Why Can't I Breathe Out of One Side of My Nose?

Dr. Amber Luong, Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, discusses unilateral nasal obstruction, or difficulty breathing out of one nostril, what might cause it, and how to treat it.
Please remember to consult a physician if you have any questions or concerns.
Learn more about Dr. Luong here: med.uth.edu/orl/faculty/amber...

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  • @michaelperry4398
    @michaelperry43982 ай бұрын

    What about when it only clogges up at night when you go to bed/ laying down?

  • @pattykrajewski6734
    @pattykrajewski67347 ай бұрын

    Thank you you were very knowledgeable and informative.

  • @inkrunner50k
    @inkrunner50k Жыл бұрын

    thank you. great information

  • @patrickmcmurray9446
    @patrickmcmurray94468 күн бұрын

    Quite helpful, thank you Dr. Luong.

  • @nyxfred
    @nyxfred4 ай бұрын

    Just wanna share a thing that helped me (might not help everyone). Had this problem a lot throughout my teen years. But after a few of my friends slept over in my bed they got the same thing and they said they never had it before. So then got to talking and thought it was the mattress but I switched that 2 years prior and my issue still persisted. Then we thought my pillows bc I've had the same pillows for nearly 15 years, nobody ever told me you were meant to switch them. Then bought new pillows and have never had this problem again other than me being sick. I guess its all the times my drool, sweat, coughing and other bodily fluids has come on them that made it not agree with me anymore. BUY NEW PILLOWS ANYWAYS

  • @Nolan364

    @Nolan364

    2 ай бұрын

    pls reply do u buy new pillow cases

  • @nyxfred

    @nyxfred

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Nolan364 I did yes but it wasn't bc of the pillow cases. I'm not sure since I buy new pillow cases 1s a year bc it doesn't feel right after you've washed them a lot. I'd just suggest buying new pillows, if you're thinking of it.

  • @Nolan364

    @Nolan364

    2 ай бұрын

    ok thanks bro mad respectful

  • @ryandupre148
    @ryandupre14825 күн бұрын

    Thanks very informative ❤

  • @juanflores2669
    @juanflores266910 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much

  • @spleeeen4it
    @spleeeen4it5 ай бұрын

    I have had sinus issues for years but lately it seems worse. Every time i lay down at night either my right or left side gets blocked, even though i don't have a cold. Asthma is also an issue as well. I had Covid in September and these issues seem a lot worse since then. I suffer with allergies also so i think its all connected.

  • @RaoSahaabji

    @RaoSahaabji

    4 ай бұрын

    brother go to professional do not go to internet

  • @cuddlycherub4488

    @cuddlycherub4488

    Ай бұрын

    Sea Moss so helpful

  • @jamkpa
    @jamkpa28 күн бұрын

    Well explained.

  • @Isaac862
    @Isaac862 Жыл бұрын

    Good video thank you

  • @lisahuff5874
    @lisahuff5874 Жыл бұрын

    I have had an obstruction that keeps me from breathing out of my left nostril for about 6 to 7 weeks. I can breathe in but not as freely as usual. Sometimes when I lay down on my right side I can breathe out. It has been rough especially since I do have a deviated right septum. I tried Flonase and Coromlyn. No help. Finally got in to see an ENT. After a 5-second examination she said she saw nothing and blamed it on allergies. And I don't suffer from allergies. I had hoped they would do an endoscopic exam.....oh well. Ty for an informative video

  • @robertp.wainman4094

    @robertp.wainman4094

    2 ай бұрын

    Yep - I recognise all of what you're going through.......I've had the same for years.

  • @stay1451

    @stay1451

    2 ай бұрын

    Update?

  • @Tracy43458

    @Tracy43458

    Ай бұрын

    Maybe you do have allergies- they can develop at any stage of life. I have the same symptoms. I started using Nasocort after trying Flonase which did nothing, and it helps a bit to make breathing easier.

