When eating spicy food, why does your tongue burn less when u breathe in from your mouth and burn more when you breathe out?

Question

When eating spicy food, why does your tongue burn less when u breathe in from your mouth and burn more when you breathe out?

In: Biology

Answer 1

I think it’s something to do with tastebuds working better when moist, so dryer air on the way in make them work less well, and moist air on the way out makes them work, and burn, better.