{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69a9c3997036d73902b7666d/6a372ce24a8189f2c34800db?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 10 | Why You Can't Breathe Through Your Nose (And What to Actually Do About It)","description":"<p>You've been told to breathe through your nose. But what if you genuinely can't? Drs. Campbell and Carson have an answer — and it's not \"try harder.\"</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Dr. Ellie Campbell, DO and Dr. Kathleen Carson, DDS discuss why so many people struggle with nasal breathing and why that struggle is a signal worth listening to, not a character flaw. They break down the three root causes of chronic mouth breathing (inflammation, structure, and function), explain the vicious cycle that makes congestion self-perpetuating, and share a practical roadmap for reclaiming your nose — at any age.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listeners will learn:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why chronic mouth breathing is almost always a compensation, not a bad habit</li><li>How congestion creates a feedback loop that makes nasal breathing progressively harder to restore</li><li>The surprising mold connection behind recurring sinus infections — and what a Mayo Clinic study found inside patients' sinuses</li><li>Why the tissues inside your nose (turbinates) can actually decondition from years of disuse, just like muscles</li><li>Why mouth taping is later in the conversation, not the first step — and what needs to happen first</li><li>Simple starting points: saline rinses, allergy testing, sublingual immunotherapy, nasal strips, and breathing retraining</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://sleepsexandsenility.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://sleepsexandsenility.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Watch on YouTube: <a href=\"https://youtu.be/viBFC6suyZc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/viBFC6suyZc</a></p>","author_name":"Dr Campbell, Dr Carson"}