  • @marconifainsol4115
    @marconifainsol41154 ай бұрын

    I have this stuffy nose whether its left or right always. it started 2017 i suddenly got allergies from dog fur/hairy stuffs & others which from before i dont have until 2016. i think the stress from work gave me this. going to ENT and always asking me to buy they sprays, medicines is just so useless it helps temporarily but still comes back after. i think surgery in my sinus would be better

  • @a.koomson
    @a.koomson Жыл бұрын

    You had me at "Hi". 😂Yeah I've been having this issue lately it bothers me everyday. Saw an ENT and surgery wait times are so long.

  • @ygbodybuilder3023

    @ygbodybuilder3023

    Жыл бұрын

    Update

  • @kevinhesspschamp8889
    @kevinhesspschamp8889 Жыл бұрын

    what does surgery cost

  • @aldrindacanay2365
    @aldrindacanay236527 күн бұрын

    Thank you, Doctor Amber Luong, I have an idea now about my nose problem...

  • @Holdonasecuralreadytaken
    @Holdonasecuralreadytaken3 ай бұрын

    The moment Lay down on my left side I can’t breath I have no idea why this happens to me lately bc of that I start noticing unsymmetrical face like really bad what should I do help me

  • @disscustinglybeautiful1652
    @disscustinglybeautiful1652 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I know I need surgery. Did all the sprays and with sleep apnea it's a misery.

  • @de-greatimade8080
    @de-greatimade8080 Жыл бұрын

    Please how can I get help ?

  • @slaws2279
    @slaws22794 ай бұрын

    I can hardly breath through my left nostril. I assumed any deviated septum I have is congenital because my dad has one. I did get hit in the face with a basketball when I was a kid though, and the hit caused a nosebleed. Wish I knew for sure why I have one. Anyway, I’m hoping to get a septorhinoplasty this year. Great video. 👍🏻

  • @robertp.wainman4094

    @robertp.wainman4094

    4 ай бұрын

    Similar thing here - was accidentally hit on the nose with a golf club as a kid, which certainly broke my nose and have had a blocked nostril since.....yet ENT consultant says the septum isn't deviated and has offered various drops and sprays over the years. Have tried saline washes, nasal dilators, tapes, allergy tests etc. etc. The disturbance to sleep, headaches and muzziness due to the blocked nostril gets you down.

  • @YoungCario
    @YoungCario4 ай бұрын

    What’s the name of the spray?

  • @IAMRUELZ
    @IAMRUELZ Жыл бұрын

    Been having this issue for years now sometimes its the left sometimes its the right these nasal sprays never work for me and I hate using them. Im about ready to just remove my entire nose

  • @helpgroup6588

    @helpgroup6588

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm facing the same thing if you find the solution to the problem tell me too

  • @steenmaharjan1033

    @steenmaharjan1033

    Жыл бұрын

    Same bro same Sometimes its left sometimes its right . 😂 plz tell me if u find solution

  • @Terrible_Peril

    @Terrible_Peril

    Жыл бұрын

    @@steenmaharjan1033 I deal with that. For me, it’s the shape and general irritability of my sinus tissue. I’m still waiting (7 months and counting!) for my specialist consult for a potential solution, likely a stent or something. I dealt with this most of my life, but it became unbearable in the past few years as I’ve developed more and more severe allergies to pollen of all types.

  • @phonksong009

    @phonksong009

    Жыл бұрын

    I have the same issue 😕 😪😔

  • @phonksong009

    @phonksong009

    Жыл бұрын

    @@steenmaharjan1033 same bro sometimes left sometimes right and you never realize 😪

  • @kathy3446
    @kathy3446 Жыл бұрын

    I had this around the beginning of the pandemic. It lasted only a few days and never came back. Isn't a blocked nostril a symptom of Covid? Had an Antibody test done around March 21st 2021 and it was negative.

  • @betolongoria8156

    @betolongoria8156

    Жыл бұрын

    How did you fixed it? Was allergies 🤧 or covid the cause?

