E-cigarettes- How to Use Them? - Health

With more and more people giving up smoking, for compulsive smokers like chain smokers, e-cigarettes are the next best thing or the closest they can come to quitting smoking. This device consists of three parts usually and it is very easy to assemble them and start using it.

With an ever-increasing pollution in this world, it is no wonder that people would prefer to shift to ways that would reduce the existing pollution and using e-cigarettes is certainly one such way. These cigarettes are electronically powered. To be more precise, this is a battery-powered device. The biggest advantage of course is that there is no smoke that emanates from it and hence people use it, both for benefitting themselves and for pacifying others! They can be easily ordered online through any one of the e-cigarette companies websites.

Before going into the how to use of e-cigarettes, it is important to know its different parts and how it works. The electronic cigarette is made of primarily three parts the mouthpiece or cartridge that contains the nicotine or non-nicotine solution that will be inhaled; the heating element that will vaporize the inhalant and finally the power circuit consisting of a battery to charge the heating element for it to vaporize the solution to be inhaled. Sometimes, all three or two of the parts can be rolled into one, making the cigarette a one-piece or two-piece one.

The mouthpiece or the cartridge has to be replaced from time to time. There are however, some special e-cigarettes which are refillable. Some of them can be refilled by dripping the liquid solution. Special steel or plastic cartridges are sold for that. The heating element or the atomizer also has to be replaced every 3 to 6 months which makes these cigarettes quite expensive to use. The batteries are of Lithium-ion type and can be charged in any one of the normal procedures like wall outlets, USB chargers etc.

Some of the batteries have two options of using either they have an automatic way of charging up the heating element, with the use of sensor technology, or they have a manual button using which the user can control the vaporization. The latter is usually preferred by most users because of the control over the e-cigarettes. Some users may also want to go for pre-filled cartridges, while others may want to assemble the three parts and fill up the cartridges with the e-liquid by themselves. The process is of course very easy.

There are some minor precautionary measures that one needs to take while using the e-cigarettes. It is important to remember that since it is an electronic device, the battery should be never put near the mouth, since it can cause injury. The heating element too can burn the lips due to overheating, so one must never overcharge the battery, especially if it automatically heats up the atomizer. And finally, keeping it out of reach of young children is also very important.