Forget the age-old smoker's cough, now doctors are seeing ´µ¼Ôs with 'vaper's cough' (and it can sound very different!)

Vapers are ¸ºß struck É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë with a pesky cough ? and doctors say it sounds different to that of a smoker.

One London-based GP said has °·¤¦¡¿¼£ÎŤ¹¤ëd e-cigarette ¡ÊËãÌô¡Ë¾ïÍѼÔs who've developed a '´¥Á礷¤¿¡¤Æü¾È¤ê¤Î' or 'wheezy' rasp. She believes the cheap gadgets, which are packed ½½Ê¬¤Ê of a liquid ´Þ¤à¡¿Éõ¤¸¹þ¤á¤ëing nicotine and other ²½³ØÀ½ÉÊs, are to ÈóÆñ¤¹¤ë.

A smoker's cough, °ìÊý¡¿¹ç´Ö, tends to be 'phlegmy', rather than ´¥Á礷¤¿¡¤Æü¾È¤ê¤Î.

E-cig advice pages ·Ù¹ð¤¹¤ë of the '¤¢¤ê¤Õ¤ì¤¿ ¸½¾Ý', Àâ it's ÆÃ¤Ë problematic for new vapers who've just switched from cigarettes.

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¥¿¥Ð¥³ destroys tiny hair-like structures in th e ¹Ò¶õÏ©s called cilia, designed to keep dirt and mucus out of the ÇÙs.

When these are killed off, irritants can settle in the ÇÙs and mucus builds up. This is what Ͷȯ¤¹¤ë¡¿°ú¤­µ¯¤³¤¹s the 'smoker's cough', with their ÃÄÂΡ¿»àÂÎ »î¤ß¤ë¡¿´ë¤Æ¤ëing to ¡Êµ¿¤¤¤ò¡ËÀ²¤é¤¹ the ¹Ò¶õÏ©s.

Once someone gives up smoking, cilia regrow and help to move the mucus out. This can also result in a cough that can last for months.

Professor Lion Shahab, co-director of University College London's ¥¿¥Ð¥³ and Alcohol ¸¦µæ Group, told MailOnline: 'Developing a cough is a normal ÊÖÅú to stopping smoking as the cilia in the ÇÙs ²óÉü¤¹¤ë and become µ¡Ç½¤Î again.

'So, if a smoker switches to vaping, something Îà»÷¤Î may be going on.'

ÌܤÀ¤Ä e-cigarette ¸¦µæ°÷ Professor Peter Hajek, of Queen Mary University London, said the tickly 'vaper's cough' usually fades after a few weeks of use.

One ºÛȽ¡¤¸øȽ, published in the º·É¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¦ÅÀd New England Äê´ü´©¹Ôʪ of Ìô¡¿°å³Ø in 2019, even ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë?cigarette ¡ÊËãÌô¡Ë¾ïÍѼÔs given vapes as a stop-smoking Æ»¶ñ were coughing ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ a year later, compared to ´Ø·¸¼Ôs ¼êÅϤ¹d nicotine ¸òÂØ¡¿Êä½¼ gums, patches or sprays.

Dr Hana Patel, a GP in London, said there is 'no ¡Êµ¿¤¤¤ò¡ËÀ²¤é¤¹ ¾Úµò' that the coughs are ľÀÜ¡¿¤Þ¤Ã¤¹¤°¤Ë ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ëd by vaping because the gadgets ? sold for as little as ¡ò5 ? ¹Á¡¿ÈòÆñ½ê't been around long enough to ³Îǧ¤¹¤ë the link.?

She told MailOnline: 'They can ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ë Ì£Êý¤¹¤ë ±Æ¶Ás such as throat and mouth irritation, ƬÄËs, cough and feeling sick.

'These tend to ¸º¤º¤ë over time with continued use.

'We don't know yet what ±Æ¶Ás they might have in the long-¾Î¤¹¤ë¡¤¸Æ¤Ö¡¿´ü´Ö¡¿ÍѸì.'

