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    10 months ago

    As an adult I’ve often tried to be conscious of when different aches are not happening. Maybe it’s a sign of getting old.

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    10 months ago

    My nose was entirely blocked yesterday, and I was sitting here reading this meme realizing I was taking it for granted.

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    10 months ago

    If I have clear sinuses but I obstruct one of my nostrils, I breathe out of the other one and under no duress I feel calm and display no need to unobstruct the other nostril.

    If one of sinuses and nasal passages is fully stuffed such that no air can go through, catch me flipping on my sides an laying upside down so I can open up a small sweet path for fresh air.

    Cant be only me right?

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    I had this exact thought back in high school, and for some reason I still remember it every so often and just sit there, thankful I can breathe so well in that moment.

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      10 months ago

      For non-mouthbreathers, that’s actually quite unpleasant.

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    Yeah, I’ve done that before. I usually just drink a big glass of water though, that usually works.

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      10 months ago

      Wow your nose is well domesticated! No way I fix mine with a drink. Antihistamines help but it’s a tough battle.

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        10 months ago

        Yeeeah okay, allergies are a different story. I’m more thinking of a wake-up-in-the-morning type of stuffy nose, maybe from a mild cold or something.

        I find I’m often a little bit dehydrated, which makes it a little harder to blow my nose.

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    10 months ago

    Brandy is your friend. Well, for one night it’s your friend and the next day you’ll feel awful but at least you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing it was self inflicted rather than some poxy self-replicator making you feel bad.

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    10 months ago

    Afrin works for a couple days, just don’t keep using for longer or it’ll be worse.

    It works by constricting the blood vessels in your nose. Very effective but there can be a rebound effect.

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    10 months ago

    I was an asthmatic child. Still am as an adult but I sort of out grew it in my teens. It still pops up when Im sick, or when air quality dips, or if I get allergies, or its there but Im used to it and it’s not as bad as when I was young.

    As a kid though oh man I would frequently come down with colds and frequently have a clogged nose. It was not uncommon for me to breath through one nostril for a day, then it might shift later that evening and no amount of blowing or picking would save it. Then of course when I was sick which again was frequent I would be a mouth breather.

    I still loudly sneeze through my mouth as an adult, not because I want to make a scene but because sneezing through my nose would hurt and lead to two snot trails flowing down my face.

    Its funny now that I think about it I usually dont carry tissues with me but as a kid I always had a pack in my pocket because snot was an inevitability.