Can inhaling THC vapor through your nose cause an insulffation effect?

[Hajpoj]

I got to thinking, say if you inhaled a volcano balloon or vaporbro** through your nose, wouldn't the THC be absorbed through the membranes in your nose similar to other substances?

[YotaBoy]

Or is it passing too quickly and not "sticking" as well?

[Hajpoj]

If I draw very slowly my nose will tickle and tingle but I'm not sure if I'm experiencing insulffation?

[mfqr]

I don't think it will get you any higher. As far as I know, the thing about there being glands in your nose to absorb the THC is a myth.

[Hajpoj]

Biology is Biology, if a soluble substance comes into contact with your nasal membranes it should pass through into your blood stream.

[TheDefiler]

Ya but THC is only fat soluable, so not sure if that would work or not.

[LIP]

Nice theory, but tbh i doubt it. IF it DID work, i dont think it'd get you higher - maybe you might get higher quicker, but the lungs to a good enough job ;)

[DirtyB]

i've taken quiite a number of hits up the nose and i would say the "higher" feeling you get (if you get one) is mostly just your nose not used to inhaling quantities of smoke like that....

[nicktheawesome]

I like to exhale my volcano hits through my nose sometimes. I don't think I get any higher, but it tingles a bit and is nice. It also clears my nose and sinuses really well. I just exhale really slow and the vapor sort of falls gently out of my nose.

Also, for smoking, I hate exhaling smoke through my nose. I find it painful and gross, so make what you will of it.:thumbsup:

[epilepticme]

I know this is an old post however I will resurrect it :P

Traditional Rasta's exhale deep white smoke through the nose as the thc is absorbed rather nicely via the nasal membranes.

There is an example of this part way through the video "Mr.Nice"

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4564833875003902181&ei=dSawSZqwBJKwqwKcsaGwAQ&q=Mr.Nice&hl=en

I have tried and I think the onset of the effects are much quicker.

[TehDruid]

I'm going to shamelessly bring up this topic again. There is no definitive answer I've seen.

First thing first: This is referring to a vaporizer, not any method that burns the plant as that would be too harsh and possibly cause infections.

Biology is the only thing that matters. The mucus membrane in your nose is the key point. When anything brushes up against them they get absorbed: bacteria, viruses, and THC. It's the same principle in your lungs, except your lungs are more adapted to dealing with the particles in a gas. Your nose isn't designed to do that nearly as well, being an extremity and vulnerable to the elements. Even if it isn't the most efficient way to collect THC, at the very worst it will still increase the intake by a smidgen, though I believe it should be significantly high.

You would also absorb more of the THC, due to the triple filtration process (In through the nose, into the lungs, and out the nose again). The proximity of the nose to the brain would decrease the time it takes to feel it, and the quality would be much more significant.

You might want to sterilize the piece before sucking on it again though.

As for pipe/bong smokers, I wouldn't recommend inhaling through the nose. Your mouth is a lot tougher than your nose. Remember the harshness the first time you hit a bong? The other particles will fuck your nose up, and also possibly contain bacteria that will just directly enter your system.

Anyone else?

[Light It Up]

Well, let me throw in my 2 cents, as I've actually tried it:

I vape with a purple days, although I've replaced the power supply with a slightly beefier one so it gives bigger, thicker hits, but which also seem a little hotter and drier. I got curious of the same thing, and on a spur of the moment (i.e. I was high), I just went ahead and did it.

Anyways, IMO it does work in the ~10+ (not sure honestly) times I've tried it, although to what extent I'm not sure. It got me high much quicker, but it wasn't like a whole new world had just opened up or anything.

Be warned though, it dries the inside of your nose out like a mother fucker. Doesn't sound too bad, but nose irritation I got after a hit or two was less than pleasent. Nothing serious, I'm just warning that you might not want to just rip a fat SSV hit up one of your nostrils without trying smaller hits first.

Bottom line: try it. If you have a vaporizer, just put the thing up to your nose and inhale (make sure you clean it really well after), and you decide if it feels any different.

[Frickr]

light it up, the way your describing the pd with the higher output plug, sounds like it may be running alot closer to combustion, i would switch back to the standard plug.

i use mine and exhale through my nose regularly with my pd with no adverse effects other then a sneeze every now and then from a slight tickle. i find i get a slight headrush from this.