No, Vaping Doesn't Cause Popcorn Lung Let's Set the Record Straight Popcorn lung: how vaping could scar your lungs for life Popcorn lung. Vaping lung injury. Lets stop confusing the two., Popcorn lung is the lazy name for bronchiolitis obliteransa disease of the small airways, not the alveoli. , It got its name from Canadian teen develops 'popcorn lung' like vaping illness, unlike U.S. patients Yes, vaping is toxic. A U.S. teen developed "popcorn lung" after secretly vaping for three years a permanent, life altering disease. Officially known as bronchiolitis obliterans, the condition scars the lungs' tiniest E cigarettes can result in 'Popcorn Lung'