I assume you've gotten a second opinion? Probably third and fourth right? There's gotta be someone out there who will help you. You may have to travel a ways to find someone. Good luck...

hey, i believe i have the same problem.
I'm also a pilot and fly everyday and have been told its allergy and sinus blckages, but have never experienced any sort of of facial pain or sinus pain in my life.
Just the nasal passages seem just too small. I find if i pull the outer edges of my nose out it clears up. If you find a remedy let me know, I'd love to hear what other people out there think too.
Cheers,
Shannon

Just to emphasize on my condition a little more, I'm a perfectly healthy 32 years old.
I swim twice a week, eat healthy foods and practice yoga.
I rarely get sick, and fly everyday as part of my job.

I've had a blocked nose now for as long as I can remember and since I was a child I've always had to breath throgh my mouth.
I had a deviated septum straightened up as well, which was no help and tried all the nasal sprays recommended and used the entire bottles as instructed, which did very little as well.
I find both my nasal passages are quite hard to breath through and always have to have my mouth open.
When sleeping I have to have my mouth wide open so I can breath and always wake up with severe bad breath and mucus all over my lips and teeth.
When running or playing sport I have to breath all the time through my mouth and it gets extremely dry and uncomfortable.

I've gone back to see my GP about it and I think he was a little adament about it as he kept saying he'll book the specialist again but I never here anything.
I think he knew that if I was diagnosed with a chronic nasal cogestion problem then It would jepardize my job as a commercial pilot.
I have to get a medical check every year and when they check the nose they just ask "you got a blocked nose?" and I just agree and thats the end of it.

Any help on this topic would be greatly appreciated, or if you know if anyone else else who seems to have this problem then write a post and we'll see what we can find out.
Cheers and stay Healthy
Shannon

I have the same problem. I'm 22 as well. I'm healthy, I'm highly active, and I'm a singer. Not being able to sing well and hit high notes because of nasal breathing issues is terribly frustrating. Since my craft demands me being able to breathe through my nose I have tried virtually everything. It is hard work to overcome the issues but there are a few things I have tried with moderate success. Breathing through the nose is a critical part of being healthy. Our nose acts as a filter for all the air we breathe. Getting it clear in the first place is critical for keeping it clear. Breathing through your mouth will cause allergens, bacteria, and everything under the sun to enter into your nasal cavity and sinuses and cause congestion. The first thing I would suggest is a neti-pot. You must use it daily, and be consistent. Try using nasal cones at night to help open your nasal passage ways. Do not use nasal sprays!! They will have the complete opposite effect. Your nose will close off even worse than before you use them. The chemicals might clear out mucus but they inflame the nasal cavity, so a couple hours later you're stuck in the same boat. Lastly, exercise exercise exercise and do it outside!! Run or bike and breathe exclusively through your nose even though it seems impossible. Not only are you exercising your heart and your muscles, you're also exercising the nervous system in your nose. Vigorous physical activity activates your sympathetic nervous system, which constricts the blood vessels that supply your nasal turbinates(creates mucous and prevents build up, cleans/clears nasal cavity).

These ideas have helped me, but I am still open to anything. If anyone out there has any good info on this, please let us know!!

Hi Im a healthy 30 yrs old mum of 2 and for as long as i can remember i have had to breathe thru my mouth when lying down. I have driven my husband out of the bedroom from my snoring and i wake up with a sore throat every day. i remember as a kid i used to try and practice going to sleep with my mouth closed but it is literally impossible! i still try but i can only last about 30 seconds, i just cannot get enough air! i wonder if there is and anotomical defect in my nose? my mum is the same, can a visit to ENT check my passages or do u need surgery just to check inside?? It is so out of hand now i wake the whole house up and never get a good nite rest...HELP!
ChelleBelle

Hi,I am a 29 yr old male.for a few years now I have had the same problem and it's getting worse. I went to a specialist and he did a broncosopy on me to see if there was a blockage.He said,because I mouth breathe that there is excess mucous in my sinuses.My mouth an throat dry up because I mouth breathe.
By breathing through my nose, it moistens the incoming air, which reduces the mucous and does not cause the mouth and airway to dry up.
He said not to use sinus sprays because they only have a short term effect and then make things worse.
He suggested before we go down a surgery route to try the following technique, Get a bandage called a "micropore" bandage. It's like tape, sticky on one side, but it has tiny tiny holes in it. tear enough off to cover your mouth and place the sticky side on you closed lips before you go to sleep. You can do this duriny the day to but people might think your strange. This is supposed to force you to nose breathe. The tape is not sticky enough to stop you opening your mouth if you really need to and you think you are going to suffocate. I have tried it now for about 2 weeks and my girlfriend says I am nose breathing at night time, but I still feel my nose is blocked during the day. There is also products out there to wash out your sinuses but I have found them of little benifit. Google "sinus rince" by Neilmed.
Hope this helps some of you. any other suggestions would be more than welcome.
thanks
John

In response to the first poster: sleepdeprived247, it sounds like only obstructions were removed, when it seems rather clear that you have a structurally narrow nasal pathway: which can be alleviated. Removing polyps and straightening your septum may have provided some relieve, but polyps can grow back, and in general their removal changes the fluid dynamics of pathways more than increasing airflow. Both are important. Once the stint was removed, you lost the improvement. Hence, the surgery neither improved the low momentum diffusion (the turbulent air, that makes airflow ineffective), nor did it increase airflow. So, you are also suffering from a poor structural design: your nasal passages collapse bc of a sort-of Coanda effect, where the moving air draws your outer wall inward. If it's bad enough, it may even be visible (breathe in through your nose, and see if your nose visibly collapses to some degree). You probably should have had your turbinates reduced as well. It should be fairly easy to see which set a reduction of would provide the most relief; typically the inferior. This, if done properly, should increase airflow and improvement the momentum diffusion. If it only increases airflow, then you'll want to look into a permanent stint.

I'm a healthy 26 year old Male and it wasn't until recently that I found out that most people can breathe through their noses while they sleep.

This was a totally foreign concept to me, as I've always felt that I can't get nearly enough air through the single nostril that is only SOMETIMES open at night.

Most of the time, one of my nostrils are completely blocked and often the other is only somewhat open.

I've tried many of the same things mentioned in this thread and I don't have a deviated septum.

I wish someone would figure out why this happens and what the best way to treat it is.. there are obviously a lot of us out here with this ailment!