E-Cigarettes, Like Regular Ones, Cause "Smoker's Cough"
University of Kansas Medical Center: e-cigarettes cause "smoker's cough" by depositing nicotine in the lungs and thickening mucus — especially in young people.
University of Kansas Medical Center: e-cigarettes cause "smoker's cough" by depositing nicotine in the lungs and thickening mucus — especially in young people.
Even without tobacco, e-cigarettes have a negative effect. The point is that they contain nicotine, which prevents the lungs from clearing mucus naturally and makes the mucus itself thicker.
This has been demonstrated by a study from the University of Kansas Medical Center using human cells and sheep. When inhaling vapor from an e-cigarette, more nicotine enters the body than from smoking a regular cigarette. With regular cigarettes, nicotine passes directly into the bloodstream, while with e-cigarettes a large share of it settles in the lungs.
The bronchi become defenseless against various infections. Accumulation of mucus is a characteristic sign of many diseases, including asthma, chronic bronchitis, COPD, and cystic fibrosis, and is a factor that raises the risk of cough and shortness of breath. Young people are especially susceptible to mucus buildup as a result of vaping.
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