  • @kathy3446

    @kathy3446

    Жыл бұрын

    @@betolongoria8156 I never found out because there was no testing for Covid yet. It just went away. I doubt it was allergies because I never experienced a blocked nostril again.

  • @de-greatimade8080
    @de-greatimade8080 Жыл бұрын

    I have been going through this right now

  • @helpgroup6588

    @helpgroup6588

    Жыл бұрын

    what is the solution because i have the same problem

  • @thisisashan
    @thisisashan2 жыл бұрын

    Been having this issue with my right nostril several weeks after a tooth extraction. it is nearly impossible to breathe in or out through that side... and it is causing issues with sleep.

  • @ygbodybuilder3023

    @ygbodybuilder3023

    Жыл бұрын

    Update

  • @thisisashan

    @thisisashan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ygbodybuilder3023 Still having the issue. Seems I will have to have both an ENT and a maxofacial surgeon operate on me at the same time this December. Makes it hard to see a doctor when they all make you want 3-8 weeks at a time, and then refer you all over the place. Guess it turned out the dummy that extracted my tooth royally messed my sinus cavity up, to the point where they thought I had already had an operation because it was so botched up there. I'm not the... welfare type... am homeless... and this has made my life hell because I can't do much anything right when I can't breathe. To complicate things, I caught covid and had a mess of a time trying to get it out of that sinus area.

  • @juanitopito_
    @juanitopito_ Жыл бұрын

    I had a runny nose for one day and I bought this spray for it at Walmart and now I can’t breath from one side it’s my left

  • @gamingwithamir9380
    @gamingwithamir9380 Жыл бұрын

    I can only breathe from one nose

  • @jonnyalmonte1070

    @jonnyalmonte1070

    Жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @irenemorley75

    @irenemorley75

    Жыл бұрын

    How many nose's have you got🤣🤣🤣

  • @andymejia1293

    @andymejia1293

    Жыл бұрын

    @@irenemorley75 lol good one.

  • @ooommm4024

    @ooommm4024

    Жыл бұрын

    I only have one nose, too, and use it for breathing, but constant stuffiness was what made me go see a doctor. All sorts of things can give you a stuffy nose and a doctor can diagnose whatever tbe cause of stuffiness may be.

  • @Bets12345

    @Bets12345

    4 ай бұрын

    Same

  • @manasakalourua
    @manasakalouruaАй бұрын

    I'm having that one nose block on the right side....I do really needed help

  • @ofwz
    @ofwz23 күн бұрын

    I have this

  • @jankowalyk7301
    @jankowalyk730110 ай бұрын

    How about another possible cause like Empty Nose Syndrome?

  • @xrrrismickey

    @xrrrismickey

    4 ай бұрын

    Most people have empty head syndrome

  • @Spring_bone
    @Spring_bone Жыл бұрын

    for me it can only breathe from one nose in the other nose reduce Heat

  • @karensutherland9142
    @karensutherland9142 Жыл бұрын

    Been having this problem for a couple years. Had bleeding for a short time in the beginning but the bad smell comes and goes. The smell seems to be inside my nose.

  • @gabplayz6869

    @gabplayz6869

    Жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @ygbodybuilder3023

    @ygbodybuilder3023

    Жыл бұрын

    Update

  • @klypz2175
    @klypz2175 Жыл бұрын

    I haven’t really been able to breath my entire life through my left nostril. It doesn’t bother me a ton but when I’m sick it gets super runny hurts

  • @Inktherapy187

    @Inktherapy187

    Жыл бұрын

    I have the same problem I'm sick now and bugs me

  • @andreajohnson3038

    @andreajohnson3038

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah me too

  • @mattdeyoung6967
    @mattdeyoung6967 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve seen other comments referencing a connection to smoking, specifically weed. I have no science to back this up but I’m a heavy weed smoker and I can never breath out of the left side 😵‍💫

  • @sharylanne7738

    @sharylanne7738

    10 ай бұрын

    I’d worry more about brain damage.

