Vaping' Increases Odds of Asthma and COPD Johns Hopkins Medicine Inhale this: What does vaping do to your lungs? Young vapers at risk of bronchitis and shortness of breath even if they also smoke Do you Vape? Vaping has been officially linked to permanent lung damage. Doctors are now reporting serious issues like EVALI, lipoid pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, and even popcorn lung. Thousands have been Vaping for a month could cause bronchitis, shortness of breath, and other major respiratory symptoms, according to a study conducted by the Center for Tobacco Research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive