New, sorry for the trouble.

[imanidiot]

Here's the deal: smoked for 43 years (stop me if you've heard this before), had asthma all that time, didn't take it seriously, no real problems, until recently. This past June diagnosed with symptoms of COPD. Stopped smoking tobacco, period. Scared. But the habit lingers. I'm on Spiriva for COPD, have been on other inhalers for years because of my asthma. I've been experimenting with vaping, via V2, which everyone seems to start out on, but am afraid to inhale. I literally use the e-cigs like a pipe or cigar, i.e., I don't inhale. But on the few time I have inhaled, it was almost like the old-bad days. Am I being paranoid? Sorry to sound so stupid, and I know that vaping is water vapor laced with (varying amounts) of nicotine. But I'm scared of inhaling anything but air into my lungs at this point. And it's driving me crazy.

Help?

Thank you for listening.

 

[Nermal]

No trouble, and I wish I could help. I will say that if you do inhale, be very alert to changes in your breathing. A small percentage of people who try vaping discover sensitivities to some of the base ingredients or flavors. If you discover such, you have to stop immediately. Without your medical condition, you could afford to go through a long process of elimination. I don't believe you can. My suggestion is to continue without inhaling, especially as nicotine adsorption in the vaping process is almost entirely through the membranes of the mouth, nose, and sinuses.

If it doesn't satisfy, there are better devices, and juices that let you tailor nicotine content and flavor. Good luck.

 

[Dakota Jim]

well, it isn't water vapor, its pg and vg that is being vaporized and it is probably the throat hit that is making you cough.

what level of nic are you using?

and yes the nic will absorb by just holing in your mouth and not inhaling it

 

[imanidiot]

No trouble, and I wish I could help. I will say that if you do inhale, be very alert to changes in your breathing. A small percentage of people who try vaping discover sensitivities to some of the base ingredients or flavors. If you discover such, you have to stop immediately. Without your medical condition, you could afford to go through a long process of elimination. I don't believe you can. My suggestion is to continue without inhaling, especially as nicotine adsorption in the vaping process is almost entirely through the membranes of the mouth, nose, and sinuses.

If it doesn't satisfy, there are better devices, and juices that let you tailor nicotine content and flavor. Good luck.

What a lovely response, and thank you so much. I will consider what you have said. It is certainly a place to start.

Take care.

 

[imanidiot]

Well, it's 16 mic (or mg, or however it's measured), and it's not making me cough. I never cough, but sometimes have problems with breath. I'm just afraid to let myself inhale, given my, um, situation. I have the the nic level that high because I DON'T inhale, but want the effect, if you know what I mean.

And thanks for taking the time to respond.

 

[Mia11]

I understand your fear for your lungs and your health. You said you quit cold turkey, but the habit lingers. Vaping can satisfy the "habit" without nicotine. You can choose 0 nic, and still satisfy the habit. I say this because you already quit smoking and you may have gotten the nicotine out of your system. If you aren't used to inhaling nicotine anymore, it is very harsh on your throat and lungs, aka "throat hit" that nicotine addicts (like me) crave sometimes. You can vape without added nicotine. Hope this helps.

 

[Mia11]

I can add one thing. Try inhaling, and if you start to feel tightness or burning in your chest, or you develop a cough, then maybe you are right to be worried and your lungs need time to heal before inhaling anything except pure air.

 

[AttyPops]

It's more than water vapor. And nic, flavoring, PG even VG can be an irritant. The long term effects on COPD are not well known. Although I'm pretty sure it's better than continuing to smoke. That said, the good thing is that:
A) You have lots of juice options and can adjust your PG/VG/Flavoring/Nic levels by requesting different juices or DIY your own juice.
B) You don't HAVE to inhale. A lot of the nic is absorbed through other membranes...like cheeks/mouth/throat/nose.

Although none of this post is medical advice, here's what I do...it may help you:

1) I don't always inhale.
2) I try to reduce the nic or make a lower-nic bottle of juice for when I chain-vape.
3) VG gives me a bit of "heavey lung"...for others...they can't stand PG and vape 100% VG. So you have to know your personal reactions.
4) You can vape unflavored.
5) If a juice claims "Good TH" or lots of TH, you may wish to avoid it.
6) Make sure your coil is clean and atomizing well. Poor atomization is harsh. Too low or too high voltage. Try to find a sweet spot.

Hope this helps some. If, in the end, it proves to trigger asthma or worsen your breathing, you may wish to pursue other options for nic.