20211028 : Blocked nose
Before the stroke, I have always been very prone to colds, running nose, nasal blocks, etc. Irrespective of what you would have found in my bag, you would have found a box of Kleenex wipes. If I went somewhere without my bag, you could count on finding a small packet of soft wipes in one of my pockets. There was a box on my desk, in my living room, next to my bed, etc. you get the picture. For 2 years and 8 months, I have known no cold, no running nose, no blocked nose, etc. It's like the nasal cavity, like rest of the body, has forgotten how it was for decades. Every evening, I do some breathing exercises - respirometer, blowing different whistles and blowing the candle out. Blowing the candle is the hardest. Some valve in the upper oral cavity/ nasal cavity needs to close automatically to close the nasal cavity and direct the air through the mouth. This doesn't yet work effectively for me. So, any air I try to blow comes through the nose and the mouth/ lips just make the act