Sunday, December 13, 2009

How Does My Illness Affect My Ability to Take in Oxygen?

By Christian Goodman

All these illness will not allow the body to take in oxygen properly. I think it's again time to write about the side effects caused by illness such as cold, influenza and sinus infection.

How many of you become "mouth breathers" due to the fact that your nasal passages are blocked? Many don't always realize there are problems because of the way we adapt to this.

If we couldn't able to breathe through nose, then we are trying to breath through mouth. In this method the oxygen will be delivered but this is not the proper method.

Each nostril has five cranial nerves delivering signals from different parts of the brain, which the mouth does not. They are responsible for warming, filtering, moisturizing, dehumidifying, air and also for smelling.

When we use our nose to breath the air coming in and going out will be in much slower manner and this helps the lungs to capture the needed oxygen and deliver it to the blood. And blood delivers the oxygen to teh organs and other tissues. The lungs taken in oxygen in both inhale and exhale and the nostrils are much smaller than the mouth.

When we use our mouth to breath carbon dioxide is quickly lost and that results in very less absorption of oxygen. The proper balance between carbon dioxide and oxygen can maintained only by breathing through nose.

When we use mouth breathing it will bring in much more serious health risks like asthma, snoring and sleep apnea. All this can lead to hypertension. When we use mouth to breath for a longer period it will result in bad breath.

Other people who are affected by chronic illness their nasal passages will change their breathing method and they will get used to mouth breathing. There are people who suffer from deviated spectrum or chronic sinus conditions and that will always force them to breath through mouth.

Many don't realize that even when awake, they aren't properly taking in oxygen, let alone when they sleep. Most people, unless told by their sleeping partner, aren't even aware that they snore or stop breathing during sleep (sleep apnea).

All the medications that we take for short term illness to cure that problem do have potential and serious side effects. It is correct with people who take medicines for heart conditions such as hypertension.

If you have been told that you snore or have mild sleep apnea, I highly encourage you to try my Stop Snoring program. The all natural breathing exercises are effective - especially for those who have developed bad breathing habits due to recurring sinus infections, etc.

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