How do you vape? Inhale wise...

[HoseGarden]

my vaping style was not a conscious choice but rather a progressive pattern which i can now easily identify

i take one short drag and continue to hold the button (no exhale), then i take a longer drag, release the button, suck a bit more, and then finally exhale

total puff time is probably 7-9 seconds.....right before the battery light comes on

ive noticed my exhales are more of an AHHHHH rather than the OOOHHHH associated with my cigarette smoking. i exhale a bit through my nostrils whenever i remember to but its not part of my regular pattern

 

[Doughboy67]

I actually have to be concerned about the amount of nicotene I am taking in, nicotene increases clotting factors and I have a hereditary bloodclotting disorder that also increases my risk for clots. I actually had near-fatal pulmonary embolism when I was 21 (bloodclots in lungs). It's one reason I wanted to start vaping, to wean myself off nicotene. But you're right, getting off cigarettes is the first step. Just worried I may be taking in even more nicotene than before.

Sorry. Wasn't trying to be a jerk but seems I ended up that way. I apologize. Are you sure about Nicotine affecting clotting? The reason I ask is last summer I went in for surgery. They insist you quit smoking before surgery because of the risk of cigarettes and blood clotting. When I met with the surgeon he asked me if I smoke. I said no but I use an ecig and showed it to him. He said, "WOW! I've never seen one that big!" Then he said he wasn't worried about it and I could continue to use it just as long as I'm not smoking cigarettes.

 

[sincerelysasquatch]

Sorry. Wasn't trying to be a jerk but seems I ended up that way. I apologize. Are you sure about Nicotine affecting clotting? The reason I ask is last summer I went in for surgery. They insist you quit smoking before surgery because of the risk of cigarettes and blood clotting. When I met with the surgeon he asked me if I smoke. I said no but I use an ecig and showed it to him. He said, "WOW! I've never seen one that big!" Then he said he wasn't worried about it and I could continue to use it just as long as I'm not smoking cigarettes.

It's okay, you didn't know. I have a pretty unique situation. And yes, nicotene causes your blood cells to temporarily get "sticky" which increases clot risk. Because it also raises blood pressure slightly this can be a bad combination for somebody with overly-clotty blood. Just google nicotene and bloodclots. Maybe the surgeon didn't know ecigs have nicotene.

 

[sincerelysasquatch]

I think vape fans have an illusion that nicotene is safer than it really is... in addition to making you develop clots more easily it can also cause a lot of damage to babies especially during pregnancy. I've heard nicotene compared to caffeine, when I was pregnant I was allowed to have up to 100mg a day of caffeine but was warned very heavily against nicotene. Yeah all the toxins and chemicals in tobacco smoke are awful but even the nicotene alone in even small amounts can have substantial affects on the development of a fetus, and on the mental and cognitive development of a baby.

 

[OSUkhoas]

LOL, ya, I can't always take monster lung hits. In fact, I vape very close to how I smoked; mouth draw, inhale, then exhale. Long lung hits usually end up scorching the back of my throat at times, and I'm typically dripping at 6mg of nicotine.

I was a mouth to lung smoker with analogs, however with certain tanks I'm a lung hit vaper. I find that so sometimes the draw is too light to mouth to lung. I am also a 6mg vaper except for one juice I keep for when I really craving an analog, in which case it's 18mg, but for me the 6mg is so smooth I can take a full lung hit woot a problem

 

[Doughboy67]

I think vape fans have an illusion that nicotene is safer than it really is... in addition to making you develop clots more easily it can also cause a lot of damage to babies especially during pregnancy. I've heard nicotene compared to caffeine, when I was pregnant I was allowed to have up to 100mg a day of caffeine but was warned very heavily against nicotene. Yeah all the toxins and chemicals in tobacco smoke are awful but even the nicotene alone in even small amounts can have substantial affects on the development of a fetus, and on the mental and cognitive development of a baby.

It's just hard to wade through all the hype and misinformation from both sides of the argument. I have ADD and the Nicotine for me acts much in the same way as Ritalin would. The health risks for me are lower vaping than being on ritalin. There are side effects from any drug. We are all different and each have to weigh the risk/reward based on our own needs. Thanks for showing me another way to look at this.

