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XajniN
738 days ago
It’s not unrelated actually, there is some tissue inside the nose cavity that is similar to the erectile tissue of the penis. That’s why the nose gets “stuffy” from sildenafil, and that’s why you sometimes sneeze when aroused.
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rd07
738 days ago
A curious question, is nasal congestion has any correlation with high blood pressure?
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slim
737 days ago
I think it's vascular dilatation, it creates an effect similar to an inflammation : inflated, red, tissue
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XajniN
737 days ago
I wouldn’t know. Sildenafil lowers the blood pressure, so I would expect the negative correlation.
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rjeli
737 days ago
See also levomethamphetamine, the mirror image of meth found commonly in drugstores in Vick’s inhalers, acting as a vasoconstrictor
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