What is the best method for exhaling when using nose clips?

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My doctor says that, until my sinus problem clears up (hopefully only
a week or two with antibiotics), I should only swim if I use nose
clips. So my question is, since I won't be able to exhale through my
nose as I normally do, should I exhale through my mouth while my head
is in the water, or do a quick mouth exhale while my mouth is turned
out of the water (i.e. immediately before the inhale), or what?

Thanks for any help anyone can give.

Whichever you can do best. Theorists call the former 'trickle breathing' and
the latter 'explosive breathing'.
Both work, but I find trickle breathing uses the time your mouth is out of
the water best, as no time is used in exhaling and 100% is therefore
available for inhaling.

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My doctor says that, until my sinus problem clears up (hopefully only
a week or two with antibiotics), I should only swim if I use nose
clips. So my question is, since I won't be able to exhale through my
nose as I normally do, should I exhale through my mouth while my head
is in the water, or do a quick mouth exhale while my mouth is turned
out of the water (i.e. immediately before the inhale), or what?

Thanks for any help anyone can give.

Whichever you can do best. Theorists call the former 'trickle
breathing' and the latter 'explosive breathing'.
Both work, but I find trickle breathing uses the time your mouth is
out of the water best, as no time is used in exhaling and 100% is
therefore available for inhaling.

I to a little of both.
I trickle exhale a bit with my head down. Usually while singing to myself
<g>. But BEFORE I turn and begin to clear the water, I blast the
remaining air out.

This is also known as positive pressure breathing. The goal is to force
out as much CO2 as possible and not interrupt your inhalation cycle.

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My doctor says that, until my sinus problem clears up (hopefully only
a week or two with antibiotics), I should only swim if I use nose
clips. So my question is, since I won't be able to exhale through my
nose as I normally do, should I exhale through my mouth while my head
is in the water, or do a quick mouth exhale while my mouth is turned
out of the water (i.e. immediately before the inhale), or what?

Thanks for any help anyone can give.

You should be exhaling through your mouth anyway. And your nose, but if
you don't exhale through your mouth, you can't exchange enough air when
you're swimming hard. It would be like... like... why, it would be like
trying to breath through a snorkel.