nose1 wrote:

hearthurts wrote:...but yea if you really do have ens it will affect everything. basically means you aren't getting oxygen to your brain. everything needs oxygen to function. when I started getting better my skin felt healthier. more bloodflow to extremities. feet very red after shower i definitely experienced that. was horrifying. same thing with hands being bright red. basically you aren't getting oxygen so EVERYTHING is gonna malfunction. you need oxygen. are you experiencing suffocation? is your quality of life good?did they touch your turbinate?


This is simply not accurate. With ENS you are still getting oxygen to your body and brain. The issue is not that you have a lack of oxygen, it is that there is a lack of sensation to air (BTW, not just oxygen but the airflow which is more than oxygen).  If there is some doubt in your mind, get a finger pulse oximeter from the local drug store (basically the same thing they put on your finger in the doctor's office). With this you can measure and see for yourself that your body's oxygen level is fine.

ENS has a lot of effects but it is do to poor sleep, suffering from feeling of suffocation, pain, nasal dryness, the mental side effects, etc. 

well yea I know the oxygen level is probably fine it's just the sensation. but the point I was driving at is your brain thinks you aren't getting enough oxygen and sends that message throughout your body