I did some quick experimentation. I found that if my tongue doesn’t block my mouth I can only breathe through my mouth and if it does I can only breathe through my nose.
I then didn’t block my mouth airway with my tongue and blocked my mouth with my hand. It seems air doesn’t go through my nose in that case unless I breathe in really hard, in which case I hear and feel something opening in the back of my nose. I’m guessing there is another valve in the nose.
If you had allergies growing up you’d already know all of this..
I found that if my tongue doesn’t block my mouth I can only breathe through my mouth and if it does I can only breathe through my nose.
Huh, this isn’t what happens when I try it. If I keep my tongue out or at the base of my mouth, I can still definitely choose whether to make the air go through my nose or mouth. If I try to block my mouth with my tongue, that does obstruct the airflow through my mouth but I can still breathe mostly okay (even if I plug my nose).
I did some quick experimentation. I found that if my tongue doesn’t block my mouth I can only breathe through my mouth and if it does I can only breathe through my nose.
I then didn’t block my mouth airway with my tongue and blocked my mouth with my hand. It seems air doesn’t go through my nose in that case unless I breathe in really hard, in which case I hear and feel something opening in the back of my nose. I’m guessing there is another valve in the nose.
If you had allergies growing up you’d already know all of this..
Huh, this isn’t what happens when I try it. If I keep my tongue out or at the base of my mouth, I can still definitely choose whether to make the air go through my nose or mouth. If I try to block my mouth with my tongue, that does obstruct the airflow through my mouth but I can still breathe mostly okay (even if I plug my nose).