LPT: If you want your non-dominant nostril be dominant instantly, lie down and face the direction in which your dominant nostril is currently active. If it’s the left nostril, face left, if it’s right nostril, face right. Notice after a few seconds, your other nostril is starting to be dominant.

Submitted by Pr0tanoia t3_zuzs3n in LifeProTips

You guys probably already know about the nasal cycle where our nostrils alternates in being dominant in breathing. This tip is easier in blowing your stuffy nose. Blow your nose with your dominant nostril, do the tip, and blow the other nostril.

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treknaut t1_j1mbdc5 wrote

Never in my life have I contemplated "dominant nostril"...

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tigger4647 t1_j1mcj0p wrote

Mine fight each other for dominance like pitbulls

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Dangerous-Bus-2981 t1_j1mfj2v wrote

Unless you have a deviated septum lol

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TheVudoThatIdo t1_j1ngvp1 wrote

Oh yea I just had surgery to fix my severely deviated septum. I had no idea that I could breath out if of my left nostril and now it freaks me out lol.

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cordazor t1_j1mtgro wrote

Really nice LPT if it works. Since three days I actually need this ability. Going to train that

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AKAthatguyknows t1_j1mv3zm wrote

If I lie down and turn my head to the side it is the top nostril that opens up. So face left and right nostril is the good boy, and vice versa.

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Comfort_Lettuce t1_j1nvram wrote

What the heck is a dominate nostril? My nose sorts out the breathing itself.

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mrspascal t1_j1p7xyu wrote

My nostrils are about 1/3 the diameter of the average person, meaning I get roughly 1/9 the air volume. This is my life every night when trying to get to sleep.

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