Sinus cold and vaping

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I started getting a cold last night in my sinuses and so I started blowing my 50/50 vape through my nose off and on for about an hour or two before going to bed.
I woke up this morning and sinus problem is gone! Don't know if that is a coincidence or not, but I'm happy it happened.

On another note, I've been vaping for almost 3 years and haven't had a cold since I started while my daughters have gotten at least 2-3 every year.

 

[Rickb119]

I always exhale through my nose. It increases the flavor and also causes my nose to be a little runny (that's a good thing for the sinuses).

 

[GinnyTx]

we used to pipe PG through the airways of hospitals it's an "antimicrobial"

what I've found with this flu (and secondary sinus infection that's almost resolved now) is I had to go buy some mother's milk and henchmen 50/50 as all my 100% VG ones were just too "heavy" and making me more congested in both lungs and sinuses.

and sure anything that irritates is going to make your mucosa "run" ..try some Muccinex and lots of fluids to keep things flowing that way too...hope you feel better!!

 

[BlueCanary]

I'm guessing that vaping through the nose broke up the sinus pressure and allowed your inflamed sinuses to feel some relief. I know that one of the reasons I was so ready to quit smoking and find something better is that for six months I kept a bacterial sinus infection that wouldn't go away no matter what…my doctor (who isn't crazy anti-smoking, btw) told me that as long as I was smoking, it was going to keep making the inside of my nose even more dry (I have sjogren's syndrome, a side effect of rheumatoid arthritis, which causes your body membranes to be annoyingly dry) and that no matter how many antibiotics I took I would just keep getting re-infected. I've noticed that, almost two months into vaping 50/50 liquids, my nose feels almost like a normal person's nose again, and I can breathe through it…which is something I haven't really been able to do in a long time.

Also, I had a pretty funky cold three weeks ago…usually, a head cold would go to my chest and result in bronchitis for a month. This time, once my head was clear, I was better, didn't settle in my lungs and give me my usual winter death rattle. I hope you feel better!

 

[dhood]

Any time I start getting a bit stuffy, I take out the menthol and exhale through the nose. I find it really helps to clear the sinuses.

 

[Rat2chat2]

What a coincidence, I was just telling someone last night that I use to get colds and stuffy nose all the time but have not had the first one since I started vaping either. Pretty cool side effect?

 

[AndriaD]

I just got over a MISERY of a cold, myself, and I think I made it worse at the beginning because I was vaping 90% PG -- my throat and sinuses were positively RAW, and hurt like crazy. When I backed off to 80%-85% PG, it got a little better. I suffered nosebleeds thru the entire cold, until I started keeping a big pan of water steaming on the stove; still had some nosebleeds, but not as bad.

But, the upside was that unlike every other cold I've suffered for the last 30-40 yrs, this one didn't go straight for my chest -- in fact it didn't bother my chest at all, for the whole duration, just made my head and sinuses and throat a misery.

Really glad it's over.

Andria