Why the air expelled from the mouth is smelly while the air expelled from the nose isn’t?

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Why the air expelled from the mouth is smelly while the air expelled from the nose isn’t?

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My understanding is the smell lives in your mouth and not your lungs. The smell is actually from decaying food and whatnot. That decaying food also is what causes cavities/caries. So unless you start eating with your nose you shouldn’t have to worry about bad nose breath.

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