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Vaping-associated pulmonary injury (VAPI), [4] also known as vaping-associated lung injury (VALI) [1] or e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (E/VALI), [2] [a] is an umbrella term, [15] [16] used to describe lung diseases associated with the use of vaping products that can be severe and life-threatening. [3]
A 2016 study found vaping using an e-liquid containing 23% alcohol was linked to reduced performance on the Purdue Pegboard Test. [87] Reports to the FDA in 2013 for minor adverse effects identified with using e-cigarettes included headache, chest pain, nausea, and cough. [70]
Chest and back pain from recurrent pneumothoraces (air in the chest outside of the lungs) [115] Trouble breathing, necessitating a ventilator and medically induced coma. [116] The 18-year-old patient says she bought vaping products from a smoke shop that did not ask for her ID card, enabling her to lie and claim that she was 22. [117]
"The esophagus has muscle in it, and if that muscle starts spasming, that can cause chest pain," Martin explains. In fact, "the symptoms are very difficult to differentiate from heart disease ...
The muscles of respiration are the muscles that contribute to inhalation and exhalation, by aiding in the expansion and contraction of the thoracic cavity. The diaphragm and, to a lesser extent, the intercostal muscles drive respiration during quiet breathing. The elasticity of these muscles is crucial to the health of the respiratory system ...
Several musculoskeletal problems, such as broken ribs and pulled chest or back muscles can also result in pain. Even shingles can cause discomfort in that area. More serious issues that deal with ...
The intercostal muscles comprise many different groups of muscles that run between the ribs, and help form and move the chest wall. The intercostal muscles are mainly involved in the mechanical aspect of breathing by helping expand and shrink the size of the chest cavity .
Chest pain not related to the heart is known as referred pain: You feel the pain in one location, but another source actually causes it. Take heartburn, for example. Take heartburn, for example.