When sick with a cold. Why is it you can blow your nose infinitely and your nose will still get near immediately clogged

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Does blowing your nose actually help with this at all? If I keep doing it, will it eventually stay open so I can breathe? Whats the purpose it just comes RIGHT back. I just want to sleep 🙁

Edit: What I learned is my nose has a boner which makes sense because I’m completely surrounded by sticky tissues.

I also learned that reddit got some pretty good otc medicine cold cures that are very helpful.

Overall thank you everyone.

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When you have a cold the inside of your nose is often inflamed and swollen reducing the actual size of your nasal passages and making them clog easier. Add to that increased mucus production from the illness and you will almost constantly be clogged. Eating super spicy things like hot sauce or horseradish, and breathing steam can help you to dilate the blood vessels in your nose and clear it out a bit. Medications like Flonase can also help.

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