New theory on scratchy throat

[wyteboy]

so as many on here will report, after smoking several bowls in a day or several days in a row, one gets a scratchy throat, stuffed up nose, irritation etc.  After switching to the screen, I think this may be a a result of FOIL.
I have smoked tons and tons using a screen and never have those symptoms anymore whatsoever.  But I would when I used to smoke with the foil so I wonder if there is indeed some sort of chemical released from the foil when we smoke that is tasteless but still very bad....
Just a thought?  anyone else get this difference when switching from foil to screen?  that being siad, i don't knwo if my smokes have been that great recently with the screen, I think mabye been too much heat...gonna smoke af esk apple hopefully this weekend!  also, this weekend MIGHT be the girlfriend's first try at the hookah so guys, please pray she likes it and it makes my life a TON easier

[yashman19]

Sorry I can't help you with your discovery, but I thought I'd chime in
and let you know that I never get a scratchy throat or congested when
smoking to much, and I am a foil user.

And just so you know that I am indeed smoking enough, I smoke 2-3 times a day for the past 3 years.

But I can tell you this. When I do get sick (hardly ever, immune system
like a rock), smoking hookah doesn't at all help you recover faster.
The last cold I got, I took cold medicine and all that jazz, but it
took me 2 full weeks to fully recover with no more symptoms, and I
think its due to the smoking. Just a simple, sniffles and sore throat.

[Soup]

The only times I use foil is when I can't find the screen or if someone else sets up the hookah with foil.  Most of the time with foil, we end up burning the ma'assell to a crisp.

[mushrat]

i still get stuffed up and the occasional headache from ONE bowl...two in a day its pretty much assured. And I use a screen.
you guys doing 2-3 a day are scary.

[Soup]

One night we smoked 6 bowls, one after another.  Goddamn that was a good night.

[dikydave]

gl getting the gf to like it.  i lucked out and mine auctually
enjoys it.  puts her right to sleep like i lace the maassell with
sleeping pills.

[Soup]

all the girls I know that have tried it love it.

[mushrat]

Heh. We'll my wife doesn't smoke, but since she got me the hookah in the first place, she doesn't mind it when I do smoke it.
Good enough for me.

[uselessdreamer1]

me and my girlfriend smoke hookah all them time. i smoke more then her, but when shes over, she smokes with me.

[slayman1]

Hey guys,those experiencing burning their tobacco should make sure that
they pack the shisha bowl right because thats what cause the shisha to
burn.There is more than 100,000 people in sydney that smoke hookah and
3/4 of these people make the same mistake of packing too much tobacco
in the bowl.

Im an experienced hookah smoker and have tried over a thousand combinations.With shisha smoking,its just trial and error.

Here is a good tip for you hookah fanatics.When you pack the bowl,now
matter what size it is,you must sprinkle the tobacco into the head
making sure that you have separated the tobacco into small pieces.You
fill up the head right up to the brim of the head making sure its level
with the top of the head.You then get a toothpick and mix the tobacco
around making sure that its loose in the head.Then with the toothpick
push it into the middle of the head turning the toothpick ina circling
motion making sure you have a  passage through the tobacco and
into the bottom of the head.You then push the tobacco down making sure
that the tobacco is right underneath the level of the head.A good way
to make sure that its not gonna touch the foil is by sliding the
toothpick across the head ensuring that no tobacco touches the
toothpick.

If any tobacco touches the toothpick push the tobacco down with the
toothpick and then you know that the tobacco will not touch the foil
and therefore you will have a less chance of burning the tobacco.To
even make it harder to burn the tobacco,you should place 2 layers of
foil on top of the head.Then use a pin and poke as many holes as you
can.After you finish,blow lightly through the head from under to make
sure you have a good airflow.Alright guys,try this technique and give
me your feedback.Belive me you guys will be surprised of how much a
difference this makes.

[mushrat]

Daaaaang. Lotta work. I put about a tablespoon or two in my bowl (i have an unusualy deep bowl so this leaves a good mount of airspace between my ma'asell and the top of my bowl) i jusy plop it in, breaking it up just a bit to make sure it doesn't jam the holes, place my screen on the top, add coals and I'm off for an hour plus with great smoke density and a nice little black puck sitting at the bottom when I'm done.
If your method works for you, thats cool too.