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Inhaling diacetyl causes inflammation and may lead to permanent scarring in the smallest branches of the airways — popcorn lung — which makes breathing difficult. Popcorn lung has no lasting treatment.
Popcorn lung is a rare condition that results from damage to tiny air sacs and passages in the lungs. Symptoms include breathing problems such as shortness of breath, coughing, and wheezing. Experts say it's possible that using e-cigarettes and vaping can cause popcorn lung.
Popcorn lung is a rare but serious lung condition that’s been associated with vaping. We explore the symptoms, causes, and treatment for vape-related illness.
Popcorn lung and vaping. "Popcorn lung," or bronchiolitis obliterans (BO), refers to a type of inflammation in the lungs that causes wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath. Over time, it can lead to scarring of the lungs' tiny air sacs, along with thickening and narrowing of the airways.
Popcorn lung happens from inhaling toxic chemicals, such as diacetyl, formerly used to flavor microwave popcorn. Exposure to these chemicals can happen at work or by vaping. E-cigarettes have many different types of chemicals in them that may be dangerous to your lung tissue.
When inhaled, diacetyl causes bronchiolitis obliterans - also known as "popcorn lung" - a scarring of the tiny air sacs in the lungs resulting in the thickening and narrowing of the airways. It a serious lung disease.
Does vaping cause popcorn lung? E-cigarettes don’t cause the lung condition known as popcorn lung. There have been no confirmed cases of popcorn lung reported in people who use e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes are an option to help people who smoke to stop. What is popcorn lung? Popcorn lung (bronchiolitis obliterans) is an uncommon type of lung disease.
In September 2019, federal and state health authorities began investigating an outbreak of a severe lung disease associated with e-cigarettes and other vaping products.
Although vaping hasn’t been around long enough for researchers to link it to lung cancer, there is no question that it can cause irreversible lung damage. In addition to popcorn lung, the harmful chemicals contained in the vapor may contribute to the development of pneumonia or even lung collapse.
EVALI (e-cigarette or vaping product use associated lung injury) is an inflammatory response in the lungs triggered by inhaled substances. Given a huge range of products — many illicit or counterfeit — and many different ingredients, it's not surprising that EVALI varies, too.