Possible Cure For Sick Off Of Hookah?

[Connorshea]

So, i just recently bought my first hookah. it's kinda small, about 10 inches tall, but i've done hookah a lot in the past with friends. Well most the time i smoke with them, after a while the hit starts to taste like half shisha, half disgusting, the hit seems to taste warm and we usually start gagging and feeling like we're going to puke. so we tried everything. new water, new coal, cleaning the hookah, and then we realized oh. the top half of the bowl of shisha is totally burnt through.. so we mixed it around and it was all better. so just in case this ever happens to you, and it starts making you feel like puking, just change the shisha. and cleaning the hookah wouldn't hurt

[Chreees]

Um... no. That's not your problem. I'm willing to bet a million dollars it's one of three things, or maybe even all three- the coals you are using, the shisha you are using, or the hookah you are using.

[joytron]

I really dont think the hookah has anything to do with it. It might just be you are using too much heat.

[Arcane]

probably heat mgmt and packing...

coals and tobacco may contribute too.....uhhh, and how well you're accustomed to smoking hookah....

[TheyCallMeDave]

If your doing somethign like putting a crappy quicklight in the dead center of your bowl, or overpacking your shisha, its going to pick up the coal flavor, or burn your shisha.

No one should change their shisha every half and hour(it at least sounds like a short amount of time). I would suggest putting the coal on the edge, buying different coals, maybe invest in a new brand of shisha like said above.

What kind hookah do you have? And just out of curiousity, when do you taste the badness, and replace your shisha? Harsh smoke in the beginning/middle of the session is a sign to change your heat management, not to make a new bowl.

[delSol_si]

sounds like someone needs some tangiers...

[SuburbanSmoker]

[quote name='delSol_si' date='28 March 2010 - 01:16 PM' timestamp='1269807408' post='460235']
sounds like someone needs some tangiers...
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i lol'd

my bowls usually last2-3 hours, ive never gagged from smoking, if by gagged u mean it was so harsh u started coughing hard that i can understand but the amount of heat needed for that is ridiculous. I had a buddy wash his bowl with soap and it made everyone super sick for about 35 minutes. i doubt its any of the inputs your using, more likely user error with heat management as everyone else has pretty much stated

[Travis]

Load a bowl of nak, then light about 40 coals and throw them on the bowl.....and see where that takes you.

[Tyler]

Or it could be the fact you're smoking on an empty stomach and/or dehydrated while smoking. Also laying down while smoking will cause you to get nauseated if you're not used to it.

[rhineholt]

I gagged one time while I was smoking.
It was El Amaren strawberry kiwi.
It was horrible...

[Chreees]

[quote name='INCUBUSRATM' date='28 March 2010 - 11:37 AM' timestamp='1269794259' post='460203']
Um... no. That's not your problem. I'm willing to bet a million dollars it's one of three things, or maybe even all three- the coals you are using, the shisha you are using, or the hookah you are using.
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I want to further clarify what I meant by this post now that I'm a little bit more awake...

The OP may be using crappy shisha, coals, and a crappy hookah. The mix of all three as we know it always leads to a bad time. It may be his heat management, his packing method, or God knows what else...

OP, what hookah do you have, and what shisha and coals are you using? Also if you could post pics of how you pack your bowl that would be helpful in us helping you. A video would be even better.

Oh, and how many coals are you using?