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J Appl Physiol 71: 118-124, 1991;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 71, Issue 1 118-124, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Relationship between alae nasi activation and breathing route during exercise in humans

J. R. Wheatley, T. C. Amis and L. A. Engel
Thoracic Medicine Unit, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

We studied the relationship between alae nasi muscle (AN) activation and breathing route in normal subjects during exercise. Nasal and oral airflow were measured simultaneously using a partitioned face mask and were recorded with the AN electromyogram. Subjects breathed via 1) the nose and mouth (NM) 2) the nose only (N), or 3) the mouth only (M). As ventilation (VE) rose progressively, the peak phasic inspiratory AN activity (IAAN) increased for all breathing routes. IAAN during N [11.8 +/- 2.0 arbitrary units (AU)] was greater than during NM (3.3 +/- 1.3 AU) and M (2.4 +/- 1.0 AU; P less than 0.01) measured at the highest common VE (over a 10-l/min range). At the highest 20% of IAAN recorded during NM, the total VE during N (24 +/- 5 l/min). However, for the same IAAN, nasal VE during NM (27 +/- 3 l/min) was similar to that during N. Thus, as ventilation increases during exercise, AN activity and nasal ventilation are tightly correlated, independently of flow through the mouth. This suggests either reflex modulation of AN activity by nasal flow or coordination of AN activation with the flow-partitioning mechanism of the upper airway.


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