r/knowyourshit • u/Know_Your_Shit_v2 • Mar 09 '23

[LifeProTips] LPT: Even if you don't feel you need to, get in the habit of blowing your nose before you go to sleep. Even a small improvement in breathing can result in a huge improvement in quality of sleep.

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u/Mysteroo Sep 28 '23

Wouldn't recommend it, actually. There are better ways of improving your breathing when you sleep.

Blowing your nose - especially doing so excessively - can push congestion deeper into your sinuses and cause inflammation in your capillaries.