where did this not inhaleing thing come from?

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I just looked over to inhalation technique thread... "vapor is not drawn directly into the lungs, as many smokers do with a tobacco cigarette" - what? Who seriously does that? o_O
Anyways. Whatever floats you boat. It is very much possible to draw with your mouth and "exhale" through your nose - all while breathing normally, even. That's what I mostly do in fact; obviously you inhale a bit (on a long draw, most of it even), but I feel you get the most flavour out of it that way. Also, I like the throat hit, so I do inhale.
 

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I understand the lung probelm thing, not being able to without hurting ect. just seemed weird to me as I thought it was needed and wondering were it started and any proof behind it. I dont want to be told in public by friends im a fool to inhale like I was when I smoked cigars. I want to be able to truthly say theres no proof and its just what you think or thats mainly for people who cant inhale.

I inhale after I suck and hold in mouth for a bit like most, I didnt expect so much unwelcomeing responses. I asked for studies as its what most people base fact on, if theres none thats ok I have my answer. theres no proof just options and thoughts of theroys why.
 
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I understand the lung probelm thing, not being able to without hurting ect. just seemed weird to me as I thought it was needed and wondering were it started and any proof behind it. I dont want to be told in public by friends im a fool to inhale like I was when I smoked cigars. I want to be able to truthly say theres no proof and its just what you think or thats mainly for people who cant inhale.

Well, it's general advice from experienced vapers. It's not "The Law". You came in kinda hot up there. I don't think we're all gonna form a big circle and chant, "INHALER!!!!" at you. Least I don't think so.

Does your inhale technique work for you?

That is the only real question here.

Also, if you have friends that are that obsessed with your vape inhale technique, I'd suggest new friends...
 

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yes I inhale like most, pull into the mouth and teaste the flavour and inhale then exhale through my mouth and nose. Ive up mu nic as 18mg isnt cutting it for me at the mintue, its just ive seen it enough about to led me to believe there was hard proof behind it just thats all. thats why I asked as the title were did this not inhaleing thing come from.

all I wanted was a simple heres a link or as ive found out its just options of long term vapers though if it helps you now then maybe down the line you wont need to thats all.
 

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When i first started using the cigalikes it hurt to inhale too deep. It even hurt my throat some.I stuck with it and learnt to shallow inhale with out even knowing i was doing it. I still inhale some just not like i would with a regular cig. I waiting on my set up from myvapstore to see hope the new setup works and how my vaping evolution changes with it.
 

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I think somewhere along the way things got confused :)
For those new to vaping, trying to vape like you smoked is going to a harsh awakening and might put you off of vaping. I think this is where the do not inhale first came along.
Vape is thicker and although it is water based causes dehydration...hence can irritate the lungs.
I inhale as well but will admit the last few days I had a horrid chest cold so only vaped through the nose and was getting a major nic rush more than when I inhaled.
 

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    Im an inhaler. I also dont always just take mouth draws, sometimes I take those deep lung inhales too. Depends on the juice really. Sometimes I pull into my mouth, do my usual smoke-flip mouth trick which has become habit, and pull into my lungs. Other times, I pull directly into my lungs.

    Not inhaling, FOR ME, is doing it wrong.


    But hey, whatever works right?
     

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    wow. ppl sure get worked up about this topic.

    do whatever you want. stick your PV up your nose and take a draw that way. pinch your nose shut and hold your mouth closed and blow the vape thru your eyes and ears. whatever works for you.

    but if someone is worried about their friends making fun of them because they do or don't inhale, well... that person has bigger problems in life than if they're vaping the right way.

    if you wanna inhale, great. if you don't want to inhale, that's cool too. it seems there is a lot of anecdotal evidence that says when vaping the best way to get your nic is to do the mouth/nose thing. i think shadav's last post illustrates it very well. shadav had a chest cold so wasn't inhaling, and got major nic hit just by doing the mouth/nose hit. "...more than when I inhaled" i believe were shadav's words. hmmm...

    others in this thread and in others that touch on the subject say that they even taste the juice BETTER when they just do the mouth/nose thing. maybe some ppl use yucky juice and don't want to taste it. again, whatever. i personally like to taste the juice. that's what i pay for - flavor. otherwise i'd vape unflavored - it's much cheaper that way.

    but if it's not for you, it's not for you. sometimes i do things that might not be the best way, too. i could sit at a bar and drink a fine vodka straight or even mixed in something, and someone could come up to me and say, 'hey truncheon, you know, drinking your booze is a waste. you know, you get drunker if you soak that vodka in a tampon and stick it up your bum? you're breath won't smell like alcohol, either!" well, all of that may be true, but i'm not gonna stick a booze-soaked tampon up my @$$ just cos it's a better way to get drunk. i prefer to taste my booze. but again, whatever works for you.

    nobodys telling you what to do. but there are a ton of vapers who've been doing this a lot longer than me, and there's a mess of anecdotal evidence that says it works better one way over another. some ppl want and/or need the vape in their lungs. others don't. i don't. you do. cool. to each their own. live and let live. just stop acting like ppl are telling you what to do. they're not. and if they are, grow a spine and tell them you will do it however you want. and that advice goes for basically everything in life.
     

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    This is actually a topic I had been thinking about the last few days. I read that technique on inhaling. I start taking normal sized pulls of my e-cig, holding in my mouth, then, exhaling through my nose without inhaling at all. HOLY BURNING CRAP BATMAN! Did anyone else have that when they started? I'm still fairly new at this and don't have any friends that vape, so I'm kinda the guinea pig for my family and friends here.
     

