- Our noses swelling is the primary cause of a stuffy nose. They also have cycle between the two noses where one inflames and the other doesn't through the day. This is why most often only one nose feels stuffed not both. - Vicks and Menthol actually doesn't relieve the stuffiness - it just tricks the receptors in the nose. --- "This swelling, not mucus, is the primary cause of a stuffy nose, which is why expelling snot never quite fixes congestion entirely. “You can blow your nose until the cows come home and you’re not blowing that swollen tissue out,”" - [Link](https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/10/humans-have-two-noses-really/675823/) "Our noses don’t measure airflow directly; instead, they rely on cold receptors that are activated when cool air passes by. These cold receptors can be tricked by, say, menthol. Eccles has found that people given menthol lozenges can hold their breath longer, possibly because the minty coolness fools them into thinking they are still getting air. And it’s why Vicks VapoRub might make congestion feel better, despite having no positive effect on the opening of the nasal passages" - [Link](https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/10/humans-have-two-noses-really/675823/)