does anyone know if theres a risk of it? even vapor "water" can easily cause pneumonia or infection of the lungs. i know there havent been tests done yet but is anyone at all concerned? im no doctor but i just thought of that.
does anyone know if theres a risk of it? even vapor "water" can easily cause pneumonia or infection of the lungs. i know there havent been tests done yet but is anyone at all concerned? im no doctor but i just thought of that.
Actually, a study, done by a doctor in the 1940's at the University of Chicago, with Propolyn Glycol proved just the opposite. Propolyn Glycol kills the virus and bacteria types of pneumonia which are the two major pneumonia causing pathogens. So it is doubtful it was caused by a virus or a bacteria.
However, with that being said, it is possible that she may have rather been diagnosed with lipiod pneumonia which can definitely be caused by something like vaping due to the nature of the e-liquid she used. If she used a liquid with VG it might very well have caused it.
About Lipoid Pneumonia:
Lipoid pneumonia is an uncommon condition that results from the chronic aspiration of mineral, animal, or vegetable oils into the lungs. Inhaled oil is phagocytosed by macrophages that fill the alveoli and distend the alveolar walls, causing acute and chronic pneumonitis. Over time, the macrophages transport the oil from the alveoli to the interlobular septa, resulting in localized granulomas and pulmonary fibrosis.
Such things as nasal drops and mineral oil, vegetable oil have been known to cause this type of pneumonia when inhaled. So there you go. Vaping could very well cause a certain type of pneumonia...so be careful out there!
This is my first post, I've been lurking for a few months. Just wanted to share that I just came out of the hospital, I had pneumonia. I don't know why, but I believe the vaping caused it. It came on very sudden and viscous. All happened in an 8 hour timespan. I've been vaping for 3 months.
I don't know if it is pneumonia, but I have been vaping for a couple of months and I definitely get a heavy feeling in my chest if I vape too much. My breathing becomes labored, and I can hack up fluid by exhaling sharply. I also notice wheezing sounds, and can feel liquid bubbling in my trachea at the end of each day. Not pleasant, but it seems to be temporary. If I stop vaping for several hours, and clear my passages (choke and spit it out) the condition improves markedly. I don't experience this with analogs, but it may have something to do with my body trying to clean itself of some of the accumulated poisons. I have gone from roughly 40 cigarettes per day down to less than 5 or 6- oftentimes only 1 or 2 analogs. Trouble is I vape all day and all night long incessantly, much more than I smoked. The key would be to stop the analogs entirely, and slow the vaping down to a reasonable level. Anything in excess is just that- excessive.
Probably not pneumonia, but definitely feels like it could become pneumonia. I find I like the vaping better than smoking now (most of the time), but I have a pass-thru plugged into my laptop at home, another in my car, a third one in my desktop at work, and I carry 3 XL batts and a 5-pack of 18mg cartos with me wherever I go, for when I have to leave my pass-thrus. I also bought a couple of extra batteries as backups, and purchase $100 worth of cartos at a time.. Refilling these isn't as nice as opening a brand new carto and taking the second or third puff. I've found that once they get too dry they burn a little and that burnt taste lingers, ruining the carto. I just vape 'em until they get a burning taste, pitch 'em and put a new carto on- no muss, no fuss.. Trouble is that it is so hassle free and easy this way that a e-cig is in my hands whenever I'm awake, and I'm insomniac with severe sleep apnea and hypothyroidism. I'll wake up every hour or so, and vape until I can't do another hit, crash for an hour, repeat.
I was not on a nebulizer in the hospital. I'm now 5 days post and still have some wheezing in my chest. I am in perfect health otherwise, no other health problems whatsoever. My gut feeling tells me the vaping caused the pneumonia. There is nothing I would rather do than keep vaping, but at the risk of my health it's not worth it. There really isn't enough research/information out there yet. We can help by posting our experiences. And at the back of my mind is, what are the Chinese putting in these ecigs? I'm sure you have all thought the same thing. Vaping is "vapor", pnuemonia is "fluid" in the lungs. Do you have to be a rocket scientist to figure this out? I had pneumonia without a hacking cough or cold symptoms, it was very suspicious. I welcome your feedback.
I was not on a nebulizer in the hospital. I'm now 5 days post and still have some wheezing in my chest. I am in perfect health otherwise, no other health problems whatsoever. My gut feeling tells me the vaping caused the pneumonia. There is nothing I would rather do than keep vaping, but at the risk of my health it's not worth it. There really isn't enough research/information out there yet. We can help by posting our experiences. And at the back of my mind is, what are the Chinese putting in these ecigs? I'm sure you have all thought the same thing. Vaping is "vapor", pnuemonia is "fluid" in the lungs. Do you have to be a rocket scientist to figure this out? I had pneumonia without a hacking cough or cold symptoms, it was very suspicious. I welcome your feedback.
The chinese actually killed many of their own children when they found melamine in their milk supply. This is what I'm talking about, fuzzy hit the nail on the head, quality control. There is no one looking over their shoulder, no regulation. If you google "china melamine milk" you will see many news stories.