Throat hit diminishing over time?

[Madame Psychosis]

Has anyone else found that their feeling of a throat hit seems to diminish over time?

I've been using juices that started out with a great throat hit (TastyVapor 12mg Butterfinger and Mocha most days, switched off with several other flavors and lower nic levels). Vaped on 5/6v so I'm getting a powerful blast, and I love the throat hit sensation.

Now after a week of heavy use of these, I don't feel as much of a throat hit, except maybe first thing in the morning or after putting it down for a while.

My questions are:

1/ Has anyone else found this happens?
1b/ Did you find that switching juices (rather than upping nic levels) helped at all? (I can't take higher than 12mg or my heart races.)

2/ Is it me or could it be the juice itself (in 30ml bottles) just changing over time? Yes, wishful thinking...

I'm worried that the perceived throat hit was really irritation from nicotine, and I'm just forming tolerance to it while my nicotine tolerance remains the same... Any thoughts?

 

[ryanSTi]

What I find is that I can only vape some flavors for say 30-50 drags before the throat hit diminishes and I usually top off that cart and change the battery. I could probally get a lot more time from both the battery and cart, but I have enough batteries and usually enough time to top off the carts, or if I'm out I use a new batt and cart.

Except RedBull. It maintains a pretty constant throat hit. So I don't really think it's the juice. I switch between 3/4 different flavors over the day and by the end of the day most of them have lowered throat hit, so next morning it's back on!

 

[THICKFOG]

I've tried many different juices, voltages, additives and atomizers trying to obtain the illusive throat hit..Went back to 6v yesterday. Got a throat hit from every drag. Today, nada. Upped the nicotine, no throat hit, just made me sick..There has to be something you can add to the juice to give to consistent throat hit with each vape, but I haven't found it..bummer.

 

[Greeneyeddevil]

I have the same prob. My 510 doesn't give me any throat hit anymore besides the first couple puffs right after dripping. My bf's new xhaler gives me a good throat hit every time i use it, so i was hoping when i get my hv mod that would solve my problem. Same too with varying the nic doses not helping with my regular pv. It was good for a couple weeks now i get not much of anything throat hit related.

 

[proimage1]

This has been a constant struggle with me since I've been vaping - if I sit my SD down for a bit - then take a hit - it's GREAT - if I take another hit - it's almost nothing - same the next few times UNTIL I sit it down for a bit again.

The funny thing is I've now noticed the same thing happens on analogs - and, nope, I'm not completely off them yet. With the same thing happening with the analogs - it does make me feel like I'm not going completely nuts.

I have read that mixing some everclear 190 proof helps with the throat hit. I'll probably try that and see. I also heard that menthol helps, but I've never been a menthol smoker so that really doesn't interest me.

I'm somewhat confused about the whole battery thing - I keep reading that the 5 and 6 volt is what I need - I have the screwdriver and thought that would provide the maximum heat for a throat hit - but from what I can tell it's only 3.5 volt or something like that - or am I reading it all wrong ?

 

[redgirl]

I know! I've been vaping for about a month and I still smoke analogs too, although only about 5 a day, but I haven't got that throat hit that I need yet. I use 36mg juice and I think I still need more throat hit. I have a mod on order and some cartomizers, so I'm hoping I can find something soon!

 

[dgriego]

Well my solution will not work for you. When I feel the TH fading I vape the 36m and that does it for me.
Cant vape it to much or it makes me sick

 

[Kilroy2.0]

As stated by someone else red bull give a great constant TH. I like to switch between it and a menthol mix (menthol/melon) is my favorite. I have found that staying around 18mg gives me a great TH and keeps the nic fit away.

Of course there is the coffee flavors in the morning and the MBL flavors when drinking. So to sum up I guess I do switch it up a bit and find that, that helps a lot.

Gena

 

[panderson01]

Been vaping for a year now and same thing. It must be some kind of tolerance build up, or something of the like.

I find I have to switch juices throughout the day in search for the illusive hit. I started last year using 11 - 14mg juice and am now up to 24-26mg, mostly VG. The best hit I've gotten lately was the Cignot's 26mg Juicy Peach, but I just ran out.

I hear that the 510 offers more of a hit than say, the 901 or 801. I have been using the Prodigy in 801 since August (well it's in the shop right now) but have a Chuck in 510 on order. Hopefully it will do the trick.

The best hit I have had was a EcoPure Menthol. I didn't know it was menthol when I ordered the sample. I didn't like the menthol flavor, but the kick was tremendous.

Also, I only order 20 or 30 ml bottles, so they are not sitting for any real length of time, so I wouldn't think that the juices are breaking down.

Maybe it's kind of like getting calluses from doing the same thing over and over, your body builds up some kind of defense.

I don't know, I'm not a doctor, I don't even play one on tv.

 

[optsmk]

Try ordering some new atty's and see if that doesn't help. I am a heavy user and I have found there is nothing better than a nice new atty. You can also clean your old ones, but it doesn't always help.

