Hi guys . well I got over the anxiety and trying to start vaping today. Every time I take a hit from the kanger evod 2 I cough like crazy. I had to buy ejuice from my local shop and it has a high PG content. I mean I cough a lung out every time I try to vape. My husband doesn't cough at all. Could it be the high PG content?
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hold it in your mouth first, you can't do it like a ciggie.
and you will cough a bit at first, that should go away, take shallower ones, and hold 'em in your mouth then down to the lungs..
I can "lung hit" now but it's only with the lower nicotine juices ...give it time..get used to it.
good luck and congrats!!!!
someone will post a url to how to vape next probably ...or search it. guide for beginners or something like that.
and you will cough a bit at first, that should go away, take shallower ones, and hold 'em in your mouth then down to the lungs..
I can "lung hit" now but it's only with the lower nicotine juices ...give it time..get used to it.
good luck and congrats!!!!
someone will post a url to how to vape next probably ...or search it. guide for beginners or something like that.
It could be the pg level, but it may be the nic level. I couldn't have the harshness of 18mg nic, I tried 12 the second day and it was wayyyy easier on the throat. I ended up at 6mg nic after only a week of vaping and just vaped a little more often to make up for the lack of nic. Some people handle high nic better than others, I will attest that the lower nic level is far more flavorful and much less harsh.
My 2 cents.
My 2 cents.
The high PG could have something to do with it. It can also be differences between you and DH as to how you used to inhale when you smoked, differences in how much 'gunk' the two of you have built up in your lungs etc.
A lot of people can't lung inhale when they start vaping until after their lungs have some time to clear out first. You may want to change up your inhalation style when you start. => http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ecf-library/337017-inhalation-technique-e-cigarette.html
A lot of people can't lung inhale when they start vaping until after their lungs have some time to clear out first. You may want to change up your inhalation style when you start. => http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ecf-library/337017-inhalation-technique-e-cigarette.html
Are you taking direct lungs hits?
It could also be too high a nic content, as well.
It could also be too high a nic content, as well.
yes i did notice that the ejuice was much smoother in the shop, no nicotine. The guy recommended 24, I went with18. I think I should have gone with 12. Live and learn. I'll try reduced nicotine tomorrow. Thanks
You're going to cough for about two-three weeks just because your lungs are going to start clearing out the gunk. It shouldn't be a hacking cough like your describing though. Cutting down on the PG level will help tremendously just because the higher the PG level the stronger the throat hit. Definitely take shallower inhales and try switching out the PG levels in your juice. I go with a 20% PG 80% VG blend. Doesn't surprise me that it's not affecting your husband, for some reason most of the guys I know that vape can take huge lung hits like it's nothing.
Personally I've never understood the appeal of "throat hit" and find it to be a little odd a thing to be looking for. Sure, PG gives that but it does nothing to address the main need the brain has which is nicotine. Over time I've found that I get harsher inhales and more "yucky" feeling from high nicotine levels. Now that I've gotten a mod and using low ohms I find low nicotine and zero PG to be the way to go. Tons of vapor and long inhales means I'm still getting great nic intake but the vapor is easy on my system...as well as making me wonder why I used PG liquids so long. I happen to believe the shape a person's lungs are in will dictate more of how they handle PG and nicotine than anything else. I was a 40 year smoker so my experience is obviously different from those younger vapers.
I always got a heavy throat hit after a while of not vaping. Goes away after 3-4 slow inhales tho.
I vape 12mg nic
I vape 12mg nic
I found vaping like smoking a traditional cigar yields the most enjoyable experience. No inhales and huge hits exhaling thru nose and mouth and I still get my nicotine fix
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I find that unless you have a problem with the PG irritating your throat or some other reason you need to cut back on the PG. PG is a flavor carrier and that is why most eliquids are mixed in a 70/30 (PG/VG). The first thing you might want to do is go back to the store you got you eliquid from and ask them if would make your bottle into a 12mg nic level. Adjusting your nic level should do the trick for your irritation.
Good Luck ................... and Vape On.
Good Luck ................... and Vape On.
This gradually went away for me, good luck to you. I'm the weird one who only mouth inhaled ciggies (NEVER lung hit! couldn't do it...cough cough cough). When I switched to vaping, I only took huge lung drags lol. I still do, 95% of the time. It's just different for everyone.
I agree that lower nicotine, and shallower inhales, makes more sense than cutting down on the part that carries the flavor -- the PG. For a while, a smoker's sense of taste is rather muted, and this persists for varying lengths of time after quitting; going lower on the PG means your juice will have less flavor, and therefore might be far less satisfying. It's true that some people have allergies, but that would manifest in odder ways than in a cough -- rash, anaphylaxis, nosebleed, would be more likely symptoms of a true allergy. But you really shouldn't lung-hit vapor when you're first getting used to it; it's quite different from smoke, and you don't get nicotine very efficiently that way in any case. I never did lung-hits with cigarettes, but I did inhale *directly* and very quickly from my mouth deeply into my lungs; now I "pull" at the vapor in the same way I did cigarettes, like sucking on a straw, but I do it more slowly, and let it hang around in my mouth, throat, and nose for a bit before inhaling; I get less irritation of the lungs that way, and much better absorption of nicotine.
And while it seems to be somewhat rarer than PG sensitivity, there are those of us who are far more sensitive to too much VG, than PG; it's very thick, very viscous, and for some people that can mean anything from a heavy, tight feeling, all the way to being completely unable to breathe. Some VG is necessary, as it makes a lot better vapor than PG does, but I find that keeping it (VG) at 25% or less gives my lungs farrrrrrrrr fewer problems.
Andria
And while it seems to be somewhat rarer than PG sensitivity, there are those of us who are far more sensitive to too much VG, than PG; it's very thick, very viscous, and for some people that can mean anything from a heavy, tight feeling, all the way to being completely unable to breathe. Some VG is necessary, as it makes a lot better vapor than PG does, but I find that keeping it (VG) at 25% or less gives my lungs farrrrrrrrr fewer problems.
Andria
You can also mix that 18 in equal amount with a 6mg juice and the result will be a 12mg juice. That way you don't have to throw away the 18mg bottle.
A few days ago I was having this problem. I have been vaping for over 6 months. I could not figure out what was going on until I remembered that I had used saline nose drops for a couple of days. Some of it had run down my throat. If your throat is irritated for some reason, it could be causing the coughing. (if it's not the PG or nic levels)
You can't hit an ecig like a cigarette. It took me a few days to adjust but just hold the button and let the vapor flow itself, don't suck like it's a cigarette, when you stop then you inhale and exhale. At least I find it to be much easier on the throat that way.
I agree with you, I loved loved loved my cigars, now I have about 500 just sitting in a humidor collecting plume lol My cigars are now like flowers, I make sure to change the water in my gels and rotate them every so often lol
Adjusting my nicotine strength helped me with my coughing, as well as going from 100% PG to 60/40 PG/VG.
I vape at 12mg now, but today I have the most awful pre-cold sore throat, and trying to vape that is like inhaling razor blades, so I've switched to my only bottle of 6mg, which is also a 50/50 blend of PG/VG. I could vape this all day and not upset my throat.
This is yet another plus point of vaping, as I would still try and smoke ciggies with a throat like this, even though it hurt so much!
I vape at 12mg now, but today I have the most awful pre-cold sore throat, and trying to vape that is like inhaling razor blades, so I've switched to my only bottle of 6mg, which is also a 50/50 blend of PG/VG. I could vape this all day and not upset my throat.
This is yet another plus point of vaping, as I would still try and smoke ciggies with a throat like this, even though it hurt so much!
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