Talk:Nostril
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NOSTRIL ACTION
1. action performed by the nostrils.
2. Gratuitous sexual activity involving nostrils.
3. (Budapest slang) A breath like sensation created when two trains come in on opposite platforms of the Metro station simultaneously. "I was standing on the platform of Lehel tér and the nostril action blew my ticket away!"
4. (Acronym) Avoiding the landlord. "Do pop round but Not On Saturday The Rent Is Late."
5. Nose thrill action (Dublin). "Be jayzus, did you see dat woman at the bos stop, got some tremendous Nos Tril [Nose Thrill] action off her man."
Why is it natural for the nostrils to switch every 4 hours? 70.111.251.203 13:14, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
- I got to this page after seeing on a forum that it switches every 20 minutes. I see no reason, it sounds like an urban myth to me. ZoFreX 20:49, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- There's some good information on Pubmed when you search for nostril alternate. Here are some article titles that maybe could be used for this article. I didn't go through them all.
- Influence of alternate nostril breathing on cardiorespiratory and autonomic functions in healthy young adults.
- The effect of the nasal cycle on mucociliary clearance.
- Yoga breathing through a particular nostril increases spatial memory scores without lateralized effects.
- EEG changes during forced alternate nostril breathing.
- Breathing through a particular nostril can alter metabolism and autonomic activities.
- -Barry- 01:30, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
I'm not sure exactly what's being said here but I know it's incorrect to say that people -usually- only breathe through one nostril at a time. When they aren't congested (which admittedly isn't often) I always breathe through both at once..
- Then you are quite especial. It is indeed true, that people usually breath only through one nostril at a time, even if they're both totally free and uncongested — as for me, I'm currently left-breathing. Ask me again in half an hour or so. ;) — N-true 00:15, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
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- Testing with the use of a small piece of tissue paper held in tweezers and a mirror shows that my nostils are both moving air when I breathe. Though one does seem to have a slightly stronger flow than the other. I am not suffering from any cold or other respitory condition. So, I think the one-at-a-time claim is false. Obviously a larger sample would be needed for confirmation. I suggest we get the mythbusters :) - Anon one-time contributer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.101.122.85 (talk) 15:10, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
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