Selena Gomez says vaping is the reason her voice is different. What do doctors say?
Selena Gomez attributes her changed voice to vaping, and doctors explain how vaping can affect vocal health.Summary
Selena Gomez, 34, recently stated on Instagram that vaping nicotine has permanently altered her voice, saying she has quit and warning others about the difficulty of quitting and the lack of worth. Doctors confirm that vaping can harm vocal health because the hot, dry aerosol dries and inflames the vocal folds and trachea, leading to a deeper, hoarser, or more gravelly voice, and can cause repetitive coughing that further strains the voice. Professional voice users like singers may notice changes sooner. Vaping is also linked to other health problems, including asthma worsening, heart damage, lung scarring (popcorn lung), EVALI, changes to the airway microbiome, and nicotine addiction. Long-term effects remain unknown, and the CDC advises never starting.
(Source：NBC10 Boston)
