Vaping took off with such popularity, that the government at every level felt it had to mobilize multiple programs to slow it down. The activity quickly became popular with the young crowd, and more worrisome, it was adopted by teenagers. Given the fact that vaping is essentially a modernized use of nicotine, the idea that it was becoming more popular than cigarettes gave more than one health expert worries. However, now there is more to be concerned about. It turns out that vaping can also be a contributing factor to sinus infections.
A Serious Suspect
While there is not an automatic reaction or linkage, many health experts are coming to the conclusion that vaping may very well be a solid contributor to a greater frequency of sinus infections than in folks who don’t vape. It’s already well known that the activity boosts allergic reactions and related sensitivity. Similar reactions tend to flare up the sinuses, which in turn can overreact and swell tremendously. The same starts to become a fertile ground for repeat infections.
There is an increased frequency of rhinitis as well as increased congestion in vaping users as well. Again, all of this provides a solid breeding ground for contaminants, which in turn trigger the body’s defenses and full-blown sinus infection as well. It’s not automatic, but there’s been such a prevalent occurrence among vapors, many doctors expect the side effects once they know a patient is a chronic vaper and look for the signs. No surprise, the occurrences are then caught more often than not being looked for.
Research Won’t Quite Commit To What People Know
From a research perspective, official positions will consistently point to more research being needed on the topic. However, they will also consistently point out the presence of enough evidence to warrant the research as well. That said, conditions like Vape Lung tend to be far more related to vaping than sinus infections, which in turn leaves the ambiguity on the topic from an official research perspective.
The primary thing to remember about vaping is that no amount of it is healthy, period. Vaping fundamentally involves breathing in a contaminant through the nose into the lungs. None of that material, even the water vapor, is safe for the body. One use will cause a reaction, inflammation in the lungs and breathing areas, and then reaction. However, repeated use tends to create far more serious causal relationships with the intake. As a result, vaping has been essentially confirmed as an overall risk and negative activity for cardiovascular health. Any impression that occasional use has no effect is simply a rumor. Add in the fact that the actual nicotine involved delivers known toxins to the user’s body, and vaping has pretty much been identified as a confirmed public health threat to anyone in that area. Even the Centers for Disease Control have sided with the argument that vaping is flat-out bad.
Don’t Want a Bad Nose, Don’t Vape
So, can vaping cause a sinus infection? The general opinion of health experts is that the logic is obvious. No one can officially say it directly yet, but the same way that wheel rolls downhill, medical folks are pretty much aligned that vaping is all-around bad. Sinus infections are just the least of the worries.
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