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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / February 2006Could nose breathing during aerobic exercise be a cause?
I have had this ringing in my ears for about a week or more (I'm 62.) I have recently become a nose breather to help offset my lifelong anxiety problems and halt my almost constant hyperventilating. As I am a daily runner (all seasons, right now cold and windy) of 5 - 7 miles per day I have noticed that the nose breathing while running seems to cause a certain amount of pressure on my ears when I exhale and I wonder if this could be the cause of my recent onset of ear ringing Thanks very much for any help. You can't nose breathe while running. You could not get enough air into your body that way. Under normal circumstances yes - you can nose breathe. But not while running. Look at athletes while running ir swimming or wnatever. Are they nose breathing while running or swimming? No way. Elly's Tinnitus Resources http://eebee.net/ >I have had this ringing in my ears for about a week or more (I'm 62.) >I have recently become a nose breather to help offset my lifelong [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >and I wonder if this could be the cause of my recent onset of ear >ringing Thanks very much for any help. I've done it several times now - you just go slower. > I've done it several times now - you just go slower. Then if you try to go faster, you will need more oxygen, so if you breath through your mouth to relieve the oxygen debt, how is it you are hyperventilating? Did someone tell you to do this? Sorry for the confusion! The hyperventilating is only a factor in my day to day life - not at all with running! It is well known that mouth breathers who are anxious can easily go into a hyperventilating state and I find that I do much better with nose breathing. I read at a sight that recommended nose breathing that one should continue it in all aspects of your life - don't start mouth breathing just because you are exercising. I find that it is very pleasant to nose breathe while running as it makes me run more "in my own zone" and I can actually go longer but (my original point) I do notice a certain amount of sublte pressure on my ear drums when I run, nose breathe and exhale. I think I may solve my own problem and inhale thru the nose and exhale thru the mouth. Its cheating a little on the nose breathing but may lessen the pressure on the ears and make the ringing go away. I hope.
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