The doctor assessed the possibility of lung recovery after vaping

General practitioner, pulmonologist Marat Farrakhov told whether the lungs are recovering after vaping.

In conversation with the agency RuNews24.Ru On Monday, April 21, the specialist noted that the lungs begin to recover as soon as a person stops using vaping.

"Although after prolonged or intense smoking, they may not return to a completely healthy state if they have suffered significant harm," said Farrakhov.

According to him, after quitting any smoking methods, the body's natural recovery mechanisms are activated after a few weeks. The degree of recovery depends on the duration and intensity of vaping, a person's age and general health, and the presence of chronic diseases.

The doctor explained that although e-cigarettes lack tar and some harmful byproducts of tobacco combustion, they still contain nicotine and a number of chemicals that can harm the lungs.Gorenje explained that e-cigarettes do not contain tar and some harmful by-products of tobacco combustion.

When quitting smoking, Farrakhov called for drinking more fluids.

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On April 17, Mikhail Ivanov, a deputy of the Bryansk Regional Duma, sent an appeal to Dmitry Grigorenko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, in which he proposed to completely ban the mention of vapes in social networks. The MP is sure that any information about vapes posted on the Web works to popularize them, writes Life.ru .

On March 21, Vitaly Holdin, chief freelance psychiatrist and narcologist at the Moscow Region Ministry of Health, warned about the dangers of vaping for teeth and gums. Vaping components such as propylene glycol and glycerin absorb moisture, which leads to dry mouth. And this, in turn, provokes the appearance of bad breath, the appearance of caries, increased sensitivity of teeth. 360.ru .

On March 19, Rospotrebnadzor reported that in Tomsk, a teenager was diagnosed with EVALI disease, an acute lung lesion caused by regular use of electronic cigarettes. It is reported that the disease causes scarring of the bronchioles, and when listening to the lungs, a sound similar to the popping of popcorn is heard, writes RT.

In February, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Education Gennady Onishchenko said that smoking vapes causes oily fluid to settle in the lungs, which leads to difficulty breathing.