  • @keithodhiambo9900

    @keithodhiambo9900

    2 ай бұрын

    How are you now??

  • @oahts5906

    @oahts5906

    2 ай бұрын

    I used to smoke a lot, I also can’t breath out of the left side. It’s not 100% blocked but it’s very obvious that it’s not as good as the other

  • @de-greatimade8080
    @de-greatimade8080 Жыл бұрын

    This is exactly what’s wrong with me. How can I get help please?

  • @sirishbaral3177

    @sirishbaral3177

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey, how're you now?

  • @pravinlal108
    @pravinlal108 Жыл бұрын

    Is it not an advantage to be breathing thru just the right nostril?

  • @taeiya5918

    @taeiya5918

    Жыл бұрын

    It is?

  • @dennisn1672
    @dennisn1672 Жыл бұрын

    I've never been able to breath thru the right side nostril. Like cartilage is blocking it. I had plenty of accidents as a kid. Not sure what happened. Luckily i only need one side.

  • @carmengarcia3722
    @carmengarcia3722 Жыл бұрын

    Bother me at night only. I use nasal spray

  • @monsterboi2911

    @monsterboi2911

    Жыл бұрын

    I KNOW I CANT GET ANY SLEEP BECAUSE I CANT BREATHE THROUGH MY RIGHT OR LEFT NOSTRIL IM ABOUT TO REMOVE MY NOSE

  • @michaelperry4398

    @michaelperry4398

    2 ай бұрын

    Does the nasal spray work? Do you spray right before bedtime?

  • @steenmaharjan1033
    @steenmaharjan1033 Жыл бұрын

    Damn and i thought i am the one one. 😂😂

  • @KrisVic91
    @KrisVic914 ай бұрын

    It is normal... Unless you can't completely.

  • @ifeanyidk8160
    @ifeanyidk81603 ай бұрын

    I breathe well only one the right side of my 👃

  • @svenkenway2962
    @svenkenway2962 Жыл бұрын

    I have been having this nose problem for almost 15 years, I've tried spray but it's only temporary and now the spray doesn't even work anymore, I have almost giving up at this point

  • @dracogangleader9676

    @dracogangleader9676

    Жыл бұрын

    Are you a smoker?

  • @svenkenway2962

    @svenkenway2962

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dracogangleader9676 no, I never touch cigarette

  • @dracogangleader9676

    @dracogangleader9676

    Жыл бұрын

    @@svenkenway2962 and no weed either?

  • @dracogangleader9676

    @dracogangleader9676

    Жыл бұрын

    Looking at alot of these and for some reason i see a lot of ppl that smoke weed with this (including me) wondering if it connects

  • @svenkenway2962

    @svenkenway2962

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dracogangleader9676 nope, never touch any weed, but I do drink occasionally

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    @user-tf3xx7zi1u9 ай бұрын

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  • @weatherphobia
    @weatherphobia Жыл бұрын

    WOW, I guess it's true, woman can be doctors too. Thanks lady Doctor.

  • @markdarelltumala8427
    @markdarelltumala8427 Жыл бұрын

    I hate itt

  • @markdarelltumala8427

    @markdarelltumala8427

    Жыл бұрын

    I hate my nose

  • @betolongoria8156
    @betolongoria8156 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Doctor 👩‍⚕️ Why does my right side unclogs when I switch sides and how do I keep it unclogged? Are Allergies my problem?

  • @sachinvohra9776

    @sachinvohra9776

    6 ай бұрын

    They don't know shit. Only one nostril opens at a time. It switches around one hour and inbetween both nostrils are open for little while. It's explained in old Indian scripture. Now I think scientists also found the same.

  • @AdamTheBeard
    @AdamTheBeard8 ай бұрын

    Excocaine head 😂

  • @doglegjake6788
    @doglegjake67882 ай бұрын

    I thought the 2 causes were cocaine and baseballs

  • @BlueNose49
    @BlueNose4911 ай бұрын

    I learned nothing!!!