Middle of the night thread.
Popcorn Lung????
12:47am. I need to be awake by 2:30am for work. I've been awake since 10:30. Wide awake. Going to be a long ass day (again). But my mood is good, I didn't wake up because of nightmares.
Popcorn Lung????
12:47am. I need to be awake by 2:30am for work. I've been awake since 10:30. Wide awake. Going to be a long ass day (again). But my mood is good, I didn't wake up because of nightmares.
We've all heard the debunked myth that vaping causes Popcorn Lung or Bronchiolitis obliterans. That name came from when people in a popcorn factory developed the illness. What I didn't know is people who get lung transplants also get this.
lung.org/lung-health-di…
lung.org/lung-health-di…
An ingredient in very few flavorings used in e-liquids is what was accused of having the potential to cause Popcorn lung. (But it's never actually caused it that I'm aware of). What I find interesting in my sleep depraved ramblings is that another ingredient in e-liquids...
... was used in some studies to deliver a medication directly to the lungs. That medication is taken by lung transplant patients in pill form. It was studied to see if the medication would be more effective if delivered directly to the lungs by inhaling it.
That medication was mixed with propylene glycol, a common e-liquid ingredient. So while anti-vape people were screaming about the myth of vaping causing popcorn lung, science has known that at least one of the ingredients can be inhaled and was used to try to save lives. HUH!
I have no idea why my brain insists of playing in this rabbit hole in the middle of the night when I need to be sleeping. I now pass the rabbit hole on to you guys. I'm hoping I can now take a nap for an hour before I have to go to work!
Clarification: I've never known vaping to cause popcorn lung. It remains a myth, an urban legend.
snopes.com/fact-check/vap…
snopes.com/fact-check/vap…
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