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 What Does Vaping Do to Your Lungs? Johns Hopkins Medicine Popcorn Lung': Vapers at Risk of Irreversible Disease, Experts Warn : ScienceAlert NEWS Medical professionals are sounding the alarm about a serious and potentially permanent lung condition increasingly linked to vaping. Commonly referred to as popcorn lung, or bronchiolitis obliterans, the disease damages