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.
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.
My doctor says so, but I am sceptical because apparently I am allergic to dust mites but I can breathe better at my friend’s flat which is a lot more dusty than my place
I suspect it is dust mite allergy anyway and recommend getting tested for it. The test is quick and harmless, and once you have a proper diagnosis, you can take measures to reduce the allergic load in your place or start therapy.
Source: Am allergic to dust mites and was living with the symptoms for years before I got a diagnosis.
Thanks for your advice! I did a test back in 2018 which turned out positive. I then began to vacuum and wipe the dust a lot more frequently and bought encasings for my bed with no success. I even did a three year therapy with literally no improvement. The only thing that is working is decongestant nasal spray, but of course that’s no long term solution… That’s why I’m sceptical.
Dust mite allergy is decreasing my sleep quality drastically without proper treatment. I have a really high reaction, so that really affects my overall quality of life long term. I only realized that once I changed my doctor after finishing my studies and finally finding no excuses to try to improve on symptoms.
Thanks a lot for your tips. I guess I will try Budesonide nasal spray, that stuff sounds promising!
I got the sublingual therapy. I didn’t want to visit my doctor every month so I decided against the syringes, but it seems like even they aren’t a permanent fix.
I also sleep very poorly and wake up tired despite having enough sleep. I hope some day I can breathe/sleep like a normal person again!
Do you still have carpets? I find that carpets are much bigger indicators of whether my dust mite allergy will kick up rather than visible dust that’s flowing around. Best of luck in any case.
Yes, I still have some. I lived without carpets for some years, but I didn’t really make a difference so I decided to put them back.
Maybe it’s not the carpets but the flats I lived/live in. Since around that time it started I moved to my first flat in an old building. Since then I moved two times but always to similar flats with the same old wooden floorboards and high ceilings. Maybe it’s the brittle stuff between the floorboards that collects the allergens.
It’s apparently slightly deviated, but my doctor says it’s not strong enough to negatively impact my breathing. Nevertheless he said I could get surgery if I want to, but with no guaranteed improvements. I think this should be my very last resort.
My life changed when I discovered I need to put a pot of water on my radiator at night. I was getting a sore throat so damn often, then one day it just stopped. Some serious quality of life improvement.
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