Lung damage from e-cigarettes

E-cigarettes are advertised with attractive uses such as helping to quit smoking effectively, safe for users' health, reducing the risk of disease and not adversely affecting the health of those around them. like traditional cigarettes. However, recent studies have revealed that the ingredients in e-cigarettes are the main culprit in causing health problems, especially lung damage if used for a long time. long time.

It seems that users cannot know what ingredients are contained in e-cigarette e-liquids because there are many types of essential oils with different origins, even smokers mix many types of essential oils together. without knowing how safe they really are. One of the substances that scientists have found in e-cigarettes is propylene glycol. This chemical can cause lung and eye irritation, adversely affecting the health of people with chronic lung diseases such as bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Most manufacturers do not disclose the detailed ingredients contained in e-cigarette e-liquids and use the excuse as "trade secrets". According to a recent study by Harvard University researchers, about 75% of 51 e-cigarette e-liquids contain diacetyl. This is a substance that causes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in addition, small particles and toxic heavy metals such as tin, nickel, mercury and lead found in e-cigarettes are also the main cause of damage. in the lungs.

According to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are at least 215 cases of serious lung problems related to vaping.
E-cigarettes are usually battery-powered, it has the ability to heat the liquid inside the nicotine container, when at high temperature, this liquid turns into a vapor and the smoker will inhale this vapor. The nicotine in e-cigarettes will adversely affect the development of adolescents, affect pregnant women, cause premature birth, harm the fetus and cause sudden infant death syndrome. In addition, e-cigarettes also cause some problems such as:
Nausea, chest tightness, cough, increased blood pressure and heart rate. Causes damage to the inner lining of blood vessels, causing plaque to accumulate in the artery lumen, causing diseases such as arterial occlusion, coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis. The components that make up the liquid mixture of e-cigarettes, when heated, turn into toxic substances that can seep into the bloodstream and inflame blood vessels, and speed up the oxidation process.

In addition to the above problems, nicotine in e-cigarettes also causes respiratory failure pneumonia with high alarm levels. Recently, in the US continuously recorded cases of respiratory failure pneumonia caused by e-cigarette smoking. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also warns users to be careful with this type of tobacco. When analyzing the ingredients in e-cigarettes, it was discovered that these ingredients are the culprits that cause this disease. Specifically:
The glycerin and glycerol ingredients in e-cigarettes are colorless, odorless, slightly sweet-tasting substances extracted from vegetable oils that, when heated, create microscopic particles mixed in the smoke. the drug enters the lungs. They will deposit in the lungs and cause pneumonia. Fruity odorants are also the main culprits of obstructive bronchitis. Although the nicotine in e-cigarettes is much lower than in traditional cigarettes, it still causes some damage to the lungs. Toxic chemicals in e-cigarettes, when entering the lungs, will interfere with oxygen circulation, increase inflammation, leak blood vessels, and more seriously cause fluid accumulation in the lungs. Smoking e-cigarettes for a long time and continuously can cause symptoms such as persistent cough with phlegm, chest pain, shortness of breath when exercising, prolonged low-grade fever, coughing up blood, and excessive sweating at night. night, weight loss. These signs are most likely indicative of respiratory failure pneumonia. If you have any of the above symptoms, you should see your doctor for timely examination and treatment.
References: Webmd.com
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