Get Up And Do Something: Breathe easier all season

Get Up And Do Something Get up and Do Something is a program of the Delaware Coalition to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Nutrition. Your source for optimal health.

Breathe easier all season Feb 21st 2013, 11:56 From a stuffy head to that whistling in your nostrils, breathing's no breeze this time of year. "When your nose is exposed to cold, it runs," period, explains Dr. Michael Benninger, chair of the Head and Neck Institute at the Cleveland Clinic. That's because our nasal passages are designed to warm and humidify air before it gets to the lungs. In colder temperatures, the nose overcompensates by producing extra mucus. It can thicken when exposed to the dry air outside and irritate your throat or your sinuses, those hollow cavities behind your nose and forehead.

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