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Can you get cough due to inhaling e-cigarettes?

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Yes you can: Yes you can cough by inhaling e cigarettes.As e cigs contain propylene glycol or PC and can be an irritant to the lungs on some and may make you cough.

Dr Friedlander and another doctor agreed

Answered 2/13/2015

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