Why Picking Your Nose Is Dangerous... 

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*watches video and realizes how bad nosepicking is* "damn that sucks" *picks nose*

When I was a kid, there was this one time that I was so bothered about having a stuffed nose that I just started blowing and blowing my nose. I said to myself that I wouldn't stop until those canals were clear and I could breathe normally again. So after some ten minutes of blowing my nose, this humungous booger, the size of a pinkie, comes flying off and I felt instant relieve. It was the most satisfying feeling I have ever felt in relation to my nostrils and I still hold this memory close to my heart.

Props to the person who sat completely still and in half to get us this incredible video!!

I also live in salt lake city. I've been getting nosebleeds on a weekly basis ever since i moved here and it's a joy to understand more about how that works. Thank you!

Today we learned: - There are air ducts inside our noses - It has floor heating - It ain't brick house, but a bouncy castle, - There's a fluffy rug all over it.

Shoutout to the guy who sacrificed his skull to bring us this video.

I felt compelled to watch this, as I was just picking my nose as I saw it. (It's not a daily occurrence, just when sick sometimes things need a hand that blowing can't give)

I’ve literally been picking my nose for the whole time I have been watching this.

"Picking your nose is part of what it means to be human." I suddenly feel validated.

It's kinda weird to think about the fact that the skull he's playing with used to be a living breathing person whom I guess also picked their nose

This happened to a lady I know recently. Her nosebleed wouldn't stop and she lost a lot of blood. They had to cauterize it electrically. She apparently tilted her head back because over the course of the hours she suffered with it, she had a stomach full of clots that she threw up into a plastic bag. When I saw her that evening she was extra pale and tired. Her took her two weeks to feel normal energy.

I remember getting a nosebleed randomly while walking around in Arizona. I'd never been to the desert until this point and wasn't used to dry heat. I remember my dad trying to tell me to lean back as my mom ran to a store to get tissues. Something inside me knew that didn't sound right. Glad to see I was right even 8 years ago

"Picking your nose makes you human" . Truer words never spoken

"Picking your nose is part of what it means to be human." Evil A.I. robots: *WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN*

Thank you for this video! Last year I had a series of what I called catastrophic nosebleeds. In the space of about a month, I had 7 of them. The first one happened when I was in the hospital visiting a relative. I was suiting up to go into her room (Covid protocols) when my nose started bleeding profusely. Long story short, *I* ended up in the emergency room! After doing the pinching/leaning forward, because yes, it was flowing down my throat badly, eventually things congealed enough to stop the bleed. After 2 more bleeds I went to an ENT doctor and got a portion cauterized. After 2 MORE bleeds, they stopped. Turns out it was partly due to extreme dryness/heat (I'm a delicate daffodil) and NSAIDs! I can't do those as a preventive for heart attack or stroke. OH! I was also losing about 1/2 to a cup of blood every single bleed. Anyway, all this is to ask if you can do a video on the various causes of the deep inner bleeds (posterior??) and why cauterizing does and does not work? Thanks! I'm totally loving all your various videos...AND the fact that you use real cadavers.

This is the best of internet as in its beginnings, shared knowledge for free in a goal of education. Also researcher, it is what your taxes are necessary, providing factual, neutral, non-oriented and free informations. Thank you colleagues, don't give up and continue to light the world !

Guy: "when I die I'll donate my body to science." *get's his face cut in half for a RU-vid video about picking your nose* Guy: "oh."

Everyone thanking the guy whose teaching us all about the anatomy of the nose but how about a big thanks to whomever died and left their head to science

Get chronic nose bleeds due to a "boney growth" in my nose. This vid makes that much more clear!

It's a pleasure to be able to follow accounts as you are, where learning is easier and the incentive to search to understand how things work is clear and entertaining ❤.

"The fact is, picking your nose is part of what it means to be human." Human code #4: If you do not pick your nose, you are not human.

when he said aggressively scratch the inside of your nose and did that motion made me wince in pain thinking about it

I feel so smart after watching these videos. Amazing work you and your collogues do.

Finally, I now know why this stuff happens. Thanks!

I hate those really hard ones, they have to come out, or the ones that go really deep. When you pull them out they feel great.

Me while picking my nose: “What can I say, I like to live dangerously!”

The way you opened this video makes it a buried treasure!

Thank you for helping me. I pick my nose a lot and had nosebleeds multiple times so thanks man

gotta wonder