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There are also tropical people living in somewhat less than tropical climates too. They have shorter nostrils. My girlfriend is one of them and has especially s
by cameronh90 5y ago
There are also tropical people living in somewhat less than tropical climates too. They have shorter nostrils. My girlfriend is one of them and has especially short nostrils. Whenever the air gets cold she gets terrible nosebleeds, headaches and more. Outside, she has to put a scarf over her nose.
My long narrow nose is great at conditioning the air, but conversely I can't breathe through my nose when I exercise...
- refurb 5y agoYour nostril length is irrelevant. Most of the “conditioning” happens between the skull (where turbinates start) and the trachea.
- cameronh90 5y agoYour nostril length is absolutely relevant. Maybe not by the time it gets to your lungs, but it for sure causes problems for the sensitive tissues inside the nose. "Such a nose is unsuited for cold countries as it permits masses of cold air to flood the air passages and irritate the lining membrane, so that the nose must be large and have much warming surface, and the nostrils therefore are slender slits to admit air in thin ribbons easily warmed." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-climate-changed-shape-your-nose-180962567/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-climate-ch...
- refurb 5y agoYet, people with short nostrils live in high altitudes with dry air and do fine? Himilayas? Nepal?