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    This is actually a topic I had been thinking about the last few days. I read that technique on inhaling. I start taking normal sized pulls of my e-cig, holding in my mouth, then, exhaling through my nose without inhaling at all. HOLY BURNING CRAP BATMAN! Did anyone else have that when they started? I'm still fairly new at this and don't have any friends that vape, so I'm kinda the guinea pig for my family and friends here.

    yes it will burn your nasal passages for at least the first few exhales. it will subside as your airways get used to it. i guess it also depends on your pg/vg ratio and nic level.
     

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    yes it will burn your nasal passages for at least the first few exhales. it will subside as your airways get used to it. i guess it also depends on your pg/vg ratio and nic level.

    OH, thank goodness. I smoked for 22 years, since I was 15, and couldn't ever remember a burning sensation like that on an exhale. I was scared I had done something wrong. I don't think I need the nic rush very often, but could see how that really gets it in there good. I'm an inhaler, and I think I get enough of my nic from that, but every now and then I do a mouth to nose no inhale, and I can't see for a while after that. I have noticed that with the Volcano juices I was vaping it burned much more than with the Drake's I'm vaping right now, and the Drake's has a higher nic level.

    Thank you Truncheon. Still learning here. Loving this site already!
     

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    wow. ppl sure get worked up about this topic.

    do whatever you want. stick your PV up your nose and take a draw that way. pinch your nose shut and hold your mouth closed and blow the vape thru your eyes and ears. whatever works for you.

    I don't think it's the topic that has folks worked up as much as it is the OP coming in fast and low with 30mm cannons blazing away on a subject that has no cut, dried, black and white answer.

    It's like asking, "what's the big deal with [insert popular flavor/mod here]."

    Or, "Why the hate on [same as above]?"
     

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    This is actually a topic I had been thinking about the last few days. I read that technique on inhaling. I start taking normal sized pulls of my e-cig, holding in my mouth, then, exhaling through my nose without inhaling at all. HOLY BURNING CRAP BATMAN! Did anyone else have that when they started? I'm still fairly new at this and don't have any friends that vape, so I'm kinda the guinea pig for my family and friends here.
    yes it will burn your nasal passages for at least the first few exhales. it will subside as your airways get used to it. i guess it also depends on your pg/vg ratio and nic level.

    actually for me it's the opposite...i'm allergic to tobacco :D so while I smoked anyway lol I never could do the whole smokw outta the nose thing without killing my allergies and asthma....however with vaping I find myself enjoying the whole blowing smoke out my nose :)
    I do about half into the lungs and half out the nose
     

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    @Ryan, yeah, that burning feeling isn't too uncommon, I still get it once in a while myself if I turn the wattage up too high and don't actually inhale because I'm cloud-chasing. If you're getting it all the time, you might need to start a thread and post the setup you're using so we can get you more specific help :)

    Back to the topic, lot of good points made above, was going to quote a few folks, but frankly I'll just sum up what I was going to say: Do what works for you. I've tried the cigar method, it does nothing. I tried vaping like it was a cigarette, little bit better. I started going mouth-lungs-nose on the exhale and that was just about perfect, a little too strong even, so now I generally do a direct lung inhale, hold it like it was smoke from an analog, and then exhale about 50/50 through my mouth and nose. Gives me the nicotine I need even using 8mg liquid, haven't over-nicced in a long while doing it that way either, compared to when I was first starting with higher nic levels to get the same fix.
     

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    admin please close and trash this thread please, I dont want all this hate and im not comeing in blazing with cannons are swinging blows. I never knew it was such a touchy subject and everyone would get there knickers in a twist. all I wanted was a stright answer not all this hate, either there was proof or wasnt or its not as stright forward as that. thats all I wanted to be told not everyone annoyed and being ...... at me ffs.

    its starting to annoy me really that a new vapour of only a week cant be annoyed that hes confused and wants to know, I thought as a noob there would be some ley way in that im not experienced as you and wouldnt know it offended you. really put off that yous thought I was attacking yous are something, im confused and wanted to know just. honestly put me off asking anything more to be honest, back to browsering just then thanks for everyone who tryed to answer me.
     
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    admin please close and trash this thread please, I dont want all this hate and im not comeing in blazing with cannons are swinging blows. I never knew it was such a touchy subject and everyone would get there knickers in a twist. all I wanted was a stright answer not all this hate, either there was proof or wasnt or its not as stright forward as that. thats all I wanted to be told not everyone annoyed and being ...... at me ffs.

    its starting to annoy me really that a new vapour of only a week cant be annoyed that hes confused and wants to know, I thought as a noob there would be some ley way in that im not experienced as you and wouldnt know it offended you. really put off that yous thought I was attacking yous are something, im confused and wanted to know just. honestly put me off asking anything more to be honest, back to browsering just then thanks for everyone who tryed to answer me.

    I see absolutely nothing negative directed towards you in this thread at all. It started a debate among members, which happens on forums..we've all got our own techniques, some people are more adamant about theirs than others, the simple fact is if you filter out some of the argument in here you'll see quite a few people posting their methods, as well as pros/cons of each. No reason to be put off by folks sharing their ideas, even if some will argue to the bitter end over health effects or the lack-there-of when it comes to inhaling or not inhaling vapor.
     
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