Vaping and copd

[Ryan Johnson]

does vaping cause copd, and emphysema?

 

[salemgold]

No, it does not. Matter of fact, I know many people with both that have benefited tremendously from quitting smoking cigs and taking up vaping.

Smoking cigs are one of the culprits that can cause COPD and emphysema.

ETA- Let me rephrase that to say that there are no known cases of vaping causing COPD or emphysema to date that I am aware of.

 

[BrotherBob]

Could read through:
Research
Sect. 8 Item 6.
A list of symptoms when quitting tobacco and changing to an ecigarette

 

[JCinFLA]

I was diagnosed with the beginning stages of COPD (emphysema) about 10 years ago (after smoking 1 - 1 1/2 packs a day for 34 years by that time). I absolutely do NOT think that vaping causes COPD in any form! In fact, since I had my last smoke on Jan. 14, 2014 and have been 100% vaping only since then...my breathing is better than it's been in many years!

My last check-up was March 13th, and my doctor said my lungs "sound clear" now when taking deep breaths in and out for him as he listened with his stethoscope. There are no sounds to indicate any difficulty in my breathing. Has the damage I already did to my lungs disappeared? No, COPD doesn't go away, but it has NOT progressed at all, and my airways are most definitely "clearer".

By the way, COPD is the term that covers chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema.

 

[BoogaWu]

I would say if you are worried about it go cigar mode and avoid the lungs. In the mouth, swirl, out the nose. I am a mostly an ex cig smoker and this is my favorite vape style- the short taste buds to nose shot gives great undiluted flavor that you get with the big lung inhale with no real loss of NIC.