Interesting. I can't say I'm too worried but it's something to consider.
I say not too worried because it does seem to me that vaping involves the lungs far less. Nicotine in smoking is most quickly absorbed in the lungs. I know I drew deep into my lungs. Especially the first cig on waking. I was acting quite the little addict. I could feel the "hit" of the nicotine.
In vaping, the absorption is different, I understand, in that it's through the membranes of the mouth and nasal passages. And as the sense of taste involve the mouth and nose, it wasn't hard for me to switch to a practice of holding in the mouth and exhaling through the nose, not involving my lungs (at least not deliberately). And this must work in that I don't have the "cravings" I had the times I tried quitting smoking (and, man, they were doozies lemme tell ya).
I did, at the beginning, get a minor nose bleed kind of thing but I'm prone to that when the temp and humidity drop. Always been a bit prone to dehydrating a little easily and pretty much already had the habit of having water around (to sip, not guzzle, too much hydration can be as bad as too little). I'd be somebody likely to pop up with a problem if vaping were dehydrating my lungs severely.
Wonder how this would compare to smoking which I know had a major drying effect on my lungs...
I say not too worried because it does seem to me that vaping involves the lungs far less. Nicotine in smoking is most quickly absorbed in the lungs. I know I drew deep into my lungs. Especially the first cig on waking. I was acting quite the little addict. I could feel the "hit" of the nicotine.
In vaping, the absorption is different, I understand, in that it's through the membranes of the mouth and nasal passages. And as the sense of taste involve the mouth and nose, it wasn't hard for me to switch to a practice of holding in the mouth and exhaling through the nose, not involving my lungs (at least not deliberately). And this must work in that I don't have the "cravings" I had the times I tried quitting smoking (and, man, they were doozies lemme tell ya).
I did, at the beginning, get a minor nose bleed kind of thing but I'm prone to that when the temp and humidity drop. Always been a bit prone to dehydrating a little easily and pretty much already had the habit of having water around (to sip, not guzzle, too much hydration can be as bad as too little). I'd be somebody likely to pop up with a problem if vaping were dehydrating my lungs severely.
Wonder how this would compare to smoking which I know had a major drying effect on my lungs...
