Getting Sick From Hookah And Sick Of Hookah.

[joytron]

[quote name='vitza' date='06 January 2010 - 04:19 PM' timestamp='1262823570' post='443627']
[quote name='INCUBUSRATM' date='06 January 2010 - 01:53 PM' timestamp='1262814816' post='443587']
Try it a few more times. Eat well before smoking, and drink water during the sesh. Start out taking about one pull per minute. Just be easy with it.
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+1 w/ everything stated... take it slow and dont make huge clouds, take a couple deep breaths of fresh air during the time between hitting the hookah and try smoking outside... if you dont get nauseated then you'll know the problem has to do w/ you not receiving enough oxygen and having too much carbon dioxide
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Plus one!


If you are doing something that you know is bad for you and its making you feel terrible I would suggest trying to find a way so you can continue doing it.

[rahl071]

[quote name='seefoodlover' date='06 January 2010 - 06:39 AM' timestamp='1262785191' post='443497']
damn, don't leave! I always thought your pic was kinda cute [img]http://www.hookahforum.com/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif[/img]
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PS, That's a boy. It's Jeffree Star. So. Yeah.

I had this problem two weeks back. I started getting ready for it. One thing I did was loosened the Mya valve to add a lot more air versus just a ton of smoke. I also had something to drink, usually something light with some taste; propel water helps a lot. I found out my headaches came from too much smoke all at once, but eventually it got less and less uncomfortable; I keep it screwed all the way in now. Edited January 7, 2010 by rahl071

[taylor413]

I've actually been having similar problems lately. I can't say for sure if it's hookah but about a week ago i woke up in the middle of the night and felt very nauseous. I threw up and my throat had been sore before this but I think a combination of the very dry air, hookah smoking and vomit caused me to cough up a little blood. I got startled and took a break from shisha for a few days and in no time I was feeling better, but I still noticed my sinuses and throat being very dry. I started smoking again and I woke up today with a terrible headache and a sore throat and generally felt weak. I have a feeling the combination of smoke agitating my throat and sinuses and my poor tolerance for this type of weather is the culprit. Perhaps your situation is similar? Anyways, I hope for the best for you and maybe you should just take a little break as others suggested.

[seefoodlover]

Rahl, you didn't think I knew that?

[rahl071]

/shudder :/

Just making sure. I've ruined a couple of people's days by telling them that their internet crush was a dude.

Let us know if any of these suggestions help

[Sonthert]

I think it might be the mystery stuff (I think) they're putting in Nakhla. You're body lost its resistance to it when you changed over to Tangiers. Mix 50% Tangiers/50% Nakhla and see what happens. If the results are "in between" Nakhla and Tangiers, its whats in the Nakhla thats doing it. Either tough it out until you get your resistance back or switch back to Tangiers. Or try Al Fakher/Starbuzz.

[Brandon`]

Ok let me give you some status, Yesterday I decided to smoke so I lit up my Km HOL Ice, I decided to smoke 20% AF Mint, 60% AF Esk Apple, 20% AF Mixed Fruit, Tasted like SHIT. I did about 25 draws in 5 minutes and didn't get sick but got a light headache, felt like it was because the flavor was SICK. It tasted like old ass popcorn. I didn't throw up or anything so i'm gonna take another shot at it. I'm smoking today at my friends house while we play poker but i'm not going to haul over my big KM so i'm going to bring my Mya QT which means a regular bowl and since its my friends house this means QL'S.... Not gonna be to thrilled about this but i'll see if maybe I can bring my Phunnel with Qls? I don't know if I like the sound of that or maybe I can bring some CH Instant lights since thats the only QL I would usually use with a phunnel.

[Arcane]

your "light headache" isn't because of the tobacco, or the flavor, or the hookah....you said you took 25 pulls in 5 minutes...that's roughly 1 pull every 12 seconds. it's most likely oxygen deprivation or CO poisoning...

honestly Brandon, you make some common mistakes and admit them...and wonder why you're feeling sick. you smoked when you had pneumonia and you thought it was hookah. it was probably the pneumonia. you stated a couple posts above than you're underpacking. stop underpacking.

just do everything the way that is generally accepted and see where that takes you...

if you try it and it still doesn't work out or you just refuse to "do it right"....maybe hookah isn't for you. sorry bro....just giving my honest opinion...

[Brandon`]

[quote name='Arcane' date='09 January 2010 - 11:03 PM' timestamp='1263096223' post='444262']
your "light headache" isn't because of the tobacco, or the flavor, or the hookah....you said you took 25 pulls in 5 minutes...that's roughly 1 pull every 12 seconds. it's most likely oxygen deprivation or CO poisoning...

honestly Brandon, you make some common mistakes and admit them...and wonder why you're feeling sick. you smoked when you had pneumonia and you thought it was hookah. it was probably the pneumonia. you stated a couple posts above than you're underpacking. stop underpacking.

just do everything the way that is generally accepted and see where that takes you...

if you try it and it still doesn't work out or you just refuse to "do it right"....maybe hookah isn't for you. sorry bro....just giving my honest opinion...
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That's how i've been smoking for the past 4 years. When I had pneumonia and I stated it, I stated what the Doctor had told me. I wasn't saying it was the hookah I was saying I most likely got it from smoking hookah in my garage with 30 degree weather. I said I underpacked it because i've never really smoked AF before and I can't picture overpacking AF in a phunnel or even high because it's wet and with Tangiers being wet I know its supposed to be packed to last, I do "Do it right". Never really smoked AF before thats why I stated I might have underpacked it a little.