stuffy nose from vaping?
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dag okay.. i guess i'm not drinking nearly as much as i need to be in those regards then... bleh, my bladder sucks (go to the bathroom often already as it is)..
Great stuff here, thanks everyone! I can't wait to get my diy supplies so I can start controlling the PG/VG ratio of what I vape. That seems to be directly related to this.
From what I see here, the bottom line is dehydration is the key. Guess I need to go back top drinking massive quantities of water (and ...... constantly, lol).
@nocturn4l3030, yeah I was drinking about 2 gallons of water a day. The last couple of days I dropped that down to around 3/4 of a gallon to a gallon (what I was drinking before I started vaping). I guess I will up my intake back to the 2 gallon mark again and post back if that is the cureall.
From what I see here, the bottom line is dehydration is the key. Guess I need to go back top drinking massive quantities of water (and ...... constantly, lol).
@nocturn4l3030, yeah I was drinking about 2 gallons of water a day. The last couple of days I dropped that down to around 3/4 of a gallon to a gallon (what I was drinking before I started vaping). I guess I will up my intake back to the 2 gallon mark again and post back if that is the cureall.
Hmm I'm not a doctor but it could be that your sinuses are becoming unblocked I have heard about the problem you are having before from a couple of people and this seems the general opinion. You should be OK in a week or two if this is the case
Hmm I'm not a doctor but it could be that your sinuses are becoming unblocked I have heard about the problem you are having before from a couple of people and this seems the general opinion. You should be OK in a week or two if this is the case
can you elaborate a little if you know more bout it? like, why are my sinuses becoming unblocked and why does it go away? -.-
i'm wondering how a couple posts said a humidifier might help.. I been running a portable air conditioner, and the air conditioner collects the water from the air i'm assuming, as i have to empty out the water bucket below.. so gonna suffer in the heat tonite by turning it off and see how it goes. i have been drinking a lot of liquids from the get go today and i'm a little stuffy, but nothin that's annoying me
Drank about 2-2.5L since I last logged in here. No change so far, but we''ll see tomorrow.
I think she inferring that your sinuses may be clearing out the "crap" from all the smoking and if that's what they are doing it will pass as mine did. I'd say its either that or not enough water
I don't drink gallons of water a day and I do fine. I do drink more than I did pre vaping. I keep a bottle of water or small cup of refirgertated water near me and just sip off and on all day.
I am noticing a slight improvement today but its not so significant I can say for sure drinking more water is the cure. It may also be what Sandrita and ShannonA are talking about, just a slowly diminishing of crap in my system. Will keep updating.
YEs do keep us posted. I think it would help a lot of people if we can figure out which it is or even if its both.
Not much to report today so far, its the same as yesterday. Not as bad as when I first was looking for this topic but not good either. I am coughing a lot today and the black stuff is coming "up" (sorry gross). I am starting to lean towards the theory that its the gunk from analogs clogging me up.
That probably has a lot to do with it but I have had over a year with a PV so I would hope most of that junk has cleared out of me by now. I am clear as a bell all day but get clogged up late in the evening. Less and less frequent but it still bugs me.
Now that is interesting, so a year in and still getting stuffy. That definitely puts a break the "junk coming up" theory.
I found today the stuffiness has gotten worse, but so has my coughing. I'm right past that 2 weeks mark, so right on schedule for the junk phase. I don't know? Will keep updating.
I found today the stuffiness has gotten worse, but so has my coughing. I'm right past that 2 weeks mark, so right on schedule for the junk phase. I don't know? Will keep updating.
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thanks for the updates vocr. ah if you just recently quit smoking, that's definitely the reason imo. see if it eventually goes away
as for me the reason was my air conditioner. as i mentioned previously, the model i have collects the water in the air into a bucket that i have to empty out, and i think having that on all day- making the air dry- and vaping made me stuffy.
i too though still have slight stuffyness when the evening comes, just nothing near as bad as when i had the air con. running all day
A lot of folks kind of overdo vaping when they first start out to make up for the loss of total satisfaction of a cigarette. I was no different, and was getting a sore throat and getting stuffed up. A couple of things that helped me, I upped the nicotine level and got a more powerful PV and limited my steaming sessions to just a few puffs at a time. In other words only when I really need it. Right now I take about 3 or 4 hits every 15 or 20 minutes and I stay satisfied. I am at my computer a little more later in the evening and perhaps I’m using the PV without much thought and hitting it more..and as a result only getting stuffed up at night. I will pay closer attention to that and see if it helps.
BTW, an added benefit to 3 or 4 puffs per session is taste. It stays very consistent.
BTW, an added benefit to 3 or 4 puffs per session is taste. It stays very consistent.
Glad you got the culprit nocturn4l3030!
You got that right SC. The first 2 days I went through about 5 gallons of water/tea and over 30ml of juice (through I probably drank about 5ml, being on en ego-t and not knowing about condensation and stuff at the time). I'm still not over chain vaping at around 3-4ml a day.
Anyone know how long the "gunk coming up" phase lasts? I am finding it very unpleasant.
You got that right SC.
The first 2 days I went through about 5 gallons of water/tea and over 30ml of juice (through I probably drank about 5ml, being on en ego-t and not knowing about condensation and stuff at the time). I'm still not over chain vaping at around 3-4ml a day. Anyone know how long the "gunk coming up" phase lasts? I am finding it very unpleasant.
I was going to post this myself but couldn't think of a nice way to phrase it. I dunno why. But yes.I have the same thing happen.It won't go away.I've been using saline drops too.It's like I have no moisture in my nose at all.I use the clear nose tapes at night.They help a lot.I thought it was just me.
okay well the horrible stuffy nose came back and i think i found my personal cause...for me its PG (i do have asthma, duno if that has anything to do with it)
been vaping a 80pg/20vg mix as soon as i woke up one day..normally i dont go that high in pg (TV Caramel Popcorn is the bomb!) and i developed the worst stuffy nose shortly after..it was horrible. took a break from vaping for a few hours till the stuffy nose subsided....hit it again, bam came back.
did an experiment and waited for it to subside again and went to my bobas which is 100% vg, and i was fine....
so for me its the pg. if you guys are having sinus problems...try out the vg. hope this helps anyone.
been vaping a 80pg/20vg mix as soon as i woke up one day..normally i dont go that high in pg (TV Caramel Popcorn is the bomb!) and i developed the worst stuffy nose shortly after..it was horrible. took a break from vaping for a few hours till the stuffy nose subsided....hit it again, bam came back.
did an experiment and waited for it to subside again and went to my bobas which is 100% vg, and i was fine....
so for me its the pg. if you guys are having sinus problems...try out the vg. hope this helps anyone.
Hippy, I'm the other side of the coin. I vape 50/50 or > % VG Cinnamon. Last month or so, I seem to have developed a slight post nasal drip. I mostly DIY my juice, sometimes I "doctor" something I've acquired from somebodies "trash box" of didn't likes or don't wants. Far as I know that's the only way I could get ahold of anything with any PG in it. Not much chance of my having a cold with the weather we've been having around here, (CO), lately. I don't know. . .maybe I have some kind of alergy to Cinnamon. Barring that, only thing I blend with the nic/flavor is VG, PGA, and distilled H2O. JMHO
Cheers,
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