When you have a cold, do you tend to sniffle or blow your nose? Why?
2007-12-23 16:46:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
The viruses that cause the cold infect your respiratory system. Its a nice warm, moist environment for them to invade. Your immune system kills respiratory infections by secreting mucus and white blood cells. White blood cells destroy viruses, bacteria, and mold. The mucus secretions coat the airways and with the white blood cells in it, it functions almost like an antibiotic ointment you by at the store. The mucus also traps dead cells and anything else that doesn't belong in your airways. Then tiny hairs transport the mucus up from your lungs, and down from your nose to get rid of the gunk.
2007-12-23 17:01:43 · answer #1 · answered by formerly_bob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Title of the Question sounded sketchy... heh...
Anyways...
I'm not sure exactly what qualifies as "sniffling" but I find myself blowing my nose quite often when having a cold. Anything but is irritating and pointless. Having snot stuck in the back of your throat is just about the most annoying thing I can think of...
But thats just me...
2007-12-24 00:52:05 · answer #2 · answered by chris s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find that blowing my nose is dicusting to both me and the people around me. So instead I sniff.
2007-12-24 01:03:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do both haha
i sniffle and then when i cant breathe out of either nostril i blow :]]
2007-12-24 01:31:00 · answer #4 · answered by tawn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the situation. you aren't always in the postition to blow ur nose. but its proly better for you to blow
2007-12-24 00:57:21 · answer #5 · answered by crossndunk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better out then in I always say!
2007-12-24 00:49:09 · answer #6 · answered by IplayadoconTV 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