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Blowing out candles is controlling your nasopharynx which every does so food and liquids don’t go up their nose while swallowing. Most everyone can breathe through their mouth instead of their nose.

The OP seems to be describing his nasal passage, not his throat. That seems unusual but I’ve never asked people to know.

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squaresinger@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
At least not in my case. If I blow out a candle, my nose passage closes.

Maybe try the following:

Start with the motion of blowing out a candle.

While doing so, close your mouth, so that no air escapes through your mouth or nose, still holding the pressure of blowing.

Release your nose and feel the air popping out right at your nose.

It’s not the bottom end of the nose, but the top end of it.
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- stelelor@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
  I just tried that and I can definitely say the closure happens at the pharynx for me, which is also what I do consciously when I hold my breath. I didn’t feel any air “popping” out of my nose when I released.
  
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