What are the most common side effects associated with the nicotine inhaler?

What are the most common side effects associated with the nicotine inhaler?

Linda Hyder Ferry (Associate Professor, Preventive Medicine and Family Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine) gives expert video advice on: How is nicotine gum used?; What are the most common side effects associated with nicotine gum?; What is a 'nicotine patch'? and more...

The nicotine inhaler, a puffer, is very similar in its absorption and its side effects to the other agents used in the mouth, such as the nicotine gum and molosome. It can cause irritation, it can cause blistering in the mouth, it can cause hiccups, it can cause an upset stomach, it can cause reflux. But most people find it quite tolerable if they don't mind the flavour, the taste and tingly sensation in the throat. With the puffer, there's more people who say they have a sore throat with it. Often it's because they inhale it or breathe in too deeply.