Just for perspective: I am a man in my mid-40s and for as long as i can remember i had this question… is it normal that i can shut my nose close just with some muscles?

I always wondered why some people hold their nose shut with their fingers while jumping into a pool or when exposed to some horrible smell… i never had this need. Changing my sons diapers? No problem! Cleaning the latrines while in the army? Just a breeze!

Ehm… yeah… just thought about this…

  • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    Blowing out candles is controlling your nasopharynx which every does so food and liquids don’t go up their nose while swallowing. Most everyone can breathe through their mouth instead of their nose.

    The OP seems to be describing his nasal passage, not his throat. That seems unusual but I’ve never asked people to know.

    • squaresinger@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      At least not in my case. If I blow out a candle, my nose passage closes.

      Maybe try the following:

      • Start with the motion of blowing out a candle.
      • While doing so, close your mouth, so that no air escapes through your mouth or nose, still holding the pressure of blowing.
      • Release your nose and feel the air popping out right at your nose.

      It’s not the bottom end of the nose, but the top end of it. It’s certainly not the laryinx, at least not for me.