Mucus building on throat

[postembr2]

Hi folks, vaping for around 3 months now, eventually 1/2 cigarettes a week.
From the first week i stopped smoking, i dont have anymore smokers cough, and my breathing is fine, and improving.
One thing im noticing this week is an increased mucus buildup on my throat. This week is being especially wet where i live, lots of rain now, but im somewhat worried vaping is giving me this mucus. If so, it would mean it could be also building mucus on lungs, which would be a possibility of ehpysema building.

So related, i think there is no consistent data so far now, but can vaping alone induce COPD or ephysema? I noticed that my overall health and lungs are better, but im still worried about some long term damage that could happen at my lungs. I know ppl will say "well, just stop vaping if you are worried". Im not just asking for that, im trying to get more data, more info, you know, having more knowledge is always better to do decisions.

 

[ScottP]

I have actually heard the opposite. Some people on here have said they used to have early symptoms of COPD and had to take several medications and since switching they are much better and taking less to no medication.

 

[KjAthena]

I get mucous/film and heavy chest when using high VG juices so my preference is higher PG juices. You may wish to increase the PG percentage. As far as vapeing causing lung issues I do not think it is an issue it is the tar and other nasties that cause COPD and ephysema...that being said the best thing to inhale would be air...it may be decades before the jury is in. Dont do lung inhales if you are worried

working in nursing if mucous was building in your lungs your body would respond with increased coughing as well

 

[SabrinaLHS8]

I had it for the first month, figured it was my sinuses cleaning themselves and my body detoxing, it did go away tho. Monitor it, if it gets better right on if worse go to the doctor

 

[postembr2]

I mostly vape Halo, which is basically very high PG for VG ratio. I dont feel any cough, and not any more sounds on lungs. Its a bit of mucus on throat. Its not really big, like unbreathable, actually it isnt even enough that i can spit it, i dont know if its more the sensation, or anything that is building on any irritant. As i said, the only thing that changed lately was that the weather changed from dry to wet. Same juices i ve been taking since january, same gear.

 

[Bunnykiller]

the increased mucus is a natural thing when you cut back/quit smoking. The cells in the airway were damaged from smoking and are now regrowing back into their proper shape and size... it can take several months to "get back to normal" depending on age and previous amount smoked per day....

 

[Zealous]

for me high VG juices cause this problem. I use a mix of either 80/20 pg/vg or 70/30 & if I stay in that range I don't have that problem.

 

[volume control]

If youre still slightly smoking your lungs and throat are attemping to heal and its a slow process. The healing process creates a lot of mucus. I coughed up quite a bit after i first switched, much more than i did while actually smoking. It took about 2 months for it to stop for me, but if you still smoke a tiny bit i imagine it would take longer

 

[postembr2]

If youre still slightly smoking your lungs and throat are attemping to heal and its a slow process. The healing process creates a lot of mucus. I coughed up quite a bit after i first switched, much more than i did while actually smoking. It took about 2 months for it to stop for me, but if you still smoke a tiny bit i imagine it would take longer

Ya, i will refrain from further cigs, its not like i needed, i just take some when no vaping gear was avaliable.

 

[DavidOck]

I, too, have found that high VG gives the back of my throat a coating. So most of my flavors run 80/20 or 70/30 PG/VG. I do have a couple favorites that only come 50/50, and get the coating when I vape them. Since I like them, I just live with it.

PG is a drying agent, and (at least used to be) a component in asthma inhalers. Not likely it's going to cause problems.

 

[postembr2]

I, too, have found that high VG gives the back of my throat a coating. So most of my flavors run 80/20 or 70/30 PG/VG. I do have a couple favorites that only come 50/50, and get the coating when I vape them. Since I like them, I just live with it.

PG is a drying agent, and (at least used to be) a component in asthma inhalers. Not likely it's going to cause problems.

And there is another important point: being a dryer agent, if i dont take enough fluids, usually mucus will be thicker. I remember im also missing some water drop between vaping this could be worsening the situation.

 

[supermarket]

I have actually heard the opposite. Some people on here have said they used to have early symptoms of COPD and had to take several medications and since switching they are much better and taking less to no medication.

My specific case has been outstanding. I was a 5 year daily smoker....and it was causing asthmatic symptoms. I couldn't even go outside in the cold weather without wheezing.....something that never bothered me before smoking. I also woke up with phlegm and mucus everyday.

Just about EVERY symptom from smoking is gone now. No more asthma, no more mucus, nothing.

The first month, to month and a half, I had various symptoms from the ecigs while my body adapted. Such as a strange coating on my tongue, sore throat, over-doing the nicotine with related symptoms. Nothing serious, although I did come on here during that time wondering what was going on. Most people said to just wait and see, unless it gets worse. It didn't...everything cleared up, and I've been fine since

 

[kslice917]

Just like others have said, after I quit cigarettes and started vaping, I had the same issue for maybe 2-3 months. I've even heard cases of where people were coughing up black/brown mucus, particularly in the morning. After that time, it all seemed to go away and I no longer had shortness of breath from smoking. Personally, I'd say it's just your body clearing out the gunk and tar and repairing itself.

But yeah, do take caution. Monitor it and if it continues to get worse, seek medical attention. Otherwise, see if you can push through it and enjoy the fact that you're becoming smoke-free

 

[bacc.vap]

I hoch up a loogie now and then, but it does'nt seem like much of a problem to me. It's far better than the past few decades of constant coughing and on again/off again bouts of bronchitis.

 

[patkin]

Anywhere there's irritation/inflammation in the body its going to wall it off somehow and one of the ways is with mucous. All of the "itis" medical terms just mean inflammation as in bronchitis or conjunctivitis so anytime I have mucous, I look for what the irritant might be. Some are more suseptible to inflammation than others... maybe more delicate tissues, etc. I take anti-inflammitories daily for other conditions so I'm really aware. With vaping, when I found my throat getting mucous, I looked first PG.. not that... then to VG... not that... then to flavoring.... BINGO! Example: Cinnamon and pepper irritate and pepper and irritating additives like Koolada can be undetected in any juice to provide strong TH. Strong TH means irritation... so nic itself irritates. Its just time to be Sherlock Holmes with what you vape. But I would definitely refrain from lung inhaling until you've discovered what element in your juice is causing the problem. Personally, I don't lung inhale any more and actually enjoy vaping more that way. I guess if I still smoked I would prefer a pipe.

 

[Deeo]

Have you looked at the mucus that you are bringing up? I bet it is grey/brown. This happens to some people and can last for a month and then just bits and pieces here and there still get coughed up. li thought it might be both tje tar coming up and the juices but now 2 months in and the mucus as cleared. Mostly.