Vaporizers- negative respiratory effects

[melodious fellow]

This past spring, after getting bronchitis twice in 6 months, I was proud to post here that I had quit smoking and had purchased a vapor-bros vaporizer!

Although I felt much better since (less coughing etc) I still managed to develop bronchitis this past October. I fought it for a few weeks and got well. Now the end of November, I have bronchitis again...

I kinda want to know if anyone has ever heard of negative effects from a vape (hopefully birdgirl is around, she knows much about pulmonary function, and granny too, she is really well-read!)

I never set the temperature dial much past the halfway point on my vape, but perhaps my daily or twice daily use combined with my allergies is still causing me respiratory harm????

The filter separating the herbs from the hose is fairly fine, but it is still likely that there are tiny dust particles and whatnot passing through and into my lungs.

I have also read that the rather warm and very dry air that one inhales when using a vape can often cause respiratory irritation.

I tried connecting my vape to a water pipe, but after finishing, the inside of the vape hose had lots of water droplets way up inside, which I could not reach to dry. Worrying that water left inside a vape hose could be a breeding ground for bacteria etc, I decided against that idea.

Now after seeing my doc, he said I should quit vaporizing and also advised against me using cannabis in edible form (some nonsense about how eating cannabis prevents the body from absorbing vitamins).

My current plan is to just switch to edibles (which is really sad because that means I cannot be a daily user anymore as edibles are much more $$$)

SO yea, if anyone has heard of vapes causing any type of respiratory problems etc PLEASE chime in.... I could find little on the net other than the positive aspects of vapes.

responses are really much apprecited :rastasmoke:

melodious fellow Reviewed by melodious fellow on 12-02-2008. Vaporizers- negative respiratory effects This past spring, after getting bronchitis twice in 6 months, I was proud to post here that I had quit smoking and had purchased a vapor-bros vaporizer! Although I felt much better since (less coughing etc) I still managed to develop bronchitis this past October. I fought it for a few weeks and got well. Now the end of November, I have bronchitis again... I kinda want to know if anyone has ever heard of negative effects from a vape (hopefully birdgirl is around, she knows much about Rating: 5

[Revanche21]

edibles are cheaper if you make them yourself!

but yea I quit smoking cigarettes and cut down drastically on combustive smoking and I am currently waiting to see my ear and nose specialist.

[vapefiend]

I had bad bronchitis when I was a kid. They said it was asthmatic. It quit when I hit puberty, but I think it made my respiratory system weak. Seemed like colds always went to my chest and took about 3 weeks to completely leave me. I'm a lot more health conscious these days and can kick a cold much faster and without it going into my chest.

I also smoked for many years. Gave up the cigs about 12 years ago, but continued to smoke cannabis. A few years ago that started bothering me to the point where I was gonna quit. But it was just tight lungs and the chronic smoker's cough, not bronchitis. Then I discovered vapes. While too much heavy duty vaping can give me a case of tight lungs the next day, it's been much, much kinder than smoking, and I haven't had any chronic coughing or major lung issues since switching to vapor.

So for me, improving my health/immune system was more important for keeping my respiratory system up to par than whether I smoked/vaporized. Vapor is definitely much kinder to the lungs than smoke, and I've not heard of anyone having bronchitis with vaping unless, like you, they already had the problem.

As for vitamin absorption, tobacco use is a factor, but I've never heard anything about cannabis use causing problems. Sounds like your doc is the typical anti-cannabis type.

[VapedG13]

my wife is a asmatic.... we have a nebulizer here in our home.....She gets colds 2-3times a years.... they always turn into bronchitius...and it takes her 3-4 weeks to get rid of the dang thing.

We vape but I think you really need to have a vaporizer that has digitally controlled temp settings

We have found that if the vapor comes from the heat source set above 340* for her lugs the vapor seems harsh.

Vapor from temp setting of 335-340* are alot smoother... we have vaped at 325* with our volcano.

[floorida239]

I switched to a vape and was using the whip (VAPIR1), when I got a horrible case of bronchitis. after quitting for a while and blaming the vape, I tried the VOLCANO. This uses the bag system and is a much preferred method for me, no bronchitis again yet, however when its chronic (haha) bronchitis, its going to come back eventually anyway.

[MaryJaneMonkey]

I think edibles are better and easier to conceal especially on a road trip Duncan Hines brownies are the best!) But then again, we just purchased a purple days and its awesome like drinking from a small coconut with a fat white straw. Sometimes I feel my throat burning though because of the hot vapors.:vap_smiley::vap_smiley:

[tokingfool]

Sometimes I feel my throat burning though because of the hot vapors.:vap_smiley::vap_smiley:

Lower the temperature:thumbsup: Like Vaped stated

[melodious fellow]

I switched to a vape and was using the whip (VAPIR1), when I got a horrible case of bronchitis. after quitting for a while and blaming the vape, I tried the VOLCANO.

however when its chronic (haha) bronchitis, its going to come back eventually anyway.

I think I am going to lower the temp on my vape, stop with the mids, and cover the end of the whip tube with a thin piece of cotton cloth to filter particles; a coffee strainer was too thin for air to move through.

so yea, I went 6 days. Green Dragon does not do hardly anything at all for me and is sooooo expensive, rather for nothing.

It is chronic bronchitis, so it will be back again in the spring and probably once next fall and next winter too haha.

I guess as Huxley said, "Who lives longer: the man who takes..." cannabis "...for two years and dies, or the man who lives on roast beef, water and potatoes till ninety-five? One passes his twenty-four months in eternity. All the years of the beef-eater are lived only in time."

[dubkakes]

Im using an "ubie" and my question is am i really even vaporizing, it seems like im not even turning the bud brown untill i roast the fuck out of it? suggestions.... i dont wanna spend anything over 20 bucks and i dont wanna breath in smoke...

[kz1000r]

Iv used a volcano for going on 3 years now and if I have anything bad to say is I find my lungs get kinda chocked up after a session and I can cough pretty good for 1/2 hour or so. I have tried different temps, different amounts and cant seem to get a comfortable session. Iv sometime wondered if vapouring is "without harm"?