Problem with breathing

[Dark_Persona]

For over 5 years I have difficulty breathing through my nose. Appearently it is slightly crooked inside and blocks breathing 90%.

Couple years back I had a surgery which improved it only by 10-20%. Baiscaly a failed surgery.

I hear it is much more beneficial to breath through nose than mouth wehn lifting and when doing cardio.

So is breathing through my mouth during exercises OK? I am trying nasal sprays, nose strips etc but am not going do a surgery again because recovery was hell.

PS. This health issue has caused me an anxiety disorder.

[melon]

It's perfectly normal to breath through your mouth when exercising. I think you'd be hard pushed to find someone who exclusive breathes through their nose when doing cardio. During exercise you breath faster and deeper and the mouth is a bigger inlet for the air, so you breath through it.

It is beneficial however to breath through your nose for the rest of the time, but this isn't an enormous deal.

[wolfbaden6]

OP do you have a deviated septum?


Also, breathing through the nose is better at warming, cleaning, and moistening the air entering your body, but there's nothing wrong with inhaling via the mouth.

[gethuger]

sounds like you dont have much of a choice. but if all you really need is others' approval to ease your anxiety then yes its ok to breath through your mouth. everyone has their own set of problems and hurdles. if that is the most of your worries then your much better off then most of the people on this particular part of the forum.
so in conclusion...yur all good bro. if you cant breath through your nose...breath through your mouth. its not a problem that will keep you from achieving any of your fitness goals.

[Dark_Persona]

OP do you have a deviated septum?


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yes