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Once you are able to move the water towards the nose a few times without too much effort, you should practice getting the water to move higher up in the manometer. This should also be done without too much effort. By just moving your tongue from the roof of your mouth downwards with a bit more power and speed, there should be more airflow towards your nose. The movement of the water will also be larger. The manometer should only be used as an aid when practicing. To use the manometer, one nostril must be closed off. When you have mastered the polite yawning technique and you wish to use the method to really smell something, you will no longer need the manometer. Obviously, it will also be unnecessary to close one of your nostrils then. 5. If it does not work properly When performing the polite yawning technique, you must be aware of a number of things at the same time. This is cumbersome and it is a distinct possibility that water in the manometer will not move at all, or not properly. Water may stay stationary or may even move away from the nose. If this happens, please read the foregoing paragraph attentively once more. Practice the movements again, step by step, with a mirror and without the manometer. Be aware that you perform the four most important points of the polite yawning technique correctly. Attempt the polite yawning technique once again while using the manometer. If the water still remains stationary or it still does not move towards you, then you should read the following to determine what may be doing wrong and how you can correct this. If water remains stationary or moves only slightly Check if the reason the water remains stationary is a blockage of the plastic tube, for example because it is pressed shut against the inside of your nostril. The opening in the tube should not be blocked. If the hole in the tube is not blocked, try switching nostrils: usually the one nostril allows for easier airflow than the other. If switching nostrils does not help, then it may be that you have not lowered your jaw sufficiently when executing the polite yawning technique. Make the movements once again in front of the mirror and try to move your jaw and tongue further downwards. Pretend to chew something large, but keep your lips closed. If water moves upwards in the wrong tube Figure 5 is indicating this. The cause of this is that the lower jaw and tongue are moving stronger upwards than downwards. Discontinue making the movement and keep your teeth and lips together. Press your tongue against the roof of your mouth. This is the starting position of the polite yawning technique. Place the nose button of the manometer in your nostril and close the other nostril with your finger. Open your mouth as wide as possible, but keep your lips together. Simultaneously while opening the mouth, move your 64