the cold is officially here in the uk! π₯Ά literally froze into ice this morning π so, here’s a cold fact!
#tdil the reason why your nose runs when you’re out in the cold βοΈ
if you live in the uk, you’ve probably noticed this recently thanks to the mental cold weather that we’ve been enjoying ππ» it’s highly annoying π
but, as your nose begins to run and you have to sniff horrendously, have you ever just thought to yourself – “nose, why you do dis?!” ππ»
well, it turns out that the reason is to do with one of your nose’s key functions – conditioning the air that you breathe in π.
you see, your lungs quite like air that is warm and humid … freezing cold air is neither of these things π in order to fix this issue, it must add some moisture π§.
however, freezing cold air is usually dry π so your nose has to go into overdrive πͺπ» to maximise fluid creation … your nose has some reflexes in place that allow it to create mad fluid ππ»
when this overdrive mode is really efficient … it can create loads and loads of fluid – hence the whole runny nose thing π
and there you have it! the reason for the cold weather runny nose is quite simply your nose overachieving, whilst trying to treat your lungs to some nice air ππ»
byeeeee π¬ #tdil
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