Health experts are sounding the alarm about a serious condition linked to vaping, known as "popcorn lung" or bronchiolitis obliterans. This irreversible lung disease is caused by harmful chemicals, like diacetyl, found Does Vaping Cause Popcorn Lung? Experts warn that flavored e cigarettes can cause irreversible lung damage, as seen in a U.S. teenager who developed "popcorn lung"a severe and permanent condition called bronchiolitis obliteransafter secretly vaping for three years. Does vaping cause lung cancer? UT MD Anderson