Dr Patel ¶¯Ä´¤¹¤ë¡¿¥¹¥È¥ì¥¹d that vapes should only be used to help you stop smoking, or to stop you going »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë to ¥¿¥Ð¥³.

Dr Nirusa Kumaran, another NHS GP based in London, Äɲ乤ëd: 'Vaping can be a useful adjunct if you are stopping smoking.

'But it's not something I recommend taking up without a history of smoking. Without knowing the ·éÇò of the vape you could be introducing harmful toxins into your ¹Ò¶õÏ©s.'

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GPs say?some people come in with a '´¥Á礷¤¿¡¤Æü¾È¤ê¤Î' or 'wheezy' cough after vaping. The vapes are sold in a variety of flavours and colours and because they ´Þ¤à¡¿Éõ¤¸¹þ¤á¤ë nicotine they are ÃæÆǤÎ

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Unlike ÅÁÅýŪ¤Ê cigarettes, vapes do not ´Þ¤à¡¿Éõ¤¸¹þ¤á¤ë ¥¿¥Ð¥³, nor do they produce tar or úÁÇ ¡ ½ two of the most dangerous elements.

NHS Ĺ¡¤»ØƳ¼Ôs ¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ë vaping is ÂçÉý¤Ë ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ harmful than smoking.

But ¾Úµò is quickly piling up to show the gadgets Ä󵯤¹¤ë¡¿¥Ý¡¼¥º¤ò¤È¤ë their own dangers, with ¿½Å¤Î ½Ï¹Í¤¹¤ë¡¿¹Íθ¤¹¤ës raising the alarm about vaping's ²ÄǽÀ­¤Î¤¢¤ë ´í¸±s. One academic paper last month even Ͷȯ¤¹¤ëd ¶²¤ì¤ës that e-cigs could lead to ´â.

Doctors have ɽÌÀ¤¹¤ëd ¶²¤ì¤ë there could be a wave of Ç٠ɵ¤, dental ÌäÂ꡿ȯ¹Ô¤¹¤ës and even ´â in the coming £±£°Ç¯´Ös in people who took up the habit at a young age.

Last year, MailOnline ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d e-cigarettes have been linked to five deaths in Britain, although Èó¡¤ÉÔ¡¤Ìµ are proven.

The data was ÆÀ¤ëd ·Ðͳ¤Ç the UK ´Æ»ë¼Ô the Ìô¡¿°å³Øs and Healthcare À½ÉÊs Regulatory µ¡´Ø's (MHRA) Yellow Card ·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅ, which µö¤¹s members of the public and medics to Éþ½¾¤µ¤»¤ë¡¿Äó½Ð¤¹¤ë ·ùµ¿¼Ô¡¤ÍƵ¿¼Ô¡¿µ¿¤¦d µÕ¤Î events.

Under the same database, it can be ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d that more than 100 ¡Ê̱»ö¤Î¡Ë¹ðÁÊs of a cough have also been logged.

Dozens of children have been hospitalised by the gadgets, ´Þ¤àing some as young as four.

Health charities ½Ò¤Ù¤ëd the findings as '¿¼¤¯¡¤¶¯Îõ¤Ë worrying' as they ´«¤á¤ëd Èó¡¤ÉÔ¡¤Ìµ-smokers not to ¡ÊÌäÂê¤ò¡Ë¼è¤ê¾å¤²¤ë vaping and called on Âç¿Ãs to ³ä¤ìÌÜ É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë on unscrupulous ÈÎÇä¿Ís.

Âç¿Ãs have ȯɽ¤¹¤ëd they will ¶Ø»ß¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë e-cigarette °ì³çing and flavours that are attractive to kids in a bit to stop them developing a habit.

Rishi Sunak has °ÊÁ° said it is 'ridiculous' that vapes are Â¥¿Ê¤¹¤ëd to children and he does not want his young daughters 'seduced by these things'.