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"Why are you picking your nostrils again, I didn't see my daughter learning from you, whether from outside or at home, picking your nostrils all the time.
The day before yesterday, the kindergarten teacher called me and said that she had torn out her nose and was tirelessly digging, and you taught me badly. ”
"What can I do, there are so many hairs in the spring, and the nose is uncomfortable, so naturally I want to dig it unconsciously, won't you be like this? ”
"What allergies are, it's just a psychological effect, and if you do something else on your hands, you naturally can't remember that your nose is uncomfortable, and you won't pick your nostrils.
Now I want to help my child correct it, but it's not easy to change, what do you say? ”
In fact, not only children, I believe that many adults in life also have a small habit of picking noses.
The moment the fingers cleared the nostrils, not only did I feel that the nose was unblocked, but I also felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction psychologically.
But in fact, long-term habitual nose picking can bring some health risks.
Why do some people always want to pick their nostrils uncontrollably, and they can't finish digging them up?
What are the consequences of long-term nose picking, and what can be done to correct this habit?
1. The habit of picking nostrils mostly starts at an early age
According to the law of children's growth, when they have a certain ability to act independently, the desire to explore will reach its peak.
In addition to exploring the living environment, of course, it also includes the exploration of one's own body, and at this stage, the most likely thing is the behavior of picking noses.
This behavior is actually a manifestation of the child's curiosity, and the child can learn about the different states in the nasal cavity by picking the nostrils.
For example, when you have a cold, you will have a runny nose, and the inside of your nose will be wet and sticky, and if you are dry, your nose will become very hard, etc.
To further explore the function of the nose, some children even stuff some foreign objects into their nostrils. This is also the reason why the hospital always takes out peanuts, soybeans, toy parts and other items from the child's nostrils.
As the child grows and becomes an adult, the act of picking the nostrils may involve habitual addiction and emotional regulation.
Friends who have had the experience of picking their nostrils should be well aware that this act will give people a sense of comfort from the inside out, which can make people relax.
Especially when facing problems in life that are prone to emotional swings in adulthood, picking your nostrils can even make your mood relatively relaxed.
When people are accustomed to using this behavior to improve anxiety and tension, picking nose will naturally become a reflex habit.
It can even evolve into a "mood swing→ picking nostrils → comfortable" directional behavior pattern.
It is said that a person's behavior pattern is related to the restrictions they received when they were children.
Parents' denial or discouragement will become the biggest motivation for children to act.
To put it simply, if a child is often taught or asked not to pick his nose when he is young, the habit of picking his nose will form more naturally when he grows up unrestricted.
In addition to behavioral habits, psychological obsessive-compulsive tendencies (varying degrees of cleanliness) also drive the occurrence of nostril picking behavior.
Some people in life have a strong desire to clean dirt, including their own bodies.
The nasal droppings in the nostrils are constantly produced, which are dirty and unacceptable in the eyes of people with obsessive tendencies, and in order to keep the body clean, these people will clean the nostrils uncontrollably.
Regardless of the inherent behavior patterns of specific factors, some people pick their nostrils in stages, such as allergies or irritation caused by the change of seasons.
The discomfort in the nasal cavity inevitably prompts people to pick their nostrils to relieve it, not only to clean up the nasal feces, but also to touch the inside of the nasal cavity with fingers.
The habit of picking nostrils in adults is affected by multiple factors, including psychological, physiological, and of course, environmental.
However, it is important to note that picking your nose is not a good habit and there are many health risks behind it.
Second, a temporary "coolness" may bring 4 consequences
1. Destroy the filtration system
The entrance to the inhaled air is the nasal cavity, and the air in the environment needs to pass through the nasal cavity and then through the respiratory tract and inhale into the lungs.
During the inhalation process, the filtering tissues of the respiratory tract will initially filter the air, and the nose hair and mucus in the nasal cavity can well absorb impurities, making the inhaled gas cleaner.
If you pick your nostrils frequently, it will cause a lot of nasal hair to fall out and the nasal cavity will be too clean.
There is very little secretion left to filter it.
You must know that people are breathing all the time, and the preliminary filtration of the nasal cavity is still relatively large.
Without the protective barrier it should have, the respiratory tract is more likely to be exposed to impurities.
2. Injury or bleeding
In life, some people do not pick their nostrils lightly, and their habit of trimming their nails is not good enough, resulting in internal skin lesions and even bleeding caused by picking their nostrils.
The tissues in the nasal cavity are very sensitive, and if a wound is left, whether it is an itching sensation caused by an inflammatory reaction or a foreign body sensation caused by the scabbing of the wound in the nasal cavity, it will inevitably make people feel uncomfortable.
Then put your finger into your nostril again, creating a vicious circle.
In addition, this persistent behavior may cause the nasal mucosa to become more sensitive and fragile, and the ability to resist sensitization is gradually decreasing.
As a result, there will be an uncomfortable nose and bleeding when you dig lightly, which is very unfavorable to human health.
3. Increased risk of infection
Although people often advocate washing their hands frequently, in addition to people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, there are very few ordinary people who can clean their hands in advance.
Nose discomfort is usually a sudden physiological reaction, and the human body will unconsciously have a conditioned reflex to solve the problem with the hands.
Just imagine, if this is a finger that has not been cleaned in a day, the number of bacteria on it can be imagined, especially for people who go out to work.
As mentioned above, picking your nose can cause bleeding from an injury in your nose, which undoubtedly increases the probability of bacteria spreading if your fingers are full of bacteria.
In the case of "luck", bacteria can even invade the body from the wound.
4. Increased risk of disease
The common clinical problems such as rhinitis, sinusitis, and nasal boils are all related to the damage to the tissues in the nasal cavity caused by picking the nostrils.
The nasal environment has undergone pathological changes under the long-term physical destruction.
Combined with the increased probability of infection and decreased barrier function, the prevalence is higher than that of those who do not have the habit of picking their noses.
In addition to nasal diseases, picking the nostrils may also cause otitis media, myringitis and other symptoms due to the deepening of infection, including the incidence of nasopharyngeal cancer.
3. How to correct the habit of picking nostrils?
The habit of picking nostrils can be continuous or phased, and for phased behaviors, the habit will be improved by passing a certain period of time.
And for those stubborn nostril pickers, more methods may be needed to correct them.
1. Actively treat the primary disease
Considering that some nasal discomfort or nostril picking behavior is caused by a disease, aggressive treatment of the underlying condition can reduce the discomfort and thus the number of nostril pickings.
For example, nasal problems, the most common problem is the itching caused by respiratory allergies in spring, in order to avoid respiratory discomfort, everyone can wear a mask when going out.
For some people with more serious symptoms and no pleasure without picking their nostrils, they can also seek medical attention to check for allergens and use drug treatment to resist allergies to solve nasal discomfort.
For obsessive-compulsive disorder and cleanliness caused by psychological factors such as nose picking, it is necessary to contact a professional psychotherapy team as soon as possible.
Use scientific grooming methods to improve and avoid the occurrence of nose picking.
2. Divert attention
For some unconscious nose picking, it is simply a behavioral quirk when people are bored.
For these behaviors, appropriate distraction may be effective in preventing fingers from unconsciously approaching the nostrils.
For example, people usually don't unconsciously pick their noses at work, when they watch TV, when they play with their phones, when they read books, and so on.
When the brain is focused on one thing, the movements of the hand will also be carried out. Like typing on the keyboard, swiping on the phone screen, turning the pages of a book, instead of picking your nose.
Therefore, this non-long-term, non-habitual nose picking does not need to be corrected.
Find a "business" to do, and you will naturally forget to pick your nostrils.
And for some conscious nostril picking, distraction is also very useful. Keeping your hands busy can limit the number of times you pick your nostrils to some extent.
3. Alternate "挖" for "擤"
For some people who pick their nostrils due to nasal discomfort, blowing their nose to relieve the discomfort can greatly reduce the potential risk of picking their noses.
Instead of touching the inside of the nose directly with your fingers, you can use the outside of the nose to expel dirt or secretions from the nose by exhaling with your mouth closed.
If blowing your nose does not relieve the discomfort, you can also gently pinch the area from the middle of the nose to the bridge of the nose with a tissue on the outside of your fingers.
Internal itching and foreign body sensation will be appropriately relieved.
If the climate is relatively dry and the nasal feces are too hard to be discharged, you can also choose a medical nasal irrigation device to assist in cleaning the nasal cavity.
summary
Picking your nose may seem like a small habit, but in fact it hides multiple health risks.
Nasal sensitivity, internal injury, bleeding, increased risk of infection, and increased prevalence of disease are all associated with long-term nose picking.
In order to avoid the health of the nasal cavity from being affected, also correct the bad habit of picking your nose from multiple angles.
Aggressive treatment of the underlying disease, diversion of attention, and search for alternative behaviors can reduce the number of times people pick their nostrils to a certain extent, so as to prevent the occurrence of nasal cavity and even ear, nose and throat problems.
Friends, do you also have a habit of picking your nose, and are your nasal cavities more sensitive than the average person?