Mouth Taping & Nasal Strips: More Oxygen Through Nasal Breathing | Biohack

00:00:00: If you breathe more through your nose than your mouth, the amount of nitric oxide in the air you breath actually more then doubles.

00:00:07: Because if you have sleep apnea that you don't know about and want to catch a breath at night because otherwise it will stop breathing... ...then of course if your mouth is completely taped up.. ..that's not so smart right?

00:00:19: Either way it makes huge difference whether you breathe though or your nose or your mouth.

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00:00:33: number six nasal breathing Mario.

00:00:37: How's your nasal breathing?

00:00:39: Yeah, nasal breathing That's it kind of become our favorite topic.

00:00:43: with how many episodes we've mentioned that in by now Nasal breathing is actually much healthier than mouth breathing.

00:00:50: I Actually always try to breathe through my nose as much as possible Even when just going for a very light run for example get too out of breath.

00:01:02: And other than that, it's always an issue at night off course where you obviously can't always control it so easily.

00:01:10: let say if you don't film yourself or if you Don't have someone who says okay no You actually breathe through your mouth quite a bit at night.

00:01:18: That's definitely something I try to pay close attention To.

00:01:23: how do you Do It?

00:01:24: Yeah i Actually Try to do that Too and I actually had A face Where it Had gotten Significantly Worse for me when I had gotten an Invisalign in between, but that was only after... So i think it's over twenty.

00:01:37: I'm not quite sure right now.

00:01:38: It also my tooth position got significantly worse After My Wisdom Teeth Surgery Which I Think Was When I Was Twenty And A Lot Of Things Shifted Again and My Bite Changed Too.

00:01:49: Then After That I Got These Braces This Invisuline To Optimise The Bit Again And After That My Nasal Breathing Actually Got Worse too For a While Because My Draw Was Obviously so.

00:01:59: so a lot of factors can play into that.

00:02:02: Either way, it actually makes a huge difference whether you breathe through your nose or mouth and there's pretty simple reason for this namely nitric oxide is produced in the nose when you breathed through it.

00:02:16: That's an exciting substance because it leads to better oxygen saturation.

00:02:25: And actually if you breathe more through your nose than your mouth, the amount of nitric oxide in the air that you breathed actually more then doubles.

00:02:32: So really a very significant difference.

00:02:36: and now you could also imagine it's bad to only breathe though your mouth so this leads to oxygen saturation possibly getting worse even when drawing same amounts into the body.

00:02:50: That is not just mechanistic very well researched by now.

00:02:55: And a topic that is far too little on people's radar, in my view because there are an unbelievable number of people who have these mild nasal problems.

00:03:04: maybe they had braces to or something else right?

00:03:06: Maybe they've allergies.

00:03:09: There could be many reasons slightly deviated septum and then the problem isn't addressed at all for long time Because you think oh it's not that bad Then you snore at night Right may your partner notices Or you ate something.

00:03:22: You didn't tolerate.

00:03:23: well so there are many reasons for it, but its kind of yeah not really dealt with.

00:03:30: I think a super exciting fact just anatomically speaking is that many people believe That the nose is hollow inside right and thats Not The case.

00:03:41: But the nose has turbinates two, three different turbinates which are bony projections that sometimes reach all the way to the nasal septum and they're of course covered with mucous membrane.

00:03:52: Now if you have an allergy or let's say a cold too then this nasal mucosa is slightly swollen airless spaces or these small spaces that aren't airless, but are filled with air.

00:04:13: They then get blocked by this swollen nasal mucosa and you can hardly get any air through your nose.

00:04:20: You then breathe through your mouth all night maybe have a dry mouth in the morning And That's why it's definitely justified when people say especially during these cold seasons or allergy seasons to use nasal sprays that have a decongestant effect, so to speak.

00:04:37: And I don't mean the ones with... That make you kind of dependent because you have an active de-congestant ingredient?

00:04:43: That can certainly be very relevant in the acute phase!

00:04:46: You just have to be prepared for the fact it might not be easy get off them afterwards simply because the nasal mucosa also gets used.

00:04:55: this active ingredients more like saline sprays sea salt spray which help with de congestion or moisturizing.

00:05:04: And yeah, only when you breathe through your nose is this NO released because in the end it ensures that the blood vessels dilate and especially in the lungs.

00:05:14: These blood vessels get better blood flow more oxygen can be exchanged and through that The oxygen saturation can then be increased.

00:05:22: a super exciting fun fact Is also that?

00:05:25: This works very well Through humming.

00:05:28: so if you inhale an instead of exhaling normally exhale humming through your nose, then this nitric oxide production increases fifteenfold.

00:05:38: Now that was one study and you can certainly argue about whether it's ten-fold or fifteen fold or maybe only threefold.

00:05:46: the fact is there is definitely this increase when you exhale humming so you don't have to disturb other people in.

00:05:54: But you can also do it for yourself when you have a quiet minute to try, uh... To just integrate that into your everyday life.

00:06:02: You can always benefit from the fact that oxygen saturation or supply of Oxygen in the body improves and make a simple contribution.

00:06:16: It doesn't cost anything either.

00:06:18: The thing is there are very different reasons why the nose does not work.

00:06:24: it may be should.

00:06:25: there are many chronic reasons.

00:06:27: of course you can't really do that much about those.

00:06:30: At least not much acutely right because maybe partly the nasal septum is crooked, and that's something sometimes needs surgery.

00:06:42: but on the other hand they're a mini everyday reason why might need to open your nose every day reasons why it closes up in first place.

00:06:52: What have you already used for that?

00:06:56: You mean to clear my nose.

00:06:57: Exactly!

00:06:58: I think what you mentioned earlier, like this nasal septum everyone can test it a bit for themselves right.

00:07:03: just hold one nostril closed and see if you get air easier on the left or the right.

00:07:09: i'd say For me It's relatively balanced.

00:07:12: So there is no big difference between Left & Right but otherwise There are Nasal Strips.

00:07:17: of course I use them sometimes in The Evening like overnight, mostly not as a standard thing but just because I think at least get air relatively well.

00:07:29: But whenever i have a bit of a cold for example or when you've had alcohol for example... You shouldn't forget that!

00:07:35: That also makes the nasal mucosa swell up and then you tend to breathe through your mouth rather than your nose.

00:07:41: even then something like that can make sense just to wake up a bit more refreshed in the morning.

00:07:46: Have you ever tried mouth taping?

00:07:49: No,Ive never done.

00:07:51: No, I've never done that.

00:07:52: Why not?

00:07:54: Yeah maybe i should try it sometime... Maybe another step up from this nasal breathing situation but otherwise i have never had it.

00:08:06: like said..i think i get enough air Otherwise.

00:08:09: ive always worked with these nasal strips But classic mouth taping.

00:08:15: there are two different types.

00:08:16: either you tape your mouth completely shut which u should be a bit careful or You buy these strips that only go around the mouth and actually just ensure that the mouth closes a bit better.

00:08:29: Those are theoretically better because if you have sleep apnea, but you don't know about an then want to catch your breath at night?

00:08:36: Because otherwise you'll have a pause in breathing than of course If Your Mouth is completely taped shut.

00:08:41: That's not so smart right?

00:08:43: Yeah exactly definitely Not So Smart.

00:08:45: Then You're Absolutely Right.

00:08:47: I mean There Are Still Some Very Exciting Studies on It But it's still Something.

00:08:51: Yeah, I'd say you do as a last resort and this nasal tape is just so much more practical.

00:08:56: You just stick it on the bridge of your nose?

00:08:57: It's super simple um... And you definitely get a slight opening of the airways!

00:09:02: In most cases that's already enough.

00:09:04: Um..It can be super-practical in everyday life but also very interesting at night especially when you have cold.

00:09:10: What i otherwise do Especially with a cold is use nasal rinses Just to soothe the nose, to sooth mucous membranes.

00:09:18: That actually helps me very well too.

00:09:19: And I really rarely have a clogged nose when i have a cold, that doesn't happen to me because it always rinses right away and then uses these nasal tapes at night so you can find your own way.

00:09:36: if its the case with a crooked nasal septum then that's a case for real ENT doctor to take closer look at it and the reasons.

00:09:48: Otherwise, you can actually work well with these little hacks.

00:09:52: The only important thing is stick them as far forward because nose consists of a bony base and cartilaginous attachment.

00:10:00: If you stick on your bone nothing will happen.

00:10:03: You won't pull the bone outward.

00:10:05: That works only on the bony wings.

00:10:11: So you can also feel where is bone, where is cartilage?

00:10:14: The cartilage is the movable part so that really put it on there.

00:10:17: That's something not particularly expensive.

00:10:21: means try out relatively easily for a few weeks see if get benefit from it or wake up more refreshed and start day better.

00:10:31: in morning maybe only shows-up one wearable metric another may be nothing show at all.

00:10:38: then it's also something you can easily stop doing again.

00:10:41: Like with all Biohacks, always try out and see if works for you And I think that your in a pretty good place.

00:10:48: Very nice closing Mario.

00:10:50: Then of course we have prepared the Spotify poll For You Again.

00:10:53: This time were ofcourse interested In whether you use tools to clear your airways.

00:10:58: Maybe had cold or maybe really have a crooked nasal septum.

00:11:03: What did u used?

00:11:04: Have ever used anything atall?

00:11:06: Feel free to write in the comments as well.

00:11:07: We welcome every question because we have many episodes ahead of us that we want to record and wanna know what we should talk about, And I thank you Mario for this good episode... ...and wish you all a nice day!

00:11:21: That was The Last – The Final Biohack….

00:11:24: …we'd love if you enjoy these kinds of episodes.. ..and do them more often like Little Focus series.

00:11:32: These are obviously much shorter than our usual ones.

00:11:35: I'm definitely excited to hear your feedback.

00:11:37: And Max, i'm sure you are too!

00:11:40: Awesome until next time and

00:11:48: bye!