Author(s)

Susumu Mukai

Otorhinolaryngology, Cervico-Facial Surgery, Mukai Clinic, Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan.

I have reached the conclusion that the human nose might be involved in cooling of the brain. In this report, I first describe the clinical observations about ankyloglossia with deviation of the epiglottis and larynx (ADEL) with regard to sleep that I have made during my 30 years of otorhino-laryngological experience. Then I describe the physiology of the nose. Next I quote from reports on paradoxical sleep, or REM sleep, from Kitamura K (2009) and Jouvet M (1992). Finally, I present the conclusion that nasal respiration is indispensable to a deep and sound sleep that refreshes humans and promotes vitality.

Nose, Sleep, Paradoxical Sleep, REM, ADEL, CGL, EVO

Mukai, S. (2015) Human Nose Might Be Involved in Cooling of the Brain. International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 6, 482-486. doi: 10.4236/ijcm.2015.67064.