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  • ssjmarx [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I'm pretty sure inhaling hot air into your lungs still enflames them, and doing that repeatedly still increases cancer risk.

      • iie [they/them, he/him]
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        2 years ago

        https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/what-does-vaping-do-to-your-lungs

        Diacetyl is frequently added to flavored e-liquid to enhance the taste. Inhaling diacetyl causes inflammation and may lead to permanent scarring in the smallest branches of the airways — popcorn lung — which makes breathing difficult.

        further down on the page:

        Vaping-related lipoid pneumonia is the result of inhaling oily substances found in e-liquid, which sparks an inflammatory response in the lungs.