b'BREATHE EASYHow do FLAIR StripsUPPERAIRWAYSmake breathing easier?Unlike humans, horses only breathe through their noses during intensive exercise.The horses respiratory system is essentially a long tube that extends from the nostrils to the lungs. The respiratory system is divided into the upper airway (nostrils, nasal passages, larynx and trachea) and the lower airway (lungs). The only way to bring air into the horses lungs is through the nose.When a horse breathes in during exercise, over 50% of the resistance to airow is LOWER in the nasal passages. AIRWAYSDuring exercise, resistance to moving air into the lungs increases. 90% of the resistance occurs in the upper airways and over half of that occurs in the nasalRESISTANCE TO AIRFLOW DURING EXERCISEpassages 1. One reason for this is that a signi cant portionUpper Airway:of soft tissue overlying the nasal passages in horses isNasal Passagesunsupported by bone or cartilage, including at theUpper Airway: narrowest part of the upper airway: the nasal valve.Larynx and TracheaAs breathing intensity increases, this unsupported tissue Lower Airway Inhalation Exhalationcollapses during inhalation, reducing the size of the airway and greatly increasing resistance to airow.ENDOSCOPIC VIEW OF NASAL FLAIR Strips reduce airway resistancePASSAGES OF HORSE AT REST2during exercise to make breathing easier.The physics principle of Poiseuilles law tells us that for each incremental increase in the size of a tube, resistance toow decreases by 16 fold. FLAIR Strips improve air ow by supporting the nasal passages to reduce the soft tissue collapse that occurs in all horses during inhalation.Without FLAIR Strip With FLAIR StripUsing a FLAIR Strip can be compared to drinking from a large, thick straw rather than a regular straw.its much easier to get what you need.1 Art, T. et al. Effect exercise on the partitioning of equine respiratory resistance. Equine Veterinary Journal. Volume 20: Number 4, 268-273, 1988. 2 Holcombe, Susan J. VMD, PhD et al. Effect of Commercially Available Nasal Strips on Airway Resistance in Exercising Horses. American Journal of Veterinary Research. Volume 63: Number 8, 1101-1105, August 2002.Clinical Studies prove FLAIR Strips reduce airway resistance.Clinical studies at leading research institutions show that by reducing airway resistance FLAIR Strips make breathing easier, reduce fatigue, reduce lung bleeding, conserve energy, and quicken recovery. See the science atairstrips.com/learn.763\x1c972\x1c9056 INFO\x12FLAIRSTRIPS.COM FLAIRSTRIPS.COM'