{"id":2172763,"date":"2026-09-30T16:11:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2172763"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:11:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:11:21","slug":"lola-young-vaping-making-it-harder-to-breathe-singer-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2172763","title":{"rendered":"Lola Young: Vaping making it harder to breathe, singer says"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lola Young returned to the stage earlier this year after taking time off for her health<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Singer Lola Young has said her breathing feels like a “chore” due to the effects of vaping. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In a TikTok video, the Grammy winner told her followers her lungs feel “battery powered”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The 25-year-old has previously acknowledged in videos she “should quit”, but suggested in her latest post that is unlikely to happen any time soon. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Vocal coach Lizzii Hills has told BBC Newsbeat vaping is “not advised” for artists and that difficulty breathing can affect a singer’s voice and performance. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Somebody once said to me, ‘Lola there will be a day when you wake up, you’ll be 25 or 26, from a deep sleep, and you’ll start to feel the effects of vaping’,” the Messy singer said in her post.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“You know what I said? I said ‘nah’ and rolled my eyes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“But let me tell you something, the day has come.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Last month, The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) linked vaping to higher rates of breathing problems after reviewing more than 80 studies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The review also found an association with wheezing, coughing, poor oral and dental health, poor sleep, mental health problems and eye symptoms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Describing her symptoms, Young said: “My lungs feel like they’re battery powered, like they’re just one big battery. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Breathing feels like a chore, it feels like hard work, it feels like I should be paid for breathing. It feels like there will be no tomorrow.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The NHS says vaping is less harmful than smoking, but notes there are still risks – many of which are still not known.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The government is introducing measures to make vapes less attractive, including a ban on single-use vapes, introduced last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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And from Thursday a new tax will be applied to e-cigarette liquid, with an additional \u00a32.20 added per 10ml. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lola Young won a Grammy for her hit single Messy earlier this year <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Hills, who helps artists with their vocals, says vaping can have an impact on an artist’s voice and struggling to breathe can risk straining your voice. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Vaping may not affect the voice box just itself, it affects the lungs, the airways, the throat – it’s all respiratory, it’s all connected. So doing that can affect your vocal technique,” she says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Breathing is really important. Singing requires controlled inhalation and sustained, efficient exhalation. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“You end up trying harder, putting in more effort for the same results you were getting beforehand.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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She adds that when artists struggle with their voice, it can have significant psychological impacts on them too. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“They can feel like they’ve lost themselves,” she says. “It can become quite a big deal emotionally.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Overall, she wouldn’t recommend vaping to her clients.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“As a performer, as an artist, you want to stay in the best health you can for your voice to work at its best.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“We all know it’s not the healthy choice and if you can avoid it – absolutely.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Young returned to the spotlight earlier this year following a five-month hiatus after she collapsed on stage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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She has been open in the past about her struggles with her health and addiction, previously telling The Guardian about dealing with cocaine dependency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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She has also struggled with her mental health and was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and ADHD when she was a teenager. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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BBC Newsbeat has contacted Young’s representatives for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays – or listen back here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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