I am a new pipe smoker coming from roll-your-own (RYO) cigarettes.
Since I've been into the pipe (about 3-4 mos.), I've been clearing my throat often of a lot of mucous and phlegm (for me). I thought this was bizarre, since I smoked RYO's for 25 yrs. and never had this problem. I'm inhaling a lot less now, having nearly jettisoned my RYO in favor of pipes.
I still do inhale a bit now & then to get the nicotine, because cigs to pipe is a tough transition to make. You are totally addicted to the N. when you smoke cigs.
But I don't inhale nearly as much as when my smoking was wholly RYO.
Could it be that the small inhaling I'm doing is more pernicious than the cig inhaling because pipe baccies are stronger and unfiltered? I always smoked my RYO's with a filter. Could a pipe filter do the trick of filtering out the tars that may be irritating my lungs? What do people think of Dr. Grabow's filters, do they compromise on the flavor and satisfaction from smoking a pipe?
Please help, I don't want to stop smoking my pipes, I love it!
Then again, it could be just an allergen, mild bacteria infection or something. It seemed like there was more pollen in the air this summer where I live.
Since I've been into the pipe (about 3-4 mos.), I've been clearing my throat often of a lot of mucous and phlegm (for me). I thought this was bizarre, since I smoked RYO's for 25 yrs. and never had this problem. I'm inhaling a lot less now, having nearly jettisoned my RYO in favor of pipes.
I still do inhale a bit now & then to get the nicotine, because cigs to pipe is a tough transition to make. You are totally addicted to the N. when you smoke cigs.
But I don't inhale nearly as much as when my smoking was wholly RYO.
Could it be that the small inhaling I'm doing is more pernicious than the cig inhaling because pipe baccies are stronger and unfiltered? I always smoked my RYO's with a filter. Could a pipe filter do the trick of filtering out the tars that may be irritating my lungs? What do people think of Dr. Grabow's filters, do they compromise on the flavor and satisfaction from smoking a pipe?
Please help, I don't want to stop smoking my pipes, I love it!
Then again, it could be just an allergen, mild bacteria infection or something. It seemed like there was more pollen in the air this summer where I live.