 

[Doughboy67]

It's okay, you didn't know. I have a pretty unique situation. And yes, nicotene causes your blood cells to temporarily get "sticky" which increases clot risk. Because it also raises blood pressure slightly this can be a bad combination for somebody with overly-clotty blood. Just google nicotene and bloodclots. Maybe the surgeon didn't know ecigs have nicotene.

I googled "Nicotine bloodclots". The first 6 hits all discussed Nicotine but they referenced it in conjunction with smoking. It's hard to find studies done that are based solely on Nicotine separated from the cigarette. Looking at these first six I can't conclusively say whether Nicotine is the cause or some other component in the cigarette because the studies these are based on were most likely done on smokers. We are finding that Nicotine isn't as evil as once thought because not enough studies have been done without the tobacco wrapping and who knows whats in that. My jury is still out until I see a study that isn't flawed.

 

[CKCalmer]

I begin with a couple of mouth draws to prime the vapor, then it's a long, heavy hit straight into the lungs. Like filling a pitcher from a faucet.

(I described in another thread that I actually prefer automatic batteries when using my cigalike, largely because I prefer to do a couple of priming hits each time, whether I'm using an auto or a manual. Yes, I'm just weird like that.)

I find that so sometimes the draw is too light to mouth to lung.

Me too.

 

[sincerelysasquatch]

Doughboy, you brought up a good point. I did find some information on what looks like some non-smoking method of nicotene use. I found that it "enhanced thrombus formation", thrombus being a blood clot.

Nicotine Side Effects in Detail - Drugs.com

Under hematologic section

 

[Doughboy67]

Doughboy, you brought up a good point. I did find some information on what looks like some non-smoking method of nicotene use. I found that it "enhanced thrombus formation", thrombus being a blood clot.

Nicotine Side Effects in Detail - Drugs.com

Under hematologic section

Thanks for not getting ticked at my response. I was worried you would. Special thanks for the link. That was some solid information which included % of people that showed the side effects across the range of Nicotine replacement products. Some really good information and not associated with smoking. I read all the tabs and would recommend all read it and form there own opinions. What affects my physiology might be different in someone else. Some might fall in the "6% of patients showed..." category. Thanks again.

 

[Caridwen]

I think vape fans have an illusion that nicotene is safer than it really is... in addition to making you develop clots more easily it can also cause a lot of damage to babies especially during pregnancy. I've heard nicotene compared to caffeine, when I was pregnant I was allowed to have up to 100mg a day of caffeine but was warned very heavily against nicotene. Yeah all the toxins and chemicals in tobacco smoke are awful but even the nicotene alone in even small amounts can have substantial affects on the development of a fetus, and on the mental and cognitive development of a baby.

Lets keep this on topic please. The OP asked a question regarding inhaling techniques.

That information can be found here.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ecf-library/337017-inhalation-technique-e-cigarette.html

If you want to discuss something differently, please start your own thread in Health, Safety, E-Smoking

Health, Safety and E-Smoking

 

[patkin]

I smoked for a while after starting to vape and vaping changed the way I smoked too. Hold button down/fill mouth with vapor/let off button/ very shallow (throat only) inhale/exhale from mouth or nose. I think the new (to me) way is why my mucousy smoker's cough cleared up even while still smoking some.
I don't miss lung inhaling at all.

 

[zapped]

I do a short, slow draw followed by holding the vapor in my mouth for 5 seconds or so before inhaling. If youve ever watched any of Pbusardo's juice reviews you can see him counting to himself in his head while using this same technique. Makes the drag a LOT smoother this way IMO

 

[mikeyTCPA17]

I draw for about 3-4 seconds until my mouth is filled up and I feel a slight tingle in my throat and then I take full inhale and exhale. I vape on 4.2 V and generate a decent size cloud given the voltage.

 

[erinarthur222]

i inhale slow draw large plumes ....ahhhhh...satisfying!

 

[Blackl1sted]

Using analogs I would mouth hit and then inhale. I started out doing the same with the Kanger tanks (protank II, and MT3 style). Now I have started using a RDA and do a little of both. I'm liking the loose draw a little better now. I have the RDA set up at ~1.8ohms and use the medium hole on my setup and start a mouth inhale and go into a lung inhale. It seems to work for me and get a good TH and flavor. Using 50/50 juice.