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If one of your nostrils is permanently blocked, this is abnormal. Perhaps you want to see an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist?
by gridspy 6y ago
If one of your nostrils is permanently blocked, this is abnormal. Perhaps you want to see an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist?
- din-9 6y agoThey were referring to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_cycle I assume.
- est31 6y agoIndeed I was. E.g. check this figure: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5053491/figure/pone.0162918.g011/?report=objectonly https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5053491/figure/... One nostril has basically no pressure changes while the other one does. How can you smell that way in stereo?
- jessaustin 6y agoPresumably breathing has no effect on the diffusion of odors from far away to the immediate vicinity of the nostrils. So, diffusion can also take odors from the temporarily-inactive nostril deeper into the sinus.
- gridspy 6y agoInteresting, thanks for educating me :)
- blacksmith_tb 6y agoI think that's a reference to the nasal cycle[1]. I notice it pretty commonly when sleeping, but during waking hours, esp. if I am exercising, both nostrils seem to be unblocked. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_cycle