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.
Not only does it help from drying out, but it helps with smell too; some things are better detected with a slower airflow
Yep, there's a reason our noses didn't simply evolve into a singular hole in the middle of our faces
Two nostrils allows for stereo smells. If we only had one nostril, we would only be able to smell in mono.
wake me when surround-smell drops
Also just to add to the torture of these conversations .... the inside of your lungs also have a certain 'scent' or 'aroma' to it. It's very subtle and wouldn't be noticeable to anyone else except for yourself because the exhaled air is coming straight out of your lungs and right past your nostrils and all its receptors. Your receptors can sense it but your brain automatically ignores it and you never notice.
The same goes for your vision ... you have a natural blind spot in the center of your vision ... the edges are not crisp and clean, you can only focus on about 10 percent of what you actually see in front of you, the rest is just blurry ... your brain just automatically processes your entire vision and autogenerates a perceived image that makes us believe that we have crystal clear vision through our entire field of view.
Same goes with hearing ... just about every person has a tiny bit of tinnitus, ringing of the ears but your brain just automatically processes it all out to make you think that you have crystal clear hearing.
When you think about it ... all our senses are pretty imperfect and there is a lot of interference and nonsense data that our brain processes out to make us believe that we have perfect or near perfect vision, hearing and sense of smell.
More info for those who are curious https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_cycle
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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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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?
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.
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 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!"
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
But it is!
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???
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
Fuck this post made me remember I was on automatic breathing and switched to manual, fuck
There's a trick I learned for clearing a stuffy nose.
Place the tip of your tongue on the roof of your mouth. Then, place a finger on the bridge of your nose.
In very small motions, alternate between pushing up on the roof of your mouth, and then releasing that and pushing on the bridge of the nose. Use a gentle teeter-totter to rock the pallette. Repeat ten or so times and, within a few seconds, your nose will be open.
If you ever get to breathe through both at once: it hurts from the dryness.
This is me when I sleep or lie down but the nostril wall never comes down 😭
This is me when I sleep or lie down but the nostril wall never comes down 😭
Nostrils, when the walls fell.
Meanwhile, both my nostrils are so dry they've got tumbleweeds blowing around in them.
Masturbation will clear you up for a bit.
Interestingly this may work, but I'm not sure anyone has studied it (perhaps I will do a lit search).
There's erectile tissue in the inferior turbinates that is responsible for the nasal cycle.. maybe after an emission it's more flaccid?
Sadly I do not suffer from inferior turbinate hypertroohy/ alternating nasal obstruction to test this on myself.
Edit: This has been studied.... I now have one more option in the "medical management" toolbox
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.
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