• Ech@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    But also that moment when your congestion clears all at once. Ooof, that’s a good feeling.

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    5 months ago

    This meme just made me appreciate my nose is currently clear, thank you.

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    5 months ago

    Been in this situation countless times. Everytime this happens I promise myself I will be grateful and enjoy the ability to breathe through both of my nostrils once it happens and yet I forget about it the next day

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    5 months ago

    Yeah maybe be should start wearing a diving mask for a few hours once a month as a nose appreciation ritual

    Emtpynoseness mindfulness

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    5 months ago

    This meme pains me. Have had two surgeries on my nose and sinuses to help this, but I had an S-shaped septum and weak cartilage surrounding my nasal valves. Breathing in collapsed one valve, breathing out collapsed the other, and that had happened pretty much my entire life. So much better now, but my breathing will never be “normal”.

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      5 months ago

      I don’t know what my nose is doing, but I haven’t ever gone a day without blockage in at least one nostral, with overflow threatening another.

      But sometimes… Sometimes I can breathe. And it’s like I smell ALL the fuckin smells. Do you ever get that? It lasts just a moment usually for me… A half a no minute at most. It’s amazing.

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    5 months ago

    The 2 best ways to clear a nose.

    The first is you exhale as long as you can through your nose and then pinch it with a tissue as if you were going to blow your nose. Then keep hold your breath and tilt your head up, then down, then up, then down… Continuously until you absolutely cannot breathe. Then blow your nose and both sides will clear out completely.

    The second is to lay down “like one of your french girls” meme, with your head held up in your hand leaning on your elbow. If you are on your left side, the right nostril will clear, and if your on your right side the left nostril will start clearing. This helps get the pressure down.

    These work 100% of the time, but for short periods (because of anatomical reasons) but what a relief. Enjoy

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      5 months ago

      Fun fact: the nose has the same erectile tissue as the penis for the mechanism of closing and opening each nostril.

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    5 months ago

    This year I actually found a combination of allergy meds that works for me (yes combination, 1 just doesn’t do it for me)

    It’s straight up bliss not having to wear a face mask for a couple months just to not die

    Edit: Yes I consulted my doctor before doing multiple at a time. In fact the 2 I’m taking right now (Allegra and Flonase) were the 2 they recommended I try together.

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      5 months ago

      You should check out Azelestine is you haven’t already… Antihistamine straight to the brain! Well, okay, the nose. It’s a really nice option.

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        I have to be careful with the antihistamines I use due to other medications I’m on and due to my job being operating heavy machinery

        Basically if the side effect list includes drowsiness I can’t take it

  • Count Regal Inkwell@pawb.social
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    5 months ago

    Me getting some serious allergies ever since I came to visit my (pregnant) sister

    Praying it IS just allergies and not an infection

    And it has gotten bad. Y’know when there’s mucus down in your lungs? Yea.

    AND she lives in a small town, so the bronchitis pump I use won’t be here until tomorrow as it has to be ordered from the big city.

    (Kill me)

  • nifty@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I call shenanigans, none of the words in this meme sound like blocked nose words