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It’s actually normal.
Your nostrils cycle between like this so that the one can take a break from the air flow and mitigate drying out.More info for those who are curious https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_cycle
Yes, and most importantly I would say : immune system’s way of cleaning each side…
The clogging is caused by the swelling (with the blood vessels and the action of blood’s white cells … or … maybe I should read the article again)
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Hey that’s just part of becoming aware you’re a sentient being stuck in a weird meat vessel that’s just full of undebugged closed source code blobs.
If you’re slightly congested, it sucks more.
If you think about it too much about your breathing, it sucks.
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You’re welcome.
Of course my breathing is all I can think about now.
Well yea.
There’s also a nose in your field of view.
But why not both
Then they’d both dry out (or you’d suffocate).
Well that’s some peoples goals and its none of my business
Why is your name red
I am the red one destroyer of spam, csam and abusive content.
You can summon me with the flag icon.For real though, I’m just a random dude lending a hand with moderation on sh.itjust.works where your account is.
Peace
This is called the nasal cycle.
Use Flonase to help (need daily use for >= 4 weeks) If this doesn’t help enough, you should see an ENT.
Fun fact: the turbinates in the nose (which are responsible for the nasal cycle) have erectile tissue in them.
Source: your friendly neighborhood Otolaryngologist
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I had a doctor basically remove everything from my nose that could be removed including a bunch of the turbinates. It’s great I can actually breathe through it now.
Yeah, inferior turbinate reduction is the next small step for this. Often if it’s just alternating nasal obstruction that’s good enough. Oftentimes there’s another component of nasal valve collapse or septal deviation. Personally, in my population, I end up doing septorhinoplasty (nose job) way more often than other smaller nasal surgery.
You don’t want them to actually remove the turbinates, however. We generally just shrink them down – removing them makes the nasal air less turbulent, and difficult to sense airflow. TL;DR it make look like you can drive a semi truck through the nose, but people will feel like they cannot breathe at all. People have killed themselves over this.
Also fun fact: don’t follow medical advice given by strangers on the Internet that claim they are an expert
You can never verify that claim
So, you are saying I should follow medical advice by strangers in the Internet?
Only if they don’t claim they’re an expert.
Trust me, I’m not an expert
True; I, and I’m sure most other physicians would not provide identifiable data in a public forum. If you are having issues with nasal obstruction, alternating or otherwise., best advice is to follow up with your pcm for treatment, possible referral.
If you hold your breath to the point you can’t anymore your body will automatically clear your nostrils in an attempt to help you not suffocate to death
I don’t think this is how it works…
It is! It’s to prevent situations where your mouth is obstructed and your nose is clogged from killing you. Give it a try
Instructions unclear. I don’t think u/Aermis is coming back. He ded
I suppose suicide is a cure for a stuffed nose
I’ll give it a try next time
Just woke up from my coma. Can confirm I was breathing.
dam, I was trying to do it but you made me laugh.
But it is!
I taught this trick to my then 4 year old and he legit almost passed out then came back from the edge with a “mommy I can breef!”
Your comment legit made me laugh 😂
I’m not a regular mom, I’m a kewl mom. Legit I did the same thing when I learned that trick and I was like heyyyy buddy! 👉😎👉
If you live in multiple story buildings you can run up and down the stairs. It’ll clear the congestion too.
They actually switch every hour or so, so after two hours you should be back where you left off.
I hear you can also “manually” switch them when lying down by switching the side of head you’re lying on
Used to always have clogged nostrils when going to bed.
But when I slept at hotels I never had a clogged nose.
Turns out I was just allergic to dust mites.
Bought anti-dustmite sheets / spray and boom, no longer had clogged nostrils in bed.
Hello new paranoia! What can be done with my existing things to get rid of the mites???
Fire.
I won’t let those big bastards win!
The solution to everything really
Dust and vacuum, often. And with a bagged HEPA sealed vacuum. Vacuum wars YouTube channel does good recommendations at all price points.
I was legit thinking about getting a bagged vacuum but didn’t because there’s too many options and I got stuck in that analysis paralysis. Thanks for the recommendation, there really is a YouTube channel for everything!
Anti-dustmite spray helps kill a good amount! I was actually impressed with how fast it worked.
That and getting dust mite sheet covers for both your mattress and pillows is effective and over time will kill them off.
My initial steps I took were:
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taking bed sheets and pillow covers to the washing machine
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applying anti-dustmite cover to mattress
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applying anti-dustmite cover to pillows
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putting bed sheets and pillow covers over the anti-dustmite covers
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spraying the anti-dustmite spray over and letting dry
Immediately noticed the difference and stopped getting a clogged nose in bed that day
Thanks for the game plan! I’m legit cleaning out the bedrooms this weekend and will give this a try. I had the same experience with hotels but I was like “I guess my nose just, like, really loves that bleach smell.” 😆
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Yep, never thought I had allergies. I was prescribed an antihistamine for a sleep disorder, and noticed this doesn’t happen to me when I take antihistamines.
It’s a normal human phenomenon.
Take it a step further, Advanced yoga practitioners use “alternate nostril breaths” to consciously alter/improve physical & mental state.
Meanwhile, both my nostrils are so dry they’ve got tumbleweeds blowing around in them.
Exhale all the way Hold it for 30 seconds Breath through your nose
My nostril generally gets blocked on the side closest to the person who’s spreading all the germs.
But I find you can sort it out if you tilt your head back slightly and point your nose up, then tilt to the side away from the blocked nostril. Once the blood starts to even out you can level out your head with both nostrils fairly clear.
My nostrils when I wake up are both of the closed-off ones
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