it's a turbinate removal side effect. i had it for months on one side where my canadian doctor went ahead and did unauthorized procedures because our system pays out in an itemized way. it was like the fucker had a checklist. don't consent to having all of your turbinates removed on both sides and most people end up ok after awhile. when you have it you don't feel like air is moving. you can hold your other nostril closed and inhale and nothing. you become aware of it most of the time you're awake and if it happens to both sides, or you close the good side's nostril, you have to mentally tell yourself that you're breathing or switch to your mouth. if i had the syndrome full time, i'd tape my nose shut till i learned to mouth breathe 24/7 on autopilot. mouth breathing is easy anyway if your sinuses are fucked up enough to need turbinectomies, you're probably doing it already.
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