Breathing problems in teens: COVID 19 or lung injury due to vaping? If you vape and develop shortness of breath, chest pain, cough, fever, or severe headache, get medical care quickly these were common EVALI symptoms. Lung illness called EVALI (E cigarette or Vaping Initial symptoms that vaping is causing damage to your lungs can include coughing, wheezing, chest pain or shortness of breath., If you want help to quit, head to iCanQuit website Recent medical research and case studies have increasingly linked vaping to bronchiolitis obliterans, a rare, irreversible, and potentially fatal lung disease often referred to as popcorn lung. This condition causes permanent scarring What We Know About Vaping Related Lung Illness WSJ