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Electronic cigarettes "are NOT safe for your lungs": Scientists discover that vapers are nearly twice as likely to whistle, which can lead to acid reflux, heart failure and even cancer
- Non-users and non-smokers are 1.7 times more likely to have wheezing
- In the United States, nearly 13% of adults tried to ejaculate and 4% still use electronic cigarettes.
- In the United Kingdom, 19.4% of adults tried them and 5.5% are regular vapers
The researchers said that e-cigarettes were not safe for your lungs, another worrying study on vaping has announced.
Scientists have found that vapers are almost twice as likely to suffer from wheezing and breathing difficulties than those who do not smoke and do not use electronic cigarettes.
These symptoms occur when the airways become inflamed and shrink, which can lead to COPD, acid reflux, heart failure and even lung cancer.
While e-cigarettes are generally considered less harmful than cigarettes, studies have linked their use, heart disease and cancer.
Electronic cigarettes 'cause damage to the lungs', warned scientists (stock)
The latest research, conducted by the University of Rochester Medical Center, adds to the growing fears aroused by the devices.
"The message to remember is that e-cigarettes are not safe for lung health," said Dr. Deborah Ossip, author of the study, a professor in the department of public health sciences.
"The changes we are seeing with vaping, both in laboratory experiments and in studies of people who are sweating, are early signs of lung damage, which is very disturbing."
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, nearly 13% of American adults have already tried e-cigarettes.
And in the UK, 19.4% of adults tried an electronic cigarette and 5.5% still vape, according to the Office for National Statistics.
The figures also show spectacular support for e-cigarettes in young people, with e-cigarette usage up 78% last year among 14-17 year olds in the United States.
To better understand the safety of vaping, the researchers analyzed 28,171 adults from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health study.
Of these, 641 were vapors, 8,525 were smokers, 1,106 were "double users" and the remaining 17,899 did not use electronic cigarettes or tobacco.
The results – published in the journal Tobacco Control – revealed that vapers were 1.7 times more likely to have wheezing and other respiratory symptoms.
This remained true even after adjusting for factors such as BMI and exposure to second-hand smoke.
But vapors were less at risk than smokers and double users were as vulnerable as smokers.
The researchers however pointed out that they relied on participants' memories to ask them to remember if they were suffering from wheezing after being breathed.
There is also no evidence that e-cigarettes directly cause breathing difficulties, as scientists simply find a connection between the two.
Diet and activity levels may also influence our risk of wheezing and have not been included in the study.
Despite the limitations of the study, Dr. Irfan Rahman – professor of environmental medicine – says the results are worrisome.
Smooth little vape devices like Juuls, which are used alongside flavored nicotine pods, can cause allergies and low immunity, he says.
Emissions and aromas of electronic cigarettes have already been associated with lung cell damage.
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