Sinuses on Fire/Hacking Cough

[Katalyst]

So going into week 2 I have noticed that my sinuses are on fire and have a lot of pressure. I could be sick but also wonder if I am possibly having a reaction to PG. Any thoughts? Would switching to VG solve this problem?

Also, my Hubby seems to cough every time he vapes. We have worked on his technique and lowered the nic level, but it hasn't helped. As soon as it hits his throat he is coughing. I do not have this problem at all...but he is still doing about 4 analogs a day where I have only had one in a week. We also wonder if this is a PG reaction.

Has anybody experienced any of this?

 

[Tenebrae]

My sinuses dried out a lot during early vaping but I would never have described them as on fire, more like severly dehydrated. When I stopped french inhaling ever other hit it helped a lot. Hacking cough was there before I started vaping but it did get a bit worse for a couple weeks about a month in when my lungs started shedding the tar.

I still cough on some flavors if I inhale to lungs. Peppermint and SMILIN are the only one I can inhale fully without feeling the cough tickle. The rest I just roll around in my mouth before exhaling.

Give the VG a try. PG sensitivity is supposed to be rare but you just might be one of the few. I didn't like how warm it made the carts but that was before the release of the cool carts.

 

[Davo]

Katalyst, outside of you having an illness, I wouldn't hurt to try some VG. Drink plenty of water though, vaping dries you out. ON the hubby's coughing on the throat hit, reducing NIC is one thing, but some flavors trigger that more than others. Some are harsh while others are more smooth. Personally I like a hard hit... but that's me. A few that I turned on to V4L had the coughing problem at first, but you (he) should be able to adjust things a bit.

 

[Duderino]

I still get the cough from my first few morning vape hits. But then I get used to it all over again and it seems to go away. I've only tried one VG (cafe mocha), but it seems a LOT smoother. Then again, the fruity PG flavors seem to hit harder than the menthols or the tobaccos. It might all be subjective and vary from person to person, but that it my experience so far. My gf is still on analogs (she doesn't like the idea of vaping for some reason, I think she thinks it's "uncool"... whatever) and she can't vape AT ALL without coughing.

I've been feeling a little under the weather for the last week or two, not long after I started vaping. I still get little headaches after a quick vaping session (4-5 puffs), but not after long vaping sessions... it's weird. Hope it's not a tumor!! jk Anyway, I'm hoping that my body is still just getting used to the new experience, as well as getting all of the toxins from smoking out of my body. Has anyone else had side effects that lasted for a month or more??

Drink LOTS of water. And use a neti-pot if you have one. Helps out the dry sinuses like nothing else!!

 

[keelalagirl55]

The weather here has been CRAZY and has really played my sinuses and tossed by head through hoops. Hopefully that is all that it is for you too (not sure how things have been in CO). Well, not that I hope that on anyone, but as opposed to an allergic reaction....

As for the cough...for me, there are certain flavs that hit me hard and I will cough every time with a nice big hit. What has helped me with those times is.....I take smaller hits, or let it linger in my mouth a bit before I inhale.

 

[biidaaban]

i live in MN so in winter my sinuses always feel like they're on fire. i keep a bottle of saline nasal spray handy and for the cough, i've found that any mint with sorbitol as the sweetener helps with the cough. sorbitol helps better with dry mouth of throat than anything with sugar.

 

[Katalyst]

Thanks for all of your suggestions and the different perspectives : ) We will keep an eye on things and make some changes after we have a few more weeks under our belts.

 

[Morandir835]

Only time my sinuses have bothered me like that is when I constantly breath out nuport wow through my nose... I would also suggest more water intake. Do you have any reaction to alcohol?

 

[NoMatches]

Sinuses on fire?

I have a looong history of sinus problems, including two surgeries, but I never felt like my sinuses were on "fire". I have to use a humdifier, especially during the winter months or I get serious nose bleeds. But "on fire"? Pressure, headache, dryness, even skin soreness and sensitivty, but never any sort of burning. I did once accidentally sniff some powdered cayenne pepper, and that was a serious burning sensation, but your description sounds very strange to me.

The only thing I have experienced is more dryness, chapped lips, and a post nasal drip that makes me constantly want to clear my throat, but much of that is I am sure due to not smoking. I also had a runny nose the first two weeks.

As for coughing, I did the first day or two. Vaping takes a little getting used to at least it was for me. I no longer "hack" in the morning, I used to, so badly I would gag and even throw up sometimes. All gone within a week for me. I blow my nose once ot twice in the morning now, not ten times.

I hate to even suggest this, but... quitting analogs is also a psychological thing as well as emotional and physical. Your body can use all three of these things to play havoc with you. People can become physically ill from only excessive stress. Even a disease like depression can make one ill, tired and sick.

I hope it works out for you whatever it is that is causing your discomfort, be it an allergy or whatever. The body can react in some very unexpected ways.

