Electronic Cigarettes Also Damage Lungs

Electronic Cigarette

Electronic cigarettes are now being marketed and are considered as a safer alternative for smokers compared to conventional cigarettes. However, the latest research showed that  electronic cigarette  was also harmful to the lungs.

The electronic cigarette is a device made ​​from a battery that will convert liquid nicotine into vapor to be inhaled. Many electronic cigarette products are made ​​as closely as possible to the original cigarettes, even some have sparkling when they are inhaled.

For smokers, the electronic cigarette is considered enough to satisfy their addiction to nicotine. Smoking can even be inhaled in smoking ban areas and is considered safer for health.

Among health professionals themselves there is still a debate about the safety and efficiency of this product.

In a study conducted by a team from the University of Athens, Greece, the researchers investigated the effects of short-term use of electronic cigarettes on many people, including those who did not have the disease and smokers who already had a lung disorder.

The respondents of this study were 8 people who had never smoked and 24 smokers, 11 individuals with normal lung function, and 13 people who were suffering from asthma or chronic obstructive respiratory disease (COPD).

Each respondent was asked to smoke the electronic cigarette for 10 minutes. Then the researchers measured the airway resistance, including the use of spirometry.

The results showed that all the respondents had problem breathing shortly after electronic cigarettes were smoked for 10 minutes.

In healthy or never smoked subjects, there was an increase in respiratory resistance significantly from an average of 182 percent to 206 percent. While the increase on smokers was quite diverse.

Smokers who want to end the habit should go back to the rules that have been proven by clinical trials.