 

[Brewster 59]

This has been a constant struggle with me since I've been vaping - if I sit my SD down for a bit - then take a hit - it's GREAT - if I take another hit - it's almost nothing - same the next few times UNTIL I sit it down for a bit again.

The funny thing is I've now noticed the same thing happens on analogs - and, nope, I'm not completely off them yet. With the same thing happening with the analogs - it does make me feel like I'm not going completely nuts.

I have read that mixing some everclear 190 proof helps with the throat hit. I'll probably try that and see. I also heard that menthol helps, but I've never been a menthol smoker so that really doesn't interest me.

I'm somewhat confused about the whole battery thing - I keep reading that the 5 and 6 volt is what I need - I have the screwdriver and thought that would provide the maximum heat for a throat hit - but from what I can tell it's only 3.5 volt or something like that - or am I reading it all wrong ?

Its 3.7v but I didnt post to correct you but only to share, Ive never smoked menthol in the 30 years I smoked, but a couple of drops menthol in a tob flavor will give it a better th and actually makes it taste more like a real cig. I never found a tob ejuice that was even close to tasting like an analog. For me a good TH is becomming of less and less importance. For me it was a big change switching to vaping because vapor is thinner than smoke and a throat hit or lung hit was important. I havent had an analog for 2.5 months now and I am use to vapor so to me a TH isnt that important now but for some funny reason vapor prod sure is.

 

[Cherice]

As stated by someone else red bull give a great constant TH. I like to switch between it and a menthol mix (menthol/melon) is my favorite. I have found that staying around 18mg gives me a great TH and keeps the nic fit away.

Of course there is the coffee flavors in the morning and the MBL flavors when drinking. So to sum up I guess I do switch it up a bit and find that, that helps a lot.

Gena

Where do you get the red bull that you use. I would like to try it. Thanks..

 

[Vapinginjapan]

This may be my imagination, but I feel like throat hit is recharged somewhat if you sit down and drink a carbonated beverage. I think part of why throat hit might be diminished is the buildup of mucous on the throat which protects the throat against what it might conceive as an attack. If you wash it all off, the protective coating disapears. This works sometimes for me.

 

[River]

I think once the atty gets a bit of heat to it all around performance drops.

I have been running 2 510s at the same time (sometimes more) and letting them rest between drags and i seem to get that hit like the one you get after you let them sit for half an hour or so every time.

 

[rejoice]

I find that I need to clean my palate and clean my tongue. This really helps with taste and throat hit. I never fail to get a throat hit from 6v and do not need to do this.
Eating a apple helps to clean the palate. I also have to switch up on my flavors.
Vaping the same flavor for too long can cause this. Like one poster said,a new atty helps too. Cola drinking helps alot. I got to drinking too many and this cause problem with my kidneys. So I have to watch that.

 

[AlexTM]

Try ordering some new atty's and see if that doesn't help. I am a heavy user and I have found there is nothing better than a nice new atty. You can also clean your old ones, but it doesn't always help.

I can only confirm that – although a well-cleaned atty is almost as good. When taste and/or throat hit diminish, there is a good chance its the atty.

Of course, it could also be that you over-vaped one particular taste; I had that in the beginning a few times, where I had a whooping three different tastes available.
Now I have 6 complete PVs standing next to me, each with a different flavour, so that is not much a problem any more

 

[martha1014]

One way is to wait between vaping. If you go awhile without vaping then when you start again you will get a better throat hit. Once an atomizer get warm it usually decreased function. I have about 15-510 units laying around and switch between them and I get more throat hits that way.

A fully charged battery with a new atomizer will give throat hits for a while but eventually it will decrease in vapor and throat hit. So I think it is wise to switch between units.

 

[KARL M. JONES]

Whats Up Vaper World to get a good Throat Hit is higher mgs or put a couple of drops of 120 proof of Volka in your cart that if you use the carts.

 

[Madame Psychosis]

Great tips all...many thanks. Looks like I've stumbled on an issue that others have had, too.

AlexT: Six complete PVs?!? I thought I was overdoing it for rotating between seven different cartomizers and a 510 atty, and two different voltages... (The cartos on 5/6v were providing great throat hit before.)

I'll definitely try the techniques suggested. Setting it down for a while seems to help, it's just that I'm on winter break so I never have to set it down. If it's just an issue of temporary habituation (like a protective coating building up in the back of the mouth/throat) that would be an easy fix; and I'll try adding a bit of Everclear to the juice too. Might try some other experiments and report back.

 

[bluewraith]

When I start to realize that my TH is going away, is also when I realize that I've been using the PV as a pacifier. When I'm at home I'll take small puffs almost constantly. I think it may have something to do with a buildup of tolerance or mucus. Keeping a light drink around helps.

Mainly what I've realized though.. is that I'll start to take smaller and smaller drags. If I go for a full mouth long and slow drag though, any of my juices will hit me nice and hard. I just tend to forget to drag it the right way. Its not like smoking an analog! haha