Went to the Dr's today

[Balders]

She's pleased that I've knocked the ciggies on the head, yay.
Let's say it was around June time. RYO's approx 25/day, fatties with no filter. Been smoking around 25 years and I'm 44.

A little bit of history:
Around 6 weeks ago I developed a dry, hacking cough (not uncommon for me). That turned into a chesty cough (not very productive) and I ended up taking 4 days off work. My co-workers probably would have thrown me out of the window due to the noise!

Anyway the cough died down, however, I became very "bunged up" in my nose. On occasion I would cough up a thick, whiteish phlegm.
The phlegm appears to have subsided but the nose is still awful & is causing me to get a dose of "glue ear" (LHS)

Doctor listens to my chest during deep breathing "sounds clear". Tongue out and say "ahhhh" time.....
Apparently my throat is really red, she couldn't believe it doesn't hurt. (No tonsils BTW)

On a dose of anti-b's and she'd really like me to knock vaping on the head.
I don't think I can do that & I certainly don't want to (actually I didn't want to stop smoking, it just happened that way)

Any ideas what may be causing the red (irratated) throat & nose clag?

PG/VG mix is around 60/40, 20mg nic.

 

[Apptiger]

I am not a doctor but she gave you anti-B's.
She had to give you the antibiotics for something. Did she say you had a sinus infection?

Sounds like allergies or a sinus infection to me. Doubt it is related to vaping unless you are hitting it really hard and often. Might drop the nic level a little an try less VG. I have heard too much of it can get the mucus up a bit. Could be an allergy to something else in the juice. Got any food allergies?
Might clean your gear if you haven't and drink more water.
I am otherwise pretty clueless.

 

[zapped]

Id find another doctor who was more knowledgeable.Every doctor Ive ever told about vaping is all for it.

 

[catoliver]

If she gave you an antibiotic then you have some sort of infection. If she didn't tell you what it is, you can look on your doctor slip and she should have a diagnois written.

My throat hurts when I don't drink enough water.

 

[KrasH]

My own doctor is happy to see me vaping. I find it hard to believe that you are having those symptoms from vaping. Most people get sick when they quit smoking, I sure do and it sounds like you have some kind of throat infection. The fact you didn't have colored, just cloudy phlegm says it not sinus. You should try VG only for a bit though just to make sure you are not having a PG reaction. The fact you don't have tonsils says you are prone to throat issues. They usually don't just take them out unless there is a recurring problem.

 

[TinyTimberGal]

What flavor(s) are you vaping? Certain flavors like cinnamon and menthol can be irritating, as well as heavily flavored liquids. For me PG made my throat raw so I went predominantly VG.

 

[KrasH]

What flavor(s) are you vaping? Certain flavors like cinnamon and menthol can be irritating, as well as heavily flavored liquids. For me PG made my throat raw so I went predominantly VG.

Very good point. Could also be the flavoring type being used if it is not a natural sore throat.

 

[Whoopin]

Do wash your drip tips? One person from my country got an infection because he didn't wash his drip tip, therefore be careful alright D:

 

[Balders]

Thanks for the replies.

I don't have a sore throat - the Dr noticed it was very red.

I had my tonsils ripped out, ooooh, 28 years ago. It was common practice in those days for people who got tonsillitis.

I'm wondering if it's one of the flavours that's doing that. I do like Aniseed mixed with Blackcurrant, Peppermint, TW Red Label Tobacco. Prob is, I didn't know it was red/angry. It did get irritated with one flavour and I stopped that ages ago.

Yes I drink heaps of water: 4-6 pints a day & loads of coffee.

Thanks for the advice about washing the drip trips. I'm embarrassed to say - no I haven't. Not even thought about it to be honest. I just wipe them occasionally. Will do them tonight, chuck them in a dilute mouthwash and rinse in the morning

 

[RoseB]

Makes me appreciate my doc he is 2 pack a day chain smoker and never rags about anything nicotine related lol. Listen to what these folks have to say about PG based fluid. I switched to 100% VG and my throat appreciates it. Best of luck!

 

[chad]

When vaping was bothering me, I got rid of flavored juices. The flavoring seems to cause most of my problems. I now use ECOPure exclusively. Only flavoring in that is ethyl maltol and that doesn't seem to cause me issue.

 

[softpiano]

I believe the red throat might be due to the reflux. Not sure if that is called "reflux".. I guess full name is Gastroesophageal reflux. And might be really right.. Cuz i have the same disease.. But that disease can be also provocated cuz of bad eating habits or the food which can cause that..