Originally Posted by bluto
I am wondering if this happens to anyone else or if anyone can tell me what is happening. Shortly after I ejaculate (within 10-30 seconds and it lasts for several minutes) my nose runs and gets stopped up like my allergies are kicking in or something. I will have to blow my nose 10 or so times within a few minute time frame. I am almost positive this hasn’t always happened, but I know it has for at least the past year or so. I haven’t been keeping tabs, but I think it is happening after every time.
Any thoughts?
Don’t worry, it’s completely normal for some guys. I don’t remember the exactly what I’d read was the cause, but it may be due in part to a congestion of the nasal tissues accompanying sexual arousal. People commonly also get flushing in the skin (upper torso and face). There is also a sudden release of a potent mix of hormones at the moment of ejaculation, which for most of us causes an instant feeling of exhaustion, loss of erection, and loss of libido. The sinus tissues may be sensitive to these hormones.
I’ve experienced the same congestion myself for a long time. It took a while for me to realize that it was coincident to orgasm/ejaculation. It always clears up in a short while. I figured it was simply one of the quirks of male sexual response.