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"Nasal congestion, I’ve learned in all this, is far weirder than I ever thought."
"For starters, the nose is actually two noses, which work in an alternating cycle that is somehow connected to our armpits.... Each nostril opens into its own nasal cavity, which does not connect with the other directly. They are two separate organs, as separate as your two eyes or your two ears.... [T]he nose’s hidden inner anatomy is... lined with venous erectile tissue that has a 'similar structure to the erectile tissue in the penis'... Infection or allergies amplify the swelling, so much so that the nasal passages become completely blocked. This swelling, not mucus, is the primary cause of a stuffy nose, which is why expelling snot never quite fixes congestion entirely.... In healthy noses, the swelling and unswelling of nasal tissue usually follows a predictable pattern called the nasal cycle. Every few hours, one side of the nose becomes partially congested while the other opens.... Once you’re aware of the nasal cycle, you can control it—to some extent.... [T]urning from side to side [in bed]... activat[es] receptors under [you] arm, which open the opposite side of the nose.... And an online hack for stuffy noses suggests squeezing a bottle under the opposite arm...."
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"[T]urning from side to side [in bed]... activat[es] receptors under [you] arm, which open the opposite side of the nose.... "
Interesting. And i've experienced this, but attributed it to the "top" nostril "draining".
First it was Heather Has Two Mommies. Now this . . .
TMI but just last night I was sure a build-up of mucus that had collected in my lower nostril while sleeping on one side shifted to the other when I rolled over and blew my nose. Felt kind of weird but I’m sure there must be some passageway between the two.
Chronic allergic rhinitis is no joke.
Despite my good looks and charm, my perpetually runny nose and sopping hanky made it hard for me to approach girls, not to mention hard to breathe.
I took weekly shots from the age of 12 or so, to my late 20s. I breathe through my nose almost always now.
Everything I thought I knew about... a whole lot of things was wrong. I'll have to add this to the list. The list is getting very long.
Tape your mouth shut when sleeping. Been doing it for 3-years. No snoring no dry mouth clear sinuses. I knew it was a great idea because I heard it on The Joe Rogan Experience.
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First it was Heather Has Two Mommies. Now this . . .
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DAMN, that's funny!!!!
Bravo!
I have also heard (this without reading the article) that we actually breathe in cycles, primarily through one nostril for one cycle, followed by the next cycle primarily through the other. Unfortunately, for me at any rate, trying to observe the cycles affects the cycles themselves, Heisenberg-esque.
"Tape your mouth shut when sleeping."
Hey Howard, has anybody suggested that you try that during the day as well?
(A hanging curve ball...)
Combine the nasal stuffage with sleep apnea and a post-cancer prostate, and you have the perfect recipe for a sleepless elderly man. Don't ask how I know.
If there is no connection between the two nostrils, explain to me the neti pot experience. Those of us who have ever used one to clear sinuses know that when the saline solution is poured into one nostril with one's head tilted, it goes out the other nostril. This is repeated in reverse. It clears the nostrils. Fact.
Isn't there a yoga practice that involves pushing string up one nostril and out the other, or is that just another myth? Maybe Crack knows.
I know that compared to the health issues reported here by other commenters I'm pretty lucky (so far).
I have sleep apnea and turn all night, but nine or ten hours of that and some sleep steals through--enough that I'm generally up and functional by 8 or 9am. I used a CPAP for years but since I lost about 4 stone I found I didn't need it as much.
But the weight is creeeeping back up and I need to eat less.
effinayright-- :-)
LuAnn Zieman, shush! This is the Internet.
Duh. I've known to turn onto the other side to unclog my nose since I was a small child.
Seriously, this is news?
One of the most astonishing medical procedures I've ever endured involved the doctor sticking a diagnostic device of some sort up my nostril, through my sinus cavities, and out my mouth. All without anesthesia or real warnings.
I will never let anyone do that to me again, unless it would save my life. It was like a surprise tracheotomy.
I displaced ("broke") my nose playing frontyard football with my friends in the 9th grade.
They put me in the hospital overnight, and did the corrective procedure early the next morning. The shot they gave me before the operation made the pain go away but it also made the curtains around my bed melt, and I didn't like that, and have not sought hallucinations since then.
I spent about two weeks with my left nostril packed with cotton. When I went back to have it removed, the doc pulled out about a yard of bloody, snotty, mucusy cotton snake--there must be a lot of empty space up there. (Some people would say that explains a lot.)
It cured me of any nascent thoughts of being a doctor. Or a football player.
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