According to the latest report from the British "Mirror", in August this year, 17-year-old New Zealand boy LeeRay King was awakened by severe pain on his left side while sleeping, accompanied by difficulty breathing. The mother rushed him to the hospital for examination.A CT scan showed that his left lung had completely collapsed and he was diagnosed with a severe pneumothorax.
Before the deadline, his lungs collapsed four times in a row and he had to be hospitalized for repeated surgeries. Doctors performed pleurodesis to adhere the lungs to the chest wall, but after failure, they had to perform pleurectomy (removal of part of the lung tissue).
The reason for this is actually caused by smoking e-cigarettes for a long time!
The report pointed out that Leary started to get into this bad habit when he was 14 years old and used about 4 disposable e-cigarettes every week for more than three years.
According to doctors, Lilley's lung collapse was caused by the rupture of bullae (small air sacs in the lungs). The culprit was that toxic substances produced by e-cigarettes formed these fragile "bubbles" in his lungs, which eventually ruptured and led to pneumothorax.
During the operation, the doctor discovered thatLilley's lungs have shown a black atrophy state and are completely unlike the healthy organs of a 17-year-old boy. These irreversible injuries will accompany him throughout his life and seriously affect his future quality of life and ability to exercise..
It is understood that the critical period for lung development is between the ages of 13 and 18. However, e-cigarette toxins will permanently change the lung structure. At the same time, nicotine interferes with neurological development, affecting memory, emotional control and learning ability. In addition, the addiction rate of teenagers is twice that of adults, so it is more difficult to quit!
