Simulating a Sneeze

Sneezing and coughing can spread pathogens both through large droplets and through tiny, airborne aerosols. Understanding how the nasal cavity shapes the aerosol cloud a sneeze produces is critical to understanding and predicting how viruses could spread. Toward that end, researchers built a “sneeze simulator” based on the upper respiratory system’s geometry. With their simulator, the team mimicked violent exhalations both with the nostrils open and closed — to see how that changed the shape of the aerosol cloud produced.

The researchers found that closed nostrils produced a cloud that moved away along a 18 degree downward tilt, whereas an open-nostril cloud followed a 30-degree downward slope. That means having the nostrils open reduces the horizontal spread of a cloud while increasing its vertical spread. Depending on the background flow that will affect which parts of a cloud get spread to people nearby. (Image and research credit: N. Catalán et al.; via Physics World)

Lungs stil only 80% but just a d 3 coughing fits 2day so happy enuf wif that #Running #runner #runs #runnersofmastodon #Health #fitness #Sport #saturday #Weekend #march #Spring #Music #athlete #mentalhealth #mindfulness #Coughing #lungs #retirement

By the by, if you use your dishwasher to clean glass jars and bottles before putting them in the recycling, make sure to rinse out any spicy stuff as well as you can beforehand.

If you don’t do that, you’ll end up with a dishwasher that’s basically full of CS gas, at least if your spouse doesn’t know this and then puts in a jar with some jerk sauce left in it.

On the upside, now she’s not a big fan of the cops tear gassing protestors.

#ByAnyMeansNecessary
#Coughing
#ChemicalWeapons
#HomeTips

#US health officials confirm four new #birdflu cases, in #Colorado #poultry #workers, Independent {Mike Stobbe}: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/colorado-ap-cdc-michigan-texas-b2579749.html

Their illnesses were relatively mild — reddened and irritated #eyes and common #respiratory infection symptoms like #fever, #chills, #coughing, sore #throat and runny #nose. None were hospitalized, officials said. The other U.S. cases have also been mild.

Wastewater might show #covid is down, but wherever I go #coughing is up. Major hacking up which is long and gross. Not that these people stayed home. Or are masked. #WearAMask #CovidIsNotOver

I've been around the block for a while - but I'd never come across "post viral cough" before.

It certainly sounds like what is dragging me down - it's about two weeks since the cold left off, and I've been coughing since.
I'm trying steam & menthol inhalation to see if that eases it a little.

me: i need to lose weight. but to do that, i need to be more active

body: uhhh

me: *tries to be more active*

long covid: ψ y̷̧̝͉̳͇̋͊̈͂̎o̸̫̊̏̅͗̚ù̷̱̹͔̒͆̏͘ ̵͚̼̩̖̘͂͂͛h̵̰͋̈́̒̑́a̶̛̟̖̳̺̦̾͑̓̅v̷̲͍̦̌̊͜͠e̸̟̫̼̻̍͗ ̷̠̺͉̯̎̚͠a̸̗̎̑̉͠͝ẁ̷̝̤̰͈ŏ̵̙͂́̀̕k̷͚͓̙̎͊̏̕͘e̷̢̛ń̶̥͔̞ ̶̨̗̬̘̠̐̆̀̿̓t̸̤̗̝͋͜h̸̨̟͓͔̔͝è̵̠̎ ̸̼͎͍̪̽̃̂͂d̴̥̬̣̓̾͋͜ę̷̼̬͚̒ṁ̶̧̜̝̠̽̈́͠ŏ̵̠̬̭͕̓̇̌͘n̵͇̝̳͋͒ ⛥

lungs: *coughs like a 50 year old asthmatic smoker*

nose: the only thing running in this house is me, bitch

back: hey, whats cracking? its me. im cracking

bladder: lol, you know what would suck? if i forgot how to work and peed everytime you coughed

The worst part of being #sick isn't the #exhaustion, the #coughing #pain sometimes leading to a dry heave, the sinus pressure, the fevers, etc... it's the very apparent disappointment in others' faces when I say I won't attend an event. How could I ever expect them to tolerate any #unmasking I might want to achieve in the future? All while being fed BS about #DEI initiatives mattering and being important.

There is entirely too much open-faced #coughing in this world.

The #pandemic has taught us NOTHING.

So, how long after a #URI (upper #respiratory #infection) can one go back to #strength #training? I am no longer #coughing and almost not phlegming anymore...

(Note my excessive use of #hashtags in an attempt to reach a wider audience for better feedback)

I'm ill for the first time in three years, and I really haven't missed it. Can we go back to universal mitigation measures? My poor lung can't take all this mucus. It already has to do the work of two (thx cancer), and adding this extra pressure on it has been miserable. I just hope I don't end up in the hospital. On the bright side, it doesn't seem to be COVID... #illness #CancerSurvivor #coughing

You know what i want? Vick's Vap-O-Rub. do they still make that stuff? that stuff is awesome. #Sickness #Coughing #PleaseMakeItStop

Finally got word from yesterday's swab at the doc.

Not flu.
Not COVID.
Not RSV.

I'm suspecting some random bug, complicated by a sinus infection.

But I'm relieved it's nothing severe. I've got a three-day weekend to take it easy, which is what I plan on doing.

I’m on the other side of this #flu thankfully. Still difficult to play as the muscles I’ve used for #coughing are the same ones that I use to push air through my #trombone so feeling pretty sore and inconsistent musically.

Our Key 1 is back after getting concussed, feeling better.

I was given a nice piece of #chocolate today. And have a #knit #stegosaurus hat coming in the mail. And will finally get to go #home for a break on Monday.

Phew.