Who knew?
Recently, my breathing problems led me to an allergy doctor. I'd been avoiding them for decades because I had a horrible reaction to an allergy shot many moons ago. I ended up in the hospital, looking like Frankenstein. So much for priming the system to accept allergens. I never went back.
All my life, my nose has been a useless ornament on my face. It was good to hang glasses on, mind you. But after I started wearing contacts, even that benefit was gone. (Full disclosure: after I stopped smoking I did occasionally sniff through it to see what things smelled like. But only a trickle of air came in.) So I tossed my nose aside for all time and breathed through my mouth. It worked well, so I really didn't care.
But this new allergy doctor did the unexpected. She gave me a steroid nasal spray that brought my nose back to functionality. You can breathe through them! Who knew? It's kinda fun to feel all that air whooshing directly into your head.
I keep being surprised by its functionality. Last night I had the shock of my life when, as I lay in bed trying to go to sleep, I noticed that my mouth was closed. It seems you can actually breathe through noses when you're sleeping! I can't get over it. This is totally cool.
So it seems that noses are useful after all. Now I have to work on my lungs. I used a HEPA filter air purifier in the bedroom last night and lo and behold, I didn't cough and wheeze all night. Again, who knew this was possible?
I'm now looking for other body parts that may be functional, though unused. I figure my survey will be complete in a week or two. I'll get back to you at that time.
But seriously, noses are useful! I still can't get over it. Today I'm going to look for new things to do with my nose. Hmmmmmm.
Recently, my breathing problems led me to an allergy doctor. I'd been avoiding them for decades because I had a horrible reaction to an allergy shot many moons ago. I ended up in the hospital, looking like Frankenstein. So much for priming the system to accept allergens. I never went back.
All my life, my nose has been a useless ornament on my face. It was good to hang glasses on, mind you. But after I started wearing contacts, even that benefit was gone. (Full disclosure: after I stopped smoking I did occasionally sniff through it to see what things smelled like. But only a trickle of air came in.) So I tossed my nose aside for all time and breathed through my mouth. It worked well, so I really didn't care.
But this new allergy doctor did the unexpected. She gave me a steroid nasal spray that brought my nose back to functionality. You can breathe through them! Who knew? It's kinda fun to feel all that air whooshing directly into your head.
I keep being surprised by its functionality. Last night I had the shock of my life when, as I lay in bed trying to go to sleep, I noticed that my mouth was closed. It seems you can actually breathe through noses when you're sleeping! I can't get over it. This is totally cool.
So it seems that noses are useful after all. Now I have to work on my lungs. I used a HEPA filter air purifier in the bedroom last night and lo and behold, I didn't cough and wheeze all night. Again, who knew this was possible?
I'm now looking for other body parts that may be functional, though unused. I figure my survey will be complete in a week or two. I'll get back to you at that time.
But seriously, noses are useful! I still can't get over it. Today I'm going to look for new things to do with my nose. Hmmmmmm.
