solution to your vaping issue.

I think some of these sensitivities can develop over time. When I dual used intermittently prior to going entirely to vaping, well, I did just fine. It wasn't until a little bit after I switched completely. To be fair, by the time I switched, I was also really ill and nearing a COPD diagnosis.

Haven't tried PG lately, but I kind of don't feel the need.
Good luck!
Anna

 

[englishmick]

Hi. I dont have any allergies or ever had any issues with my ears. This happened to me strictly due to vaping and I am 100% sure.

I tried a bunch if e juices and the only ones that dont cause it is 100% VG with 0% PG. Not even in the flavors. No PG WHATSOEVER.

Glad you found a solution. Some people can't get along with vaping at all.

 

[LoveVanilla]

Oops! Off topic

 

[AvaOrchid]

It's well known that some people are PG sensitive, and the symptoms vary.

Conversely, there are also people who do not tolerate high VG liquids well. It gives them a heavy feeling in the lungs and makes them produce a lot of mucous.

The beauty of open-system vaping is that it allows people to use liquids that work for them.

You know I never considered that aspect of open systems but that is spot-on. I seem to have very little to no reaction no matter what the percentages of VG and PG are I don't think I've ever went any higher PG than 50% but I bet there are a lot of people that are sensitive to one or the other. There's also people that are sensitive to different metals and if you have closed systems you're going to have people who have no option what a shame I didn't even think of that.

 

[ppeeble]

Bizzarely i recently stopped vaping for 24 hours and i now have deafness in both ears and a 'full' feeling in both ear canals.

The two flights probably didn't help...

 

[Safsouf]

All my coils burn so quick with 100vg. They dont even last 1 day is that normal ?

I'm using the TVf8 by smok and the portal tank by appolo. Suppose to work with 100% VG.

The smok one seems to wick well but it keeps leaking and I'm loosing all my juice.

The other one doeant leak,but just tastes horrible.