I have something going on in my airways that constantly closes it and very easily so.

I’ve tried a bunch of things. Nothing solves it. This has started many years ago. Many health professionals have looked at it and can’t do anything besides prescribing medicines I’m not willing to take anymore.

What I know about it is: * it’s not (all) mucus * when I get my heart pumping (through exercise for instance) it frees up * in the morning I feel like the whole nasal area is very much inflamed * nasal irrigations with warm saline water helps but very shortly after the issue comes back * vitamin C ingestion helps slightly but also for a short period of time * cold days don’t help * warm days help a bit

My theory is that it can’t be all mucus as if I was sick, because when I work out it goes away without ever cleaning my nose. And the airways might be so much closed that a slight change in the environment such as temperature is going to shrink the airways just a tiny bit more and that amount is enough for me to not be able to breathe through the nose.

If I force it too much, I will eventually be able to free the airways at some point. For a short period of time, that is. But it’s very uncomfortable, I need to be constantly aware of it and it becomes noisy for everyone around me.

My diet right now consists more of animal based fat and protein and some carbs. Whenever I can avoid it, I do. I drink nothing but water and coffee with cream. Obviously I don’t smoke and I’m not willing to take any pharmaceutical medication.

So my questions to you guys (and hello! This is my first post here) are: have you experienced something similar? Is there anything I can try to mitigate what feels like persistent nasal inflammation? Is there even a way to tell if that’s what it is?

What would you try for yourselves?