• @Nmill11b
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      10 months ago

      Interestingly this may work, but I’m not sure anyone has studied it (perhaps I will do a lit search).

      There’s erectile tissue in the inferior turbinates that is responsible for the nasal cycle… maybe after an emission it’s more flaccid?

      Sadly I do not suffer from inferior turbinate hypertroohy/ alternating nasal obstruction to test this on myself.

      Edit: This has been studied… I now have one more option in the “medical management” toolbox

      https://doi.org/10.1177/0145561320981441

        • @Nmill11b
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          1010 months ago

          The best shitposts are the ones that turn out to be real/useful.

          • @Broodjefissa
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            210 months ago

            I thought the best shitposts were the friends we made along the way

            • @Nmill11b
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              210 months ago

              Yes, those are the best fo sure

      • @[email protected]
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        310 months ago

        I think it has something to do with needing more oxygen, just like doing push-ups will help and so will running around or even just stopping your breathing for ~30 seconds. Your body will eventually go into a higher alert state.

        It just helps for a short bit though, when you relax your nasal passage does too and blocks all again.

        • @Nmill11b
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          210 months ago

          It would by a sympathetic response from catecholamines – that’s how it constricts; however, I didn’t know that it had been studied and was actually effective in real life until today.