Why Is Nose Breathing Important?
Nose breathing is very important for health and for maintaining lower levels of stress. Breathing through the mouth on the other hand, according some sources, can be the cause of and worsen medical problems like heart disease and blood pressure. Breathing through the nose helps the body to extract more oxygen from the air breathed in. This is due to the fact that the nasal passages are smaller than the mouth so air is released more slowly. This then allows the body more time to take out more oxygen. According to Cottle (1972) and Rohrer (1915), it has been shown that nasal breathing increases the resistance to the air entering the body by 50% over that of mouth breathing. What this means is that there is a 10-20% increase on the oxygen being absorbed into the bloodstream. Please watch this video to learn a nose breathing exercise.
Related Questions
- I have trouble breathing through my nose and have terrible sinus problems (or other breathing problems). Will my insurance policy pay for rhinoplasty?
- Can a single rhinoplasty procedure correct my breathing problems and leave me with a better looking nose, too?
- Can the breathing through the nose be made worse by having cosmetic surgery performed?
