2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumIs there a doctor in the house? The "Sharp Inhaling"?
I think we can dispense with the "bad mic" claims from the 1st debate. Dump's "sharp inhaling" (it's not sniffing) was even more pronounced this time.
I tried to imitate it to understand, but I cannot inhale like that. So sharp, so violent. Maybe I don't weigh enough?
If there's a doctor on DU, maybe even an ENT, I'd love to hear your anonymous speculation as to how/why one inhales like that.
BSdetect
(8,995 posts)Siwsan
(26,251 posts)OhZone
(3,212 posts)Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)Side effects of Viagra include:
warmth or redness in the face, neck, or chest,
stuffy nose,
headaches,
stomach pain,
upset stomach,
nausea,
diarrhea,
memory problems,
etc. etc.
But I still think Republican role model Comrade Trump is doper.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)maxsolomon
(33,252 posts)hmmmm....
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Think about how it works. Then think about nasal tissue.
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)JHB
(37,157 posts)...to empty your lungs to the necessary degree.
And don't forget, he has decades of practice.
hedda_foil
(16,371 posts)Unfortunately that snort is pretty common among sufferers from seasonal nasal allergies. It's almost always controllable for the length of time the Orange one was onstage. I don't think that's the case with Trump, though. I think he's been snorting something else.
maxsolomon
(33,252 posts)I've heard Afrin proposed as a reason, but I don't know that drug.
Maybe he's just breathing quickly because he wants to bellow as soon as possible.
C_U_L8R
(44,992 posts)Probably snores like a damn foghorn as well.
meadowlark5
(2,795 posts)If not, then I suspect he's taking something that causes that problem. If he's not sniffing and snorting in the microphone when he's speaking at his rallies then what is the difference for the debates? Some kind of drug - either an upper or downer.
duncang
(1,907 posts)No response on why it only seems to be at the debates.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028220192
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)Runningdawg
(4,514 posts)mopinko
(70,023 posts)my ex got into a rebound cycle w nasal sprays. he has a genetic deviated septum. it causes a minor drip.
he tried treating it w otc nasal sprays like this. it worked, but then it rebounded even worse. when it wore off his nose would literally just drip.
it took a while to figure out that it was a side effect.
he quit cold turkey and went back to that minor drip and learned to carry a tissue.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Before debating HRC!!!