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Bronchiolitis obliterans is a rare lung condition that affects the small airways, blocking air movement by causing constriction and scarring.

Most patients with Bronchiolitis obliterans are treated with medications and therapy by a [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441865/ multidisciplinary team]. Those patients will experience a poor quality of life, and the majority of them will die prematurely from respiratory failure.

Most patients with Bronchiolitis obliterans are treated with medications and therapy by a [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441865/ multidisciplinary team.]Those patients will experience a poor quality of life, and the majority of them will die prematurely from respiratory failure.

=What causes Popcorn Lung / Bronchiolitis Obliterans?=

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Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome afflicts about 50% of [https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/rccm.200201-003PP lung transplant patients] within [https://www.jhltonline.org/article/S1053-2498(16)30300-X/fulltext five years] and 2% - 6% of [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1083879109005199 hematopoietic stem cell] transplantation patients. Some patients with autoimmune diseases are prone to it, too.

Bronchiolitis obliterans can occur after chemical agent exposure, which has been an occupational hazard in agriculture and manufacturing. It has affected workers who make [https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa020300 microwave popcorn], [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4715657/ coffee], flavorings, etc. It has been found in employees of [https://haz-map.com/Diseases/551 textile] and other industries. Veterans exposed to gasses and [https://www.woodslawyers.com/constrictive-bronchiolitis-va-disability-rating/ burn pits], along with people [https://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/wtc/downloads/pdf/studies/medgroup-report-joem.pdf exposed] to the dust and fumes from the [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajim.20196 collapse] of the World Trade Center, have also experienced bronchiolitis obliterans. Some viral infections can cause bronchiolitis obliterans.

Bronchiolitis obliterans can occur after chemical agent exposure, which has been an occupational hazard in agriculture and manufacturing. It has affected workers who make [https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa020300 microwave popcorn,][https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4715657/ coffee,]flavorings, etc. It has been found in employees of [https://haz-map.com/Diseases/551 textile] and other industries. Veterans exposed to gasses and [https://www.woodslawyers.com/constrictive-bronchiolitis-va-disability-rating/ burn pits,]along with people [https://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/wtc/downloads/pdf/studies/medgroup-report-joem.pdf exposed] to the dust and fumes from the [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajim.20196 collapse] of the World Trade Center, have also experienced bronchiolitis obliterans. Some viral infections can cause bronchiolitis obliterans.

=If it has a scientific name, why is it called Popcorn Lung?=

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*Sometime between December 7 and 18, 2024, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Removed this Press Release from their website: Chemicals linked with severe respiratory disease found in common e-cigarette flavors. (Link saved on [https://web.archive.org/web/20151212202826/https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/e-cigarette-flavoring-chemicals-linked-to-respiratory-disease/ Wayback Machine.])

'''2025'''

*In April 2025 Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland's National Public Service Media, Tweeted (see screenshot) about popcorn lung and put the information on their [https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0430/1510257-popcorn-lung-vaping-explained/ website]. On May 2, 2025, they deleted the tweet and removed the website page after receiving three community notes. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20250501085241/https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0430/1510257-popcorn-lung-vaping-explained/ see archived link to website page])

*In April 2025, Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland's National Public Service Media, Tweeted (see screenshot) about popcorn lung and put the information on their [https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0430/1510257-popcorn-lung-vaping-explained/ website]. On May 2, 2025, they deleted the tweet and removed the website page after receiving three community notes. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20250501085241/https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0430/1510257-popcorn-lung-vaping-explained/ see archived link to website page])

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[[File:RTE Popcorn Lung.png|center]]

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*In May 2025, the Irish Thoracic Society deleted their tweet alluding to a connection between popcorn lung and vaping. (Deleted before a screenshot was captured.)

