Yes, it’s one of those “dangers of electronic cigarette” stories, but this one’s at least got a fairly unique twist, warning of the bacteria that can live on the devices.
“It’s a good reminder that you have to clean them out because it is high numbers, even regular non-pathogenic bacteria in large numbers… you don’t know what they can do.”
–Dr. Mohammed Fakhry
Oklahoma’s Fox 23 took swabs from the electronic cigarettes of volunteers, then sent them to a lab for testing at Tulsa University. According to the lab’s Dr. Mohammed Fakhry, “two of the three were really full of a good number of bacteria species and also some fungi.”
Fakhry says it’s expected to find microbes on just about everything, but that the number found on two of the three samples was “worrisome.”
Jeremy Dickerson of Vapor Eyes of South Tulsa says he recommends cleaning out your e-cigarette every time you change cartridges, adding that “It’s very important to know all of the proper maintenance techniques and cleaning techniques.”
Some of the tools Dickerson recommends having on hand include water, toothpicks, paper towels, pipe cleaners and cotton swabs.
“You really want to get in there and clean that with a Q-tip from time to time make sure there isn’t a bunch of residue down in there,” Dickerson says.
Good advice for more than just e-cigarettes.
Hidden bacteria living in electronic cigarettes | FOX23 News
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