 

[DawnsFolly]

Agree with what others are saying, especially to drink lots of water. Haven't run into anyone else that has their sinuses set on fire though. Is it just with some flavors? Worse with some flavors? Do you have some VG cartos to try? I coughed A LOT at first and every moderate to heavy smoker I've shown how to vape has coughed a lot. I coughed less over the months, but still hack up a hair ball now & then. Before when I tried to quit smoking my doctor gave me anti-asthma medications to help expectorate the tar and help with lung spasms. It would probably have been better for me if I had gotten some more meds, but your problems may be exacerbated by having a cold. I smoked 2 or more packs a day for at least 35 years though.

 

[Katalyst]

Sinuses on fire?

I have a looong history of sinus problems, including two surgeries, but I never felt like my sinuses were on "fire". I have to use a humdifier, especially during the winter months or I get serious nose bleeds. But "on fire"? Pressure, headache, dryness, even skin soreness and sensitivty, but never any sort of burning...

...As for coughing, I did the first day or two. Vaping takes a little getting used to at least it was for me. I no longer "hack" in the morning, I used to, so badly I would gag and even throw up sometimes. All gone within a week for me. I blow my nose once ot twice in the morning now, not ten times.

Sounds just like my husband with the hack in the morning, he will gag and throw up sometimes too. He also blows his nose about 10-12 times each morning. Your story is encouraging in that regard. Like I said, hopefully we will work out all the kinks here before too long. Thanks again for everyone's help!

 

[Maxwell_Edison]

It is very common when a smoker quits smoking by any method that they develop a cough. It's a good cough, cleaning the lungs of the tar and crap from smoking (according to my doctor). What happens is, when you smoke these little 'hairs' on your sinus tubes (from your lungs to your nose) freeze up and don't vibrate properly (from smoking). The vibrating hairs bring up mucous and other stuff from your lungs. When you quit smoking these hairs start vibrating again and thus the cough. Not sure about burning sinus's. But it sounds like the effects of not smoking are right on course with what's expected.

If you think it's only vaping making you cough, remember that PG is also an irritant, although a safe ingredient (which is also in real cigarettes btw), and it causes the throat hit so the vapor feels more like a cigarette. You might try smaller mouthfuls, or slower inhaling, and you could try using a formula with more VG, like Wow Carts/Juice or all VG, just to see if it helps. I notice that smokers usually vape like they'd smoke. Smoking is shorter puffs and quicker inhales. Vaping works better for me when it's the opposite, longer puff to mouth, slower inhale from mouth to lungs. G'luck to you. You just have to find your groove.

 

[6String]

To add further conspiracy theory matters, it's been reported that a lot of people are being affected by sinus issues right now. I've had them for several months now.

Just take a read of this:
What the HECK is in the AIR???, page 1

 

[krazie_Kid]

For my first month or so, I was experiencing the same thing, dry sinus's dry mouth, the coughing. I switched from Kamel to smilin, and was using that for a very long time, and it helped a lot. I vape smilin before I vape wowboy, because the wowboy literally gives me a sore throat if I vape it before smilin. Try a menthol first before using a non menthol. It does help a lot, and menthol "hydrates" also. If I have a dry mouth, I use smilin and I am fine.

 

[Katalyst]

For my first month or so, I was experiencing the same thing, dry sinus's dry mouth, the coughing. I switched from Kamel to smilin, and was using that for a very long time, and it helped a lot. I vape smilin before I vape wowboy, because the wowboy literally gives me a sore throat if I vape it before smilin. Try a menthol first before using a non menthol. It does help a lot, and menthol "hydrates" also. If I have a dry mouth, I use smilin and I am fine.

Thanks for the tip!

 

[MaXXout]

havent experienced any sinus problems but did have an episode with hacking up once i started vaping.. but that stopped in a week or so. Best advice i can say is go see a doctor if its troubling you or if its really bad.

 

[krazie_Kid]

Well the hacking is most likely like everyone said, your lungs getting the tar out/up. But the coughing right after taking a puff, that is a way too strong of a flavor. Like I said, I use smilin before wowboy because of the fact that if I use wowboy or any non menthol I cough and get a sore throat. Using Smilin or any menthol SHOULD help. Not saying it will but I know smilin does.

 

[Ethereal]

My theory is that as PG/VG is a humectant it draws moisture from the mouth, throat and lungs causing the (dry) caugh which I also experience. I can't put it down to quiting smoking either as I have been mostly on the gum for 3 years smoking on and off. This may also be the reason for the excess mucus as the body tries to re-hydrate. Doesn't sound very attractive does it but it's sure better than smoking and what that leaves in your mouth. Guess it's one of draw backs of vaping, but it's only a theory.

 

[Katalyst]

UPDATE: Turns out I had a sinus infection and I am feeling quite a bit better now. Hubby still has the cough but after playing around with different flavors at different times of the day he has been able to tame it. He also switched to an auto batt in the morning claiming that it does not burn his throat as much. As he gets used to that he switches to his regular flavor/strength using the manual battery. I finally had the pleasure of trying a Smilin Special carto, yummo! Thanks for all of your suggestions everybody!

 

[Ethereal]

I'm finding that I only use my manual to kick in a filled cart then switch to the auto. With my manual you have to press the button in just the right place to get the light to come on and work, but it does work.