What are the risks of stroke when travelling to a colder country, in someone who previously had a stroke?

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Why do I always sound nasal when I do not have a cold?

Your speaking voice is created when high pressured air passes from your lungs through your vocal cords ("voice box") and throat into your mouth. The air does get into your nose and sinuses as you speak and the sound resonance from these areas helps shape the quality of your voice. Hence, if your nose is blocked or congested, you may have a "hyponasal" or "nasal" speech. This is due to the sound of your voice not getting enough resonance from the nose and sinuses.

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Why does a cold cause blocked ears?

Good question. The middle ear space is behind the eardrums, and it is linked to the back of the nose via the auditory tube or the eustachian tube as shown in the picture below. Sometimes, when you have a bad cold or a sinus infection, the phelgm can travel from the back of the nose, up through the auditory tube and go into the middle ear. When there is phelgm in the middle ears, you will feel some blockage, because it is affects the way your ear drum moves. More stuff just for fun: Phelgm is fluid right, so it should conduct sound better, so shouldn't I hear louder instead of softer?

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