I have always had a problem with tasting all the flavors in tobacco. Smoking slow and packing just right but Any more flavors are missing. So I went looking for all the lost things in my pipe. Retro-inhaling was tried. Within an hour I felt a nasty sinus headache descend on me like a fat lady on cake. I was wondering if this has happened to any one else. If this happens to me every time when I retro-inhale, I won’t be doing that ever again. I do not smoke in the summer because of the heat and humidity. By the way no new flavors when retrograde inhaling. Can not stand heavy burley blends because of ashtray aftertaste. Now this bump in the road.
Retro-Inhalation.
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Did you breathe the smoke in your nose or let it come out your nose?
It takes some getting used to. At first my sinuses would get irritated but not anymore.
It takes some getting used to. At first my sinuses would get irritated but not anymore.
I'm sure I'm doing it wrong, but I don't really do the retrohale. I don't find it that enjoyable and feel the taste is muddled.
I prefer to just allow the smoke to drift upwards into my nose. I get much clearer and fresher tasting flavours that way. It also doesn't irritate the sinuses that way.
Burley was something I had to get used to. I didn't 'get' the flavours at first, but I quite enjoy Aged Burley Flake now.
I prefer to just allow the smoke to drift upwards into my nose. I get much clearer and fresher tasting flavours that way. It also doesn't irritate the sinuses that way.
Burley was something I had to get used to. I didn't 'get' the flavours at first, but I quite enjoy Aged Burley Flake now.
I was wondering the same thing.
The smoke was in my mouth and was expelled out my nose. This morning I blew my nose and chunky bloody snot came out. I got a little grossed out.
A little goes a long way for me. Having my breath and mouth taste like an old ashtray is a lot to put me off.
A local B & M has a Virginia Slices in bulk that leaves me gobbsmacked. Incredible stuff!
What kind of tobacco was it? I’ve had irritated sinuses when I try to retrohale a lot of dark fired.
You’re not actively blowing smoke out your nose are you? That will hurt. You just sort of let it drift out the same way it drifts out of your mouth.
You’re not actively blowing smoke out your nose are you? That will hurt. You just sort of let it drift out the same way it drifts out of your mouth.
Do a big French inhale and then blow all that smoke out your nose. That'll wake up your sinuses for sure.
70% of the smoke that I of puff in is exhaled out my nose. It's done without thought at this point. I don't have any negative reactions.
I always retrohale even strong english/lat bomb and perique bomb never had problem ! Only tickling nostril from the perique but i love this 
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Inhale=burn
Exhale=taste
Don’t inhale, try breathing in through the pipe stem and blowing out through your nose without inhaling if that makes sense. I inhale however, that’s why I’m retarded.
Exhale=taste
Don’t inhale, try breathing in through the pipe stem and blowing out through your nose without inhaling if that makes sense. I inhale however, that’s why I’m retarded.
Your internals are all stainless tho
Read that quote above terminator style ^^^ it will all make sense
I tend to retrohale, often without realizing it. I smoked cigarettes for 30 years though, I think I already blasted those nerve endings long ago. I have quit long enough, though, that flavor and smell have come back, another reason I came back to pipes. I do enjoy the flavor and the aromas more than ever now.
Some goes through my nose some goes out my mouth. I don't pay attention to which is greater. I smoke my pipe with out much thought.
Yes, i’ve had some bad experiences retrohaling when smoking a cigar. I try to avoid it. I find that if i blow out most of the smoke in my mouth and only retrohale at the end it works much better.
90% of puffs I retrohale. When I smoke cigars I will retrohale a few small puffs here and there
Other than the "wasabi punch" of good Perique, I find little benefit from the retrohale. And, it often leads to inflamed sinuses for me.