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Nicotine patches seem to often contain latex, explaining your skin irritation, but the one gum I found docs on the issue, Nicorette, specifically says there is no latex in it.
I also wonder why you'd find e-cigs harsh - I was under the impression they were just water and nicotine and possibly a suspension like glycerol, which seem much milder and less irritating than the witch's brew of tobacco smoke.
Either way, I'm not putting the gum in my mouth. Teaching myself to ignore the warning signs that could lead to my throat closing up doesn't seem like a good idea. :-)
Lozenges are okay, albeit expensive. My favorite nicotine delivery system - although hard to find - is actually dissolving strips that stick to the roof of your mouth. (The only brand I've found thus far is NicoSpan.) Significantly cheaper the way I buy them, around five cents apiece compared to forty for the lozenges - I grab them on discount when they're near the expiration date. Only issue is that the supply is very irregular. (Speaking of which, I should probably order more now, since Amazon actually has a couple of boxes right now.)
It's not uncommon, actually - part of the issue is that you have to smoke them differently. (The draw is slower and softer.)
Have you tried snuff? It smells quite nice and can help clear your nose as well as deliver nicotine.
I haven't. I did switch to a pipe, however, which works marvelously at delivering nicotine, in addition to smelling better, and carrying better social connotations. (Like snuff, it does carry a higher risk of oral cancer, but that's not -quite- as deadly.)
Note, according to my 30 seconds google scholar search, it is dipping/oral snuff that causes a higher risk of oral cancer. Nasal snuff seems safer (or perhaps less well researched).
have you tried e-cigs?
Trying really, really hard to train myself to like them. Sigh.
Just remember that you look like a character from a william gibson novel when you smoke them. I can't wait to smoke e-cigs while using an occulus rift.