Does it make a difference during exercise whether you breathe through your mouth or through your nose in terms of soot particles and fine dust that you inhale?

Asker: Gertjan, 19 years old

Answer

It is said to inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth. The nose actually forms an extra filter. The hairs can stop certain dust particles.

Answered by

Mrs. Céline Christiaens

Molecular biology/biology/chemistry

Does it make a difference during exercise whether you breathe through your mouth or through your nose in terms of soot particles and fine dust that you inhale?

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