just a curious question

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kennyr121
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just a curious question

Post by kennyr121 » Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:47 am

With all that air pressure coming through my nasal pillow, how come I do not feel the rush of air through my nose, or my throat??
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Re: just a curious question

Post by BullwinkleMoose » Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:32 am

kennyr121 on Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:47 am

With all that air pressure coming through my nasal pillow, how come I do not feel the rush of air through my nose, or my throat??
Well Kenny, if you open your mouth and relax your throat there will be a rush of air. The answer is in your question. It's air pressure that is holding the airway open, not the movement of air.
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Re: just a curious question

Post by JeffL » Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:31 pm

kennyr121 wrote:With all that air pressure coming through my nasal pillow, how come I do not feel the rush of air through my nose, or my throat??
I've wondered the same thing. You really get quite a blast of air coming out the tube when you take it off.

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Re: just a curious question

Post by Coffeelover » Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:06 am

I've wondered the same thing. It is a lot of air going through my nose and down my throat, and thankfully I don't notice it!
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