=Who's information can lead people to believe that vaping causes Popcorn Lung?=

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*American Cancer Society - [https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/tobacco/e-cigarettes-vaping.html E-cigarettes and Vaping] - Last Revised: November 19, 2024

*American Heart Association – Eastern States, This article was provided by Bayhealth - [https://easternstates.heart.org/2024/02/21/the-dangers-of-vaping/ The Dangers of Vaping] - February 21, 2024

*Apollo Hospitals - [https://x.com/HospitalsApollo/status/1913226138991710502 Did you know vaping and e-cigarettes can lead to a condition called Popcorn Lung?]- Apr 18,2025

*Beaufort Memorial Hospital - [https://www.bmhsc.org/blog/can-vaping-cause-lung-cancer-what-we-know-so-far Can Vaping Cause Lung Cancer? What We Know So Far] - November 14, 2024

*Business Universe - [https://www.businessuniverse.in/the-mystery-of-popcorn-lung-signs-symptoms-and-the-vaping-connection The Mystery of Popcorn Lung: Signs, Symptoms, and the Vaping Connection] - [https://www.businessuniverse.in/health Feb 20, 2024] (points out potential, does not say it causes it)

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*Houston Methodist - [https://www.houstonmethodist.org/blog/articles/2024/dec/does-vaping-cause-lung-cancer/ Does Vaping Cause Lung Cancer?] - December 9, 2024

*James A Vito, D.M.D. - [https://www.jamesvito.com/blog/2024/1/23/is-vaping-safe-part-2/ Is Vaping Safe: Part 2] - January 23, 2024

*KYW Newsradio Audio On-Demand - [https://www.audacy.com/podcast/kyw-newsradio-audio-on-demand-12880/episodes/cases-of-popcorn-lung-are-growing-among-young-people-who-vape-37155?_branch_match_id=1015711130154785438&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXT8%2FXSyxNSUyu1EvOz9U3D4wMLwwxqYo Cases of ‘popcorn lung’ are growing among young people who vape] - April 30, 2025

*Manor Dental Health - [https://www.manordentalhull.com/why-vaping-is-just-as-harmful-as-smoking/ Why Vaping is Just as Harmful as Smoking] - September 18, 2024

*Med India - [https://www.medindia.net/news/healthwatch/vapers-beware-exploring-the-threat-of-popcorn-lung-215028-1.htm Vapers Beware: Exploring the Threat of Popcorn Lung] - February 20, 2024

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 Bronchiolitis obliterans is a rare lung condition that affects the small airways, blocking air movement by causing constriction and scarring.
-Most patients with Bronchiolitis obliterans are treated with medications and therapy by a [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441865/ multidisciplinary team]. Those patients will experience a poor quality of life, and the majority of them will die prematurely from respiratory failure.
+Most patients with Bronchiolitis obliterans are treated with medications and therapy by a [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441865/ multidisciplinary team.]Those patients will experience a poor quality of life, and the majority of them will die prematurely from respiratory failure.
 =What causes Popcorn Lung / Bronchiolitis Obliterans?=
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 Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome afflicts about 50% of [https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/rccm.200201-003PP lung transplant patients] within [https://www.jhltonline.org/article/S1053-2498(16)30300-X/fulltext five years] and 2% - 6% of [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1083879109005199 hematopoietic stem cell] transplantation patients. Some patients with autoimmune diseases are prone to it, too.
-Bronchiolitis obliterans can occur after chemical agent exposure, which has been an occupational hazard in agriculture and manufacturing. It has affected workers who make [https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa020300 microwave popcorn], [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4715657/ coffee], flavorings, etc. It has been found in employees of [https://haz-map.com/Diseases/551 textile] and other industries. Veterans exposed to gasses and [https://www.woodslawyers.com/constrictive-bronchiolitis-va-disability-rating/ burn pits], along with people [https://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/wtc/downloads/pdf/studies/medgroup-report-joem.pdf exposed] to the dust and fumes from the [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajim.20196 collapse] of the World Trade Center, have also experienced bronchiolitis obliterans. Some viral infections can cause bronchiolitis obliterans.
+Bronchiolitis obliterans can occur after chemical agent exposure, which has been an occupational hazard in agriculture and manufacturing. It has affected workers who make [https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa020300 microwave popcorn,][https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4715657/ coffee,]flavorings, etc. It has been found in employees of [https://haz-map.com/Diseases/551 textile] and other industries. Veterans exposed to gasses and [https://www.woodslawyers.com/constrictive-bronchiolitis-va-disability-rating/ burn pits,]along with people [https://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/wtc/downloads/pdf/studies/medgroup-report-joem.pdf exposed] to the dust and fumes from the [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajim.20196 collapse] of the World Trade Center, have also experienced bronchiolitis obliterans. Some viral infections can cause bronchiolitis obliterans.
 =If it has a scientific name, why is it called Popcorn Lung?=
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 *Sometime between December 7 and 18, 2024, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Removed this Press Release from their website: Chemicals linked with severe respiratory disease found in common e-cigarette flavors. (Link saved on [https://web.archive.org/web/20151212202826/https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/e-cigarette-flavoring-chemicals-linked-to-respiratory-disease/ Wayback Machine.])
 '''2025'''
-*In April 2025 Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland's National Public Service Media, Tweeted (see screenshot) about popcorn lung and put the information on their [https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0430/1510257-popcorn-lung-vaping-explained/ website]. On May 2, 2025, they deleted the tweet and removed the website page after receiving three community notes. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20250501085241/https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0430/1510257-popcorn-lung-vaping-explained/ see archived link to website page])
+*In April 2025, Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland's National Public Service Media, Tweeted (see screenshot) about popcorn lung and put the information on their [https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0430/1510257-popcorn-lung-vaping-explained/ website]. On May 2, 2025, they deleted the tweet and removed the website page after receiving three community notes. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20250501085241/https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0430/1510257-popcorn-lung-vaping-explained/ see archived link to website page])
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 [[File:RTE Popcorn Lung.png|center]]
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+*In May 2025, the Irish Thoracic Society deleted their tweet alluding to a connection between popcorn lung and vaping. (Deleted before a screenshot was captured.)
 =Who's information can lead people to believe that vaping causes Popcorn Lung?=
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 *American Cancer Society - [https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/tobacco/e-cigarettes-vaping.html E-cigarettes and Vaping] - Last Revised: November 19, 2024
 *American Heart Association – Eastern States, This article was provided by Bayhealth - [https://easternstates.heart.org/2024/02/21/the-dangers-of-vaping/ The Dangers of Vaping] - February 21, 2024
+*Apollo Hospitals - [https://x.com/HospitalsApollo/status/1913226138991710502 Did you know vaping and e-cigarettes can lead to a condition called Popcorn Lung?]- Apr 18,2025
 *Beaufort Memorial Hospital - [https://www.bmhsc.org/blog/can-vaping-cause-lung-cancer-what-we-know-so-far Can Vaping Cause Lung Cancer? What We Know So Far] - November 14, 2024
 *Business Universe - [https://www.businessuniverse.in/the-mystery-of-popcorn-lung-signs-symptoms-and-the-vaping-connection The Mystery of Popcorn Lung: Signs, Symptoms, and the Vaping Connection] - [https://www.businessuniverse.in/health Feb 20, 2024] (points out potential, does not say it causes it)
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 *Houston Methodist - [https://www.houstonmethodist.org/blog/articles/2024/dec/does-vaping-cause-lung-cancer/ Does Vaping Cause Lung Cancer?] - December 9, 2024
 *James A Vito, D.M.D. - [https://www.jamesvito.com/blog/2024/1/23/is-vaping-safe-part-2/ Is Vaping Safe: Part 2] - January 23, 2024
+*KYW Newsradio Audio On-Demand - [https://www.audacy.com/podcast/kyw-newsradio-audio-on-demand-12880/episodes/cases-of-popcorn-lung-are-growing-among-young-people-who-vape-37155?_branch_match_id=1015711130154785438&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXT8%2FXSyxNSUyu1EvOz9U3D4wMLwwxqYo Cases of ‘popcorn lung’ are growing among young people who vape] - April 30, 2025
 *Manor Dental Health - [https://www.manordentalhull.com/why-vaping-is-just-as-harmful-as-smoking/ Why Vaping is Just as Harmful as Smoking] - September 18, 2024
 *Med India - [https://www.medindia.net/news/healthwatch/vapers-beware-exploring-the-threat-of-popcorn-lung-215028-1.htm Vapers Beware: Exploring the Threat of Popcorn Lung] - February 20, 2024
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+*Follow up to: [https://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2025/07/wave-goodbye-with-your-wallet-to.html Wave Goodbye With Your Wallet to the American Lung Association]