Experts raise alarm over disturbing new condition triggered by vaping

A top dentist has warned of a little-known tongue condition that can be triggered by vaping. Dr Stewart Beggs, a restorative dentist based in Chelsea, London took to social media platform TikTok to warn his followers of the phenomenon that he's noticing in patients, which he refers to as 'vape tongue'. Risks include mouth irritation, headaches, coughs and nausea, as well as more serious problems like permanent lung damage including collapsed lungs. 'People end up absolutely caning these vapes and it causes such a massive increase in nicotine and a really, really dry mouth that you lose your sense of taste completely,' he said in a TikTok clip that's been viewed 21,000 times. The warning comes as the Government is set to ban single use vapes from June this year in a bid to cut back on the number of young people using them.