Rosario Monachino
A warning has been issued over a new harmful lung illness that’s caused by vaping.
E-cigarettes, otherwise known as vapes, have grown in popularity over the last few years.
Seen as a healthier alternative to smoking, it certainly has its benefits for people who are trying to quit smoking.
However, a warning has been issued regarding a harmful lung disease caused by vaping.
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Despite it being viewed as a better option to smoking, vaping certainly isn’t healthy and frequent use can cause health complications.
Studies have shown that having a constant intake of the chemicals can cause irreversible lung damage, lung disease and possibly, death.
There are even reports that it has a link to cancer too.
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There are numerous long-term illnesses associated with vaping, including ingesting heavy metals – due to the coil decomposing when being used.
Now, a new harmful illness has been discovered linked to the use of e-cigarettes.
EVALI – which stands for E-Cigarette, Or Vaping Product, Use Associated Lung Injury – is caused by excessive vaping which has a link to vitamin E acetate.
Vitamin E is a supplement considered safe when ingested or applied to the skin.
However, it is used in vaping products as a thickener – a component in vapes that stops leaking from the tanks and thickens the vape juice.
According to Harvard Medical School, the most common brand associated with EVALI is the Dank Vape – a brand of products containing THC which is the principal psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.
It is found in about half of the products associated with EVALI with a recent small study finding vitamin E deposits in the lung tissue of EVALI patients.
Yale Medicine says that the symptoms of EVALI include shortness of breath, pains in the chest, nausea and a rapid heartbeat – among others.
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Medical professionals recommend that you should seek hospital treatment as soon as possible if you begin to suffer from any of the symptoms.
According to ABC, autopsy reports of people who have died from EVALI show their lungs to be ‘red, airless and very heavy, with a weight more than double what was expected’.
Unfortunately, as the illness is relatively new, the long-term health complications from EVALI are still unclear and they are studies underway to gather more information.
Researchers have also not yet been given enough time to collect the appropriate data on whether a person’s lungs can make a full recovery from the illness – if given enough time.
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