I am generally a very healthy person.
Very rarely do I have anything beyond a sniffle or a sore throat.
Yet I am plagued with colds. They are triggered by long flights, too much air conditioning, change of seasons, allergies.
So whilst wondering what I could do to avoid such sniffles, I thought about things I could change in my lifestyle to prevent these coughs and colds. Maybe taking echinacea, washing my hands more frequently or eating more fruit. But I wasn't convinced that herein lies the solution.
Then I landed upon another theory.
It's because I have no nose hair!
Nose hair serves the purpose of filtering out unwanted particles from entering the body. Nose hairs are the body's first line of defense against germs, fungus etc. And guess what I don't have any.
Alopecia has stripped me of all my nose hair!
So even if there is no evidence to support my theory, I think I might be on to something. Yet that said, who cares, I don't think there is anything I can do about it?
Not sure nasal hair implants is the way to go.
So today, if you are in fine health, I suggest you go to the mirror and admire your nasal hair. Then, thank it for its good, and most likely many years of service.
Tee hee!
That's a side effect that would never have occured to me. What a pain! Would you consider wearing one of those masks on flights to see if it would help? Even if you felt you looked a bit daft for a few hours, it would be worth it to be 'cold-free' perhaps?
ReplyDeleteOnce again on a long distance flight I thought about your idea. Its a great one, but just couldnt do it. Clearly I dont like standing out!!!
ReplyDeleteInteresting & logic theory maybe the following suggestion still helps to prevent colds a bit:
ReplyDeleteI myself was troubled with frequent colds in the past, even though I do have nose hair (too many for my taste). My colds always started with a congested nose, then a doctor recommended me to try this kind of band-aids sports people put on their nose to get more air (e.g. Besser-Atmen). The effect was really suprising because they really allow you to continue breathing through your nose even when its pretty congested and in consequence your throat will not dry-out hence opening all doors to let viruses enter your body.