What Inhalation technique do you use - Just in the mouth, or lungs

[singul]

Wow, I just saw this information: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ecf-library/337017-inhalation-technique-e-cigarette.html

I never considered that I could vape just into the mouth and not the lungs. I am vaping with 6mg/ml in the lungs now. What Inhalation technique do you use - Just in the mouth, or lungs?

 

[Peepaw]

I do a little bit of both, mainly out of habit. I smoked for 45 years.
From what I have been reading the vapor get absorbed better in the mouth and the nostrils.
Cig smoke more so in the lungs.

Welcome to ECF.

 

[swhite]

Just in the mouth, although I wonder if some of the vapor still gets into my lungs. It was hard to switch to this when I first started vaping almost 2 years ago but now it quickly became my "new" habit. I figured I had done enough damage to my lungs and since the mouth and nose absorbs the vapor best I decided to switch to that method rather than continue trying to inhale it like a cig. A lot of people do like to draw the vapor into their lungs and it really comes down to what works best for you and how you enjoy vaping.

 

[HairyNinja]

For a long time I did the mouth to lungs just like a cigarette drag. Eventually though I switched to the straight to lungs technique. I get a bigger hit that way which I find more satisfying.

HairyNinja

 

[Mohamed]

The nicotine in vapor is smaller particles than in a cig. With a cig it's required to inhale into the lungs because the particles are bigger and can only be absorbed there. With vaping you don't have to inhale into the lungs if you don't want to. The particles are absorbed by your tongue, cheeks, nasal...the mucas membranes is what it is refereed as.

I do both types of methods...mostly because I was used to inhaling with a cig. Sometimes I only do mouth and nasal. The flavors seem a bit more enhanced/different when using that method as well.

 

[StoneOver]

Been vaping for just over 20 days and vape how i smoked. Mouth then lungs. I find straight to lungs a little harsh.

 

[TheReign]

Been vaping for just over 20 days and vape how i smoked. Mouth then lungs. I find straight to lungs a little harsh.

You'll get used to it. I used to just inhale like a stinky but every now an again i'll lung inhale. It just takes getting used to the vape going directly into your lungs. Like when you first start stinkies, it's harsh at first but once your lungs get used to it you can smoke like a dragon

 

[CaptainSpaulding]

The nicotine in vapor is smaller particles than in a cig. With a cig it's required to inhale into the lungs because the particles are bigger and can only be absorbed there. With vaping you don't have to inhale into the lungs if you don't want to. The particles are absorbed by your tongue, cheeks, nasal...the mucas membranes is what it is refereed as.

I do both types of methods...mostly because I was used to inhaling with a cig. Sometimes I only do mouth and nasal. The flavors seem a bit more enhanced/different when using that method as well.

I think that you have the particle size backwards.

I've read several places that vapor particles are 10 times bigger than smoke particles... Including in the article the OP posted:

"4. E-Cigarette vapor is a water-based mist and not smoke. This has two main consequences:
a. The droplet size in vapor is ten times the particulate size in smoke (10 microns vs 1 micron). This means that cigarette smoke penetrates far more deeply into the lungs, travelling deep into the smallest passageways. Vapor cannot go anywhere near as deep, and this means that nicotine is not available so easily from the lungs, and is obtained more slowly."

 

[HighEnergyProton]

You get massive vapour with the straight to lung hits and it can be fun, but I don't do it much because I prefer taking my vapour slowly so I tend to vape like I used to smoke ciggies. If I do too many straight to lung hits I end up wanting to fall over too.

 

[m3isalan]

Really good info in that thread. Will definitely try keeping the vapor in my mouth a bit longer before inhaling.

 

[fasteddie5]

Lung hits.

 

[StoneOver]

You'll get used to it. I used to just inhale like a stinky but every now an again i'll lung inhale. It just takes getting used to the vape going directly into your lungs. Like when you first start stinkies, it's harsh at first but once your lungs get used to it you can smoke like a dragon

Trying it now! I get what you mean about getting used it. Loving Vaping tho the temptation to smoke is still there but a nice vape soon kills it off!

 

[ihavethanutz]

mouth to lungs like how i smoked my cigs before

 

[Kim B.]

I do both. Sweeter flavors seem better to me using the mouth only method, but on those "jeez, I really want a real cig" days I load a tank with a good tobacco flavor juice and vape it straight to the lungs.

 

[Free6413]

Never tried anything other than like a smoke. Now you guys got me thinking.......look out! I hate when something starts out with "hey, y'all watch this". Gets me in trouble every time!

 

[Free6413]

Tried the lung hit.........wow! Still waiting on the trouble part.......

 

[Kim B.]

Tried the lung hit.........wow! Still waiting on the trouble part.......

No trouble, just happy little clouds....

 

[patkin]

"Inhale" (if you can call it that even) just enough to exhale through my nose whether I exhale that way or not. In other words... very shallowly. Doubt it even gets into bronchial. I'm one of those who kept smoking while vaping for a while and found that I wound up smoking that way too and actually enjoyed it more than lung inhaling. Guess I am a natural pipe smoker though I've never smoked one.

 

[oxidus]

I do mouth to lungs mainly. If it's super cold outside (Canada) then I'll do like double or triple hits. Mouth, then sharp inhale, then mouth, then inhale, then out the nose and or mouth. When I'm relaxed at home I do strictly mouth to lungs for the taste.

I've also found doing in mouth > in lungs > in mouth > out nose then out mouth can be an entertaining show for curious onlookers You can sort of blow out what's in your lungs without losing what's in your mouth.

 

[Free6413]

No trouble, just happy little clouds....

All clear.....no trouble! You are right happy little clouds! This is awesome!