“The sudden uptick in symptoms and conditions related to VAPI comes at least 10 years after e-cigarette products gained widespread popularity in the United States, including the rise in popularity of JUUL and marijuana vape products,” said Prue Talbot, a professor of cell biology in th...
Popcorn lung and wet lung are serious respiratory conditions that have been associated with vaping. It's important to note that symptoms may vary among individuals, and not everyone who vapes will necessarily experience these conditions. However, if you are experiencing respiratory symptoms after vap...
But “he still has lung damage and heart damage,” and doctors still don’t know how much they’ll heal, said his mother, Kim Barnes of Burlington, Wisconsin. Electronic cigarettes have been described as a less dangerous alternative to regular cigarettes, but health officials have been worried...
Consequently, the incidence of vaping-associated lung injury has become more common. Many inhaled environmental agents have been known to cause acute and subacute parenchymal lung injuries. The severity of symptoms secondary to inhalation of these chemical agents is often correlated with the type and ...
The American Lung Association has also called attention to several other chemicals, namely formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, benzene, diacetyl, and more that are linked to heart and lung damage and other harmful effects of vaping.12 Specifically, the researchers noted the EU banned diacetyl, a v...
Double lung transplant recipient's warning A Michigan teenager who received what’s believed to be the first double lung transplant shares a warning for people addicted to vaping, including his own brother. 17-year-old Daniel Ament tells Dean Reynolds why he feels lucky to be alive. Jan 31...
Recently, eight teens hospitalized in Wisconsin for severe lung damage, suspected to be due to vaping. E-cigarettes have also been linked to heart problems.
Vaping causes lung damage due to the chemicals in the vape liquid, the chemicals created when the vape liquid is heated and the heavy metals from the vape heater that enter the aerosol/gas as you inhale. The good news is that the human body is an amazing creation and starts healing in ...
The formal name for popcorn lung is Bronchiolitis Obliterans. Explosions Explosions in e-cigarettes are common. The e-cigarettes contain a heating element that produces the nicotine steam. If there is any damage to this heating element, the unit can overheat and explode. When an explosion ...
Although the popcorn workers who were diagnosed with obliterative bronchiolitis had severe and irreversible lung damage, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH, an agency within the CDC) found that the workers at the factory showed aspectrum of injuryto the lungs probably ca...