How to clear a stuffy nose in under a minute!

Hahahaha I had a stuffed nose and was just browsing reddit and I see this and I jumped up and click on it as fast as I could. Thanks btw, it worked

I definitely felt my nasal passages dilate (or whatever) too! That was cool. Thanks.

HOW did this just work!?

What the hell?
I paid money for sinus medicines all these years for what?

Legit!!! As an allergy sufferer, this is priceless. THANKS!

I'VE RESEARCHED AND PONDERED THIS A BIT.

My recollection is hazy, but my understanding is that the lack of O2 or the increasing amount of CO2 in the bloodstream or the panic of not breathing (or perhaps a combination of these) releases adrenaline. That adrenaline causes the blood vessels in your nasal cavities to constrict, which opens up those airways. The dilated blood vessels during a cold is actually the #1 reason for a stuffy nose, and it is rarely due to mucus physically clogging up the airways.

Alternatives are to hold your breath for an uncomfortably long time. For example, hold your breath until it gets very uncomfortable, AND THEN HOLD IT FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS MORE. Well, that discomfort fucking sucks, so how can we shorten it? Do a physical activity while holding your breath. Walking down the hallway will noticeably shorten the amount of time. Climbing a flight or two of stairs is great. I've found push-ups to be very effective also.

You'll notice the relief to be temporary. Relatively soon after breathing clearly, you will notice the airways close up again. Shallow breathing after the activity is very helpful, however having just conducted a physical activity, you will crave heavier breathing to replenish your O2.

I thought step 4 said 2 mins. I was all...Fucking how r people doing this? Thank you for this. I’m on round 3 of being sick since November and the stuffy nose has been the worst. Can’t sleep... can’t taste. Can now!

Alternative Method:

1) Breathe in deep

2) Let the memories sink in of all the times you weren't sick and took being able to breathe for granted

3) Repeat until no longer sick

Can confirm... My nasal passages now rival jet engines for air flow.

Kept fucking it up by opening my mouth to breath but eventually got it, and it works

Instructions not clear, suffocating, send help.

HOLY SHIT, That actually worked.

Thank you, cause it was bothering me all day.

Also an orgasm will clear it!

HOLY SHIT ACTUALLY WORKS.😱😱😱

Ill try this after a night of blow... wait what

Tried it however I'm not sure if it work because everything went black after the first 2 head tilts and then I woke up in a Venezuelan crack house

This also works to cure hiccups! Except no need to move your head. Just blow out all your air, hold your breath as long as you can then take a deep breath and no more hiccups!

Even better solution, Jack off. Once you orgasm your nose will be clear.

Step 8. Breath ?!

THANK YOU kind stranger! I have been a miserable mouth breather all day.

Careful out there guys I just tried this and I died

Eat some hot peppers.

As a kid I would just fill one nostril with tissue and rely on the least clogged one...now i know how it worked.

This post is definitely save worthy. Thanks for the lifehack!

I’m dizzy but I can breathe better. Life is a ride I tell ya

Reminds me of 4th grade. I was bored as hell and pulling my forehead down across the desk where it was lightly bouncing like a thudthudthudtbud I kept doing this for like 8-9 minutes then out of nowhere my nose ejects all the mucus in my head and covers my desk in slime. It was one of the weirdest things thats ever happened to me

Does this work after doing a lot of coke? Asking for a friend...

PLEASE BE CAREFUL DOING THIS!!! My husband had a seizure trying to do this. He was really stuffed up and we saw this tip like a year ago. His airways never cleared, so when he tried to inhale after letting all his air out, he struggled to get enough air and collapsed.

Have some gold 🥇

WTH that just worked

I almost just passed out trying this but totes worth it for a clean smeller

You don't have to do all that. Just pinch your nose for a minute or so. That's what make the OP's method work.

The decongestant industry HATES him

Just do 5 push-ups and it’ll go away. Temporarily though but doing 5 pushups every 30 minutes isn’t bad.

Awesome, now I can finish this mountain of cocaine!

Don't even need to rock your head or anything. It's basically a survival trick your body does. If you aren't breathing and carbon dioxide is building up in your system your body opens up the nasal passages to allow more air in.

I always wondered what would happen if someone taped your mouth shut and you had a stuffy nose, turns out, your body would un stuff it for you

you can also try masturbating, works like a charm for me :)

Does step 1 with a smoke.

dies

Worked until I snorted again.

I tried this after sniffing an 8-ball and it didn't work ?

Orgasms clear your sinuses too

instructions unclear, dick stuck in nose

The hero we all need but don't deserve

How long does it last?

Get a Navage - it works.

/Do a search, though. I saw and a new one for $80 and a refurb for $50 (I don't know if this is the kind of thing you want refurbed, though. I'm reminded of that video of an old guy selling a nose hair clipper on eBay)

You know what else works? Drink a half gallon of water. I know it seems like alot but it fixes me up every time.

Thanks

r/blackmagicfuckery

Ahhhhhh, the ole trick your mind into thinking you need air now and that your airways are on final alert.

Another little hack I found is if your nose won't stop running but you can still breathe, tilt your head back as far as you can and give it a good snort, clears right up (just be careful not to choke on it as it stops at the back of your throat)

Will this work with my horrible nasal spray addiction too?

I thought for sure this was going to have something to do with an aquarium pump...

https://xkcd.com/1157

or you can just blow realy hard and either shoot out snot and a bit of blood or pass out

this is another one of those lifehacks like that one for tinnitus lol

I need something like this for my ears. Anybody?

Gee, thanks for letting me know this a week after I just naturally got my nose and ears unclogged after a cold... smh

Step 2 confuses me. How do you exhale all your air and hold your breath? Surely you mean "then" hold your breath.

I need something like this to unblock ears!

Forth

When reddit is more reliable than WebMD...

Now tell me how to get a stuffy nose so I can try it.

Didn't work at all :(

Tried it three times and I'm still stuffy

I mean, i get what this is supposed to do, creating a vacuum to suck the snot from the sinuses and whatnot.

But I'm pretty sure it has as much chance to clog them even more as blowing your nose has. So be careful with it.

Best 9 seconds of relief in months.

r/cocaine would appreciate this.

Man I can never tell if these things are real or if I'm gonna die lol

Hasnt worked. Do i breathe in throw my nose deeply and exhale through my nose. Wth does the rocking head back forth do i just feel my ears pop. I think its been patch tbh

/u/simple_faulty_logic a solution for your stuffy nose :p

Does this work for coke nose? I need to know for a friend...

Have a cold, kind of made one of my nasal passages clearer for a brief while. I'll stick to the decongestant spray though.

Didn't work for me but I'll try it again later.

Thank you!!! I needed that!

OH MY GOD. It worked for me. Im sock right now and it worked.

I have The Worst Cold in the World. Can’t wait to try!!

How in the world did that work?!

Ive been sick for 5 days and clogged nose came with it, haven't really tasted anything either since. This just saved me. I love reddit

oh my god what the heck it worked

Will this work for a long time or just like a few mins?

It worked! Thank you very much from an allergy sufferer. I have been struggling with this for years! :D

That worked! For 4 seconds.

Or just cover your nose for a couple minutes, warm air does that for me

I learned about this about a year ago on bulletproof radio and it has changed my life

I like to eat a spoonful of horseradish.

I don’t have a stuffed nose but I did it anyway. It resulted in a sneeze. I guess that’s one way of clearing your nose too

I have a cold and the left side of my nasal cavity keeps closing up. I tried it and it worked! Thank you!

My friend taught me this a year or so ago! Was amazed to say the least.

Was taught for all the wrong reasons though lol

Another thing that works is lightly knocking on the spot between your eyebrows. It hurts the littlest bit but it works really quick

Step 8: Blow your nose, if able.

Oooh

You know, a .gif or video sure would help demonstrate this

Didn’t work. Guess my brain doesn’t really care how much oxygen I’m getting

Huh, it really works. Kudos to you OP.

"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW" -Owen Wilson

I just go for a jog. No matter how sick i am they open and i dry out like i mainlined gaufisen.

Holy. Shit.

How long does it last before your nose fills back up?

i was sick all last week and am finally better

why did you wait so long to post this D:

Totally worked.

nearly blacked out but it worked

This is how I clear after a wee bit of coke.

I love you

I want to try this, but my nose isn't stuffy. Damn!

Sometimes i tape my mouth shut. Act like im going to die for a min. Works like a charm.

Here is another neat way to do it. Eat something spicy enough to make your nose run. Then blow your nose. It works everytiem.

Works for hiccups

Holy shit, it really works 👍🏾👍🏾

This will be useful if I can remember it.

Saved for later! Thank you

Omg thank you i always get colds so this will be super helpful.

Between this and the hiccup truck my life has changed!

WTF

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What the actual fuck that’s awesome

Does anyone know how to do this with the back of your throat?

Enjoy your gold! Happy to support good people like you :)

This needs to be in r/blackmagicfuckery

Yup...crazy...new trick

This is actually my fool-proof method for getting rid of hiccups (besides the rocking back and forth). If you can go long enough after needing a breath (you basically need to feel like you're going to die) they'll be defeated.

Interesting that it works on stuffy noses too though..

In

Or eat a slice of a jalapeno...

I don't have stuffed nose at the moment. Can someone test it and tell me how long does the effect last?

you just changed my life son, like, for real.

I'll just use the nasal spray in the pharmacy aisle, thanks.

well my sinuses are currently 85% occupied by polip growth. Im getting surgery soon. Why wont this work. I could save so much money :(

I learned this trick a few years ago, and while it does open my nasal passages, they immediately close up again. It's only good for a few seconds of relief, which isn't worth the discomfort of depriving myself of oxygen.

Imma save this post. Thanks!

Push on the top of your nose bridge 10 times, while pushing your flattened tongue to your upper palate 10 times in unison.

Absolutely works every time.

Literally giving you gold right now just cause I’m sick like every 3 days and is miserable so I’m sick right now and I saw this and was like no way that’ll work, sure as shit I’m laying on my back and I can breathe fine now I’m so happy man thanks

Son of bitch it worked... I did it as a lark, but you win..it worked, i can breath again for the first real time since i got sick.

Put finger against side of one nostril, expel air quickly through remaining open nostril. Alternate nostrils if required.

damn this is crazy

I do a similar trick to get rid of my hiccups and it works I shit you not. You breathe out completely then hold your breath with your nose plugged until you need a breath, then swallow your spit, then instead of taking a breath in you exhale whatever gas is left in your lungs till you cannot exhale any more and repeate. Just keep repeating u til you cant exhale out any more after the swallows, or if you think you're going to pass out if you keep doing it. It sounds crazy but it fucking works. I hope I explained it okay.

Following

or alternate pressing the top of the roof of your mouth with your tongue and pressing right above the nose between the eyebrows.

Cook, ir worked for me but Just for a moment, I have sinusitis 😩

u/microwavedcashew

Damn I wish I had a stuffy nose to check if it works.

I need to get sick.

This works for me:
1) Pinch your nose
2) Blow hard (while keeping your mouth shut) but not too hard or you blow your eyes out

Dang it! Just got over a cold. Not sure if it's worth getting another one to try this out.

Sinus infection, no joy

Seriously, thank you. I've been struggling for a few weeks here because of the cold weather. I'm clearing up as I type this.

Coke heads around the world will greatly appreciate your service

My god..how..this is brilliant.

I suffer from chronic sinusitis and my nose keeps getting blocked.

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This will change my life. Will try. Thanks.

Holy fucking shit - I'm on a business trip in GA, and every time I come here I get sick. I did every prep I could to avoid it, but a days away from heading homeand I've got a stuffy nose.

Laying in my hotel room nursing a bottle of vodka, I came across this thread. Figured fuckit, I'm not doing anything else.

THANK YOU. I cracked the vodka because I was pissed that I still got sick despite doing everything right, and now I can breathe for a bit. I hate nasal sprays but they work, so now I don't need to use mine tomorrow. Though the customer may give me a weird look.

This also works to get rid of hiccups FYI

OMG THANK YOU! IT WORKED!

This technique saved me from one hell of a bad night. I had a stuffy nose so bad I genuinely could not breathe through either nostril. Guess what happens then? You can't swallow. I was drooling and gagging and starting to worry I might throw up. Googled what to do, tried this, and was so relieved when it worked. Yeah, you get stuffy agin in like 10 minutes, but the relief was so worth it.

Are you breathing in through your knows and exhaling through your mouth?

Oh. My. Goodness. Gracious. WHY DOES THAT WORK????????

Didn’t work

.

Thank you OP, it worked for me!

How do you do step 2?

I have a deviated septum I know it never seems clear f my life

I wish I had a stuffy nose now.

I can never breath at night. I'm breathing now. Thank you so much op. Thank you, thank you.

Neti pot

Holy shit this worked so well!

Take my upvote. This is cool.

Making yourself sneeze has the same effect. It's a bit messier though.

As 2x1 Z

Why exactly does Indian food always seem to work as well?

I normally just kill it with hot sauce

Nice

MY HERO!

so I do this

I can breathe

Then 5seconds later I can't breathe again. If this really was my only option of breathing (idk mouth underwater), this would be fucking miserable.

Or snort wasabi

Coming from someone suffering from the cedar pollen in San Antonio, thank you so much Omg.

This is lowkey life changing

Coke usually did the trick for me.

Thank you for your strange discovery stranger. Incredibly helpful. How could I have missed it all this time? It was right there in front of my face all along.

Wtf kind of dark magic did you just get me into

Like in Patrick McKeown’s TED Talk and book, The Oxygen Advantage. Buteyko breathing techniques are great for asthma sufferers; recommend looking him up!

Edit: https://youtu.be/mBqGS-vEIs0

I have kind of a similar trick for hiccups. If you are eating something spicy and you suddenly get hiccups. Try to lean back a bit, hold your breath after breathing in and put your hand on your heart and slightly press. Do that for about 5 sec and its usually gone. Not guaranteed but might work.

Will try that out

I love how full of energy these comments are, everyone coming down from their little adrenaline rushes lol.

Do you really need to rock the head. What does that mean. English is not my first language.

Step 1- buy afrin

Step 2 - spray it into your nose

Lasts for hours, shits cash.

Perfect timing. Worked for me

!RemindMe when I get stuffed up.

Oh hell yeah, thank you!

I love this trick. I learned it from this video, which goes into more depth. This is discussed thoroughly by Patrick MeKeon in his book "The Oxygen Advantage" as well as the video I linked.

Ok anyone have a hack for getting rid of this phlegm in my throat. Shits been here forever and I only get relief from a neti pot that lasts 10 seconds.

Or just get hooked on afrin for life like a normal person.

No way, awesome

Op wtf how did you learn this, I love you so much. I’ve been sick for over a week with a constant stuffy nose

Step 2: Slowly exhale all of your air and hold your breath until you are on empty.

Brain.exe crashed .

Just found out after exhaling, I can only hold my breath for like 5 seconds...damn. I really need to stop smoking.

No idea but didn't work for me. Although I felt it clear up a bit for some reason. My nose is pretty congested.

*forth

Had my nose block and saw this post, thank you stranger.

Ty

I mean...Oxymetazoline HCl works just as well. And for a long time, no less.

I highly recommend it for really congestive colds.

Oh my god! What! I almost want to fall on my knees and thank you!

Geezus I nearly fainted.. works though!

Wear a warm hat or a hoodie cinched up. The reason your sinuses are full of blood is to raise sinus temperature, which helps to kill the infection. If you wear a warm hat, it will raise the temperature of your head so that your brain doesn't need to have your sinuses congested to achieve the higher temperature, so your congestion will diminish enough to breathe through your nose.

Thanks for this!!

You don't need to look up and down, just hold your breath for as long as you possibly can

I have allergies so I really needed this.

I sneezed after I tried this. Nostrils clear. Will update soon.

Holy shit

This is AMAZING

TISSUE COMPANIES HATE HIM!!!

I just run up and down the stairs a couple of times. Works every time

Or you could just blow your nose

What am I doing wrong! It's not working for me.

Nice!

Holding your breath while doing as many pushups as you can stand always worked for me...something about all the blood rushing to your face loosens the blockage

You are my saviour

If you’re sick often....take some vitamin D people!!!! 5000 units a day keeps away sickness and the winter blues. Sounds too simple but it works.

Holy shit. How, why? Thank you.

Heating the airways is the concept I think and doing some activities will help decongest without note.

Neat

Could've done with this a week ago. Looking forward to my next cold so i can try it out

I didn't understand it :(

Yes, I’ve had the original bookmarked on my computer for months, so helpful

I love you

Man, I could've used this lastnight...

I'm always empty

Holy shit. I forgot how good breathing felt. True life hack

I heard masturbating works

Wow!

What in tarnation? This really is a useful LPT!

100% trying this... I hate being stuffy.

My usual plan of action was max strength musinex and as much water as I can physically stomach. Then proceed to blow my nose until I faint.

Step 4 is entirely unnecessary. This technique is intended to lower the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream, which thins the blood and reduces swelling in the nasal passages. Nodding your head back and forth is entirely placebo.

Neat but already read it thanks to jaiden

Guess my sinusitis is cured

Masturbate...only works for men though....sorry ladies

yeet

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Thanks for this!

His airways were so narrow, by the time he tried to breathe in with his nose first, he was struggling. He started to seize, including his mouth clenching shut :/

Wim Hof

This is called Buteyka technique developed in 1950s by Ukranian doctor.

What the fuck this works so well

This is called the Buteyko method. It is mainly used as a complimentary treatment for asthma and other respiratory conditions.

Bless you

Bookmarking

Norepinephrine and Adrenaline, works great as well if you have to stay awake when you keep dozing off, only a temporary fix, blood vessels tightning, another post below also correct, simple biology.

Nice.

Isn't out brain clever enough to think of this by itself ?

For as long as I can remember, one of my nostrils are plugged at all times. the nostril that's plugged will switch sides throughout the day.

I did this trick and it helped clear my nose completely, but didn't clear up the currently plugged nostril at all.

Any reason why I've had this issue for many years? It's not like it's gunked up. It just feels like the walls of my nostril close in.

I hear of this a few years ago and it works but it seemed like the more I tried it the less it worked.

Now this! Is a life hack.

RemindMe! 160 days

RemindMe! 160 days

This was a savior. I’m currently in bed so sick and I could not breathe out of my nose at all. This did the trick.

That did not work. Noooo

Ten push ups.

Didn't work for me and now I'm light headed as fuck.

Worked so good that I gave myself a bloody nose.

Do you breathe through your nose or mouth on the first step and is the third step addressing the first two steps or is it an actual step?

I’ve been waiting the day where I was sick and could try this. And holy crap it really does work!

THANK YOU

holy shit

Had this post saved for when in need. Today was the day and it really worked! Thank you :)

Fucking hell it worked perfectly thanks hahaha

thanks it worked

I know I'm late but thank you, my little brother had this problem pretty much since birth, I helped him with your method. God bless you

Thank you wise reddit friend of mine!

Take a little bit of peppermint oil with a towel paper and put it gently inside your nose and breathe it. Be carefull to not burn your skin. Running nose function is a very important one, without it, external agents would easily penetrate your respiratory system, killing you. You just have to help that function to reduce its discomfort ;)

Ohkay so I like oxygen - My trick is to apply pressure between your eyebrows (I usually use my thumb) while you push your tongue up to the roof of your mouth. Apply a decent amount of pressure to both spots for like 30 seconds, and whoosh - air! :D

That, or I just rub the sides of my throat an inch below my ears for a couple seconds.

Can someone do this in public and tell me if you get any strange looks?

MY NOSE IS FREE

THANK YOU

And then shove it up your butt

I usually just jack off.... seems to work well

Other quick ways include any sort of vigorous exercise. Do some jumping jacks. Masturbate. Whatever you're feeling more inclined to do. Either way, it will clear you right up.

I’m addicted to neosynephrine, don’t ever tell me how to clear my nose again. You don’t know the struggle.

Step 1: Cocaine

This dude's technique is also pretty legit.

Step 1: Breathe in deeply and out again through your nostrils. After Step 5 a lot of people gasp for air by breathing in through their mouth. So Step 6 should be once you absolutely need to breathe, take a deep breath in again through through your nose and out again. Then step 7, profit.

Or, blow your nose

Or just breath through your nose.

I held my breath too long and passed out. Thanks a lot, jerk!