Flavour danger

[Doug_Dread]

Hello fellow long term vapers.

I quit smoking via vaping in 2009 after my lungs were declared shot by a doctor who diagnosed early emphysema. Although lung function restoration is not possible where serious damage has occurred, my lungs improved radically where damage was not irreversible.

I have vaped happily ever since (mouth-to-lung, ending off with a pen-style JustFog device). I trialled Direct-to-Lung and low resistance cloud-chasing devices but my lungs screamed out a warning message that this was very dangerous and they would not tolerate it.

I had been using the same Vanilla flavouring throughout but Covid19 apparently knocked out the manufacturer and I trialled many samples of other flavours, including Vanillas, some fried my atomisers almost instantly, but ALL resulted in my lungs objecting and me waking up during the night unable to breath.

Not able to let go of my Nicotine, I was forced to go flavourless. The advantages are that my atomisers can be cleaned periodically and last much longer and my lungs don't complain. On the downside, the taste is not great at all.

So, are there any flavourings out there that are proven to be very safe and won't irritate, particularly in the case of old and damaged lungs?

 

[Izan]

Hello fellow long term vapers.

....
So, are there any flavourings out there that are proven to be very safe and won't irritate, particularly in the case of old and damaged lungs?

Hi,
No, unflavored is the way to go.

Are you using salt nicotine or freebase?
What is the VG/PG ratio?
What device are you using and with which topper and which coils?
How many ml of liquid; and at what nicotine level, are you vaping per day?
Please explain "my atomisers can be cleaned periodically". Are you attempting to reuse/recycle DISPOSABLE, one-time use coils with a "cleaning" procedure?

Cheers
I

 

[zoiDman]

Hello fellow long term vapers.

...
So, are there any flavourings out there that are proven to be very safe and won't irritate, particularly in the case of old and damaged lungs?

Paracelsus, the founder of Toxicology, famously stated that "Sola dosis facit venenum" (Only the dose makes the poison)

So instead of All or Nothing, you might try this.

Take a New Coil and Prime the Wick using a Flavored e-Liquid. But then Fill your Tank or RTA or Squonk Bottle with Unflavored.

I think you will be Amazed at How Much Flavor you will get. But you will be Inhaling a Fraction of the Flavorings/Sweeteners you normally would.

Perhaps this will give you the Flavor you Want. But Not the Irritation you get.