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How Does My Illness Affect My Ability to Take in Oxygen?

Written by Christian Goodman Saturday, 12 December 2009 08:58

I think it's again time to write about the side effects caused by illness such as cold, influenza and sinus infection. All these illness will not allow the body to take in oxygen properly.

I think it's again time to write about the side effects caused by illness such as cold, influenza and sinus infection. All these illness will not allow the body to take in oxygen properly.

Let me know how many of you breath through your mouth just because your nasal passages are blocked? Most people do not understand that these problems are just because of the way we adapt to it.

If we can't breathe in normally through the nose, we compensate by breathing in and out through the mouth. Yes, oxygen is still being delivered but not in the proper way.

The are five cranial nerves that deliver signals from different parts of brain in nose. These nerves are responsible for warming filtering, moisturizing, dehumidifying, air and also for smelling. But this is not present in the mouth.

When we use our nose to breath the air coming in and going out will be in much slower manner and this helps the lungs to capture the needed oxygen and deliver it to the blood. And blood delivers the oxygen to teh organs and other tissues. The lungs taken in oxygen in both inhale and exhale and the nostrils are much smaller than the mouth.

Breathing in and out through the nose also maintains proper balance between carbon dioxide and oxygen. When mouth breathing, carbon dioxide is lost to quickly, resulting in poor oxygen absorption.

When we use mouth breathing it will bring in much more serious health risks like asthma, snoring and sleep apnea. All this can lead to hypertension. When we use mouth to breath for a longer period it will result in bad breath.

Other people who are affected by chronic illness their nasal passages will change their breathing method and they will get used to mouth breathing. There are people who suffer from deviated spectrum or chronic sinus conditions and that will always force them to breath through mouth.

Many don't realize that even when awake, they aren't properly taking in oxygen, let alone when they sleep. Most people, unless told by their sleeping partner, aren't even aware that they snore or stop breathing during sleep (sleep apnea).

It is correct with people who take medicines for heart conditions such as hypertension. All the medications that we take for short term illness to cure that problem do have potential and serious side effects.

If you have been told that you snore or have mild sleep apnea, I highly encourage you to try my Stop Snoring program. The all natural breathing exercises are effective - especially for those who have developed bad breathing habits due to recurring sinus infections, etc.

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