First of all, I am gaining a wealth of knowledge from the discussions here, and sense that there is a very good atmosphere to be found here. Maybe a silly question, and maybe hard for me to phrase, I have noticed a lot of snuff apparently hitting my lungs after a day of snuffing, and I have developed an early morning cough. My method of taking snuff has been to simply sniff as if I were smelling a flower, inflating my lungs. In other words, my chest inflates to a degree. I have recently taken to closing my throat and using my nose and throat muscles only to take the snuff. This practice, while not all that pleasant, has reduced the snuff getting into my throat. Also, my chest does not rise at all when I do this. I guess it all boils down to the fact that I really don’t know the preferred method for taking snuff, and would like some advice for more experienced snuff-takers. Thanks, Dwayne
What snuff do you take? Fine ground and dry snuffs go easily into your lungs. I’m not expert too, and moist and coarse ground are best for me. All stop into my nose. When my nose is half clogged I don’t have problems with fine ground too. I think it’s all individual to find best snuff for you but let the experts to say. On my opinion it will take time to go to expert snuff.
Dwayne, It takes a lot of practice! Experiment with different grinds and techniques. Most people benefit from using the pinch method, by the way. But as Lyubo mentioned, everyone is different. I can’t just gently inhale the snuff, either. I use very short, quick sniffs
It’s interesting that you started this thread. Déjà vu. I’m notoriously new, but as it happened, I took the smash box I was diluting from to work today and started pinching it. World of difference. I liked the bullet for being unobtrusive, but had the control issues and inhaling, etc. I found that by pinching, I’m controlling the delivery, like a camera that opens and closes a lens. I first sniff off my fingers, then open the fingers like opening a flower for the rest, a sort of hand-nose coordination. I can do a pretty big pinch like this without it being out of control. It’s all staying in the front of my nose, and not going into the back of my throat, or inhaling it, since I’m following with my fingers to my nostrils, like closing a valve. By the time it’s in, my fingers are there ‘tidying.’
Your lungs get used to it. If you smoke then stop. The hairs in your lungs need to stay healthy. This puts it bluntly.