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Using an e-cigarette ("vaping") or dabbing during the 90 days before symptom onset AND [61] Pulmonary infiltrate, such as opacities on plain film chest radiograph or ground-glass opacities on chest computed tomography AND [61] Absence of pulmonary infection on initial work-up. Minimum criteria include: [61] A negative respiratory viral panel [61]
According to research, vaping, like smoking, has an immediate negative effect on the user’s blood flow — even if the vape does not contain any nicotine.
A 2016 study reported vaping using an e-liquid containing 23% alcohol was linked to reduced performance on the Purdue Pegboard Test. [89] Reports to the FDA in 2013 for minor adverse effects identified with using e-cigarettes included headache, chest pain, nausea, and cough. [72]
Chest and back pain from recurrent pneumothoraces (air in the chest outside of the lungs) [115] Trouble breathing, necessitating a ventilator and medically induced coma. [116] The 18-year-old patient says she bought vaping products from a smoke shop that did not ask for her ID card, enabling her to lie and claim that she was 22. [117]
Critics of vaping bans state that vaping is a much safer alternative to smoking tobacco products and that vaping bans incentivize people to return to smoking cigarettes. [331] For example, critics cite the British Journal of Family Medicine in August 2015 which stated, "E-cigarettes are 95% safer than traditional smoking."
If someone is experiencing very concerning symptoms, like chest pain, trouble breathing, numbness or weakness in an arm or leg, they should go to the emergency department right away.
Alex Martin, an eye health expert from Eyebot, says vaping may pose serious risks. Research shows that chemicals in vaping can damage the surface of the eye, disrupt tear film quality, harm the ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. [8] GOLD 2024 defined COPD as a heterogeneous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms (dyspnea or shortness of breath, cough, sputum production or exacerbations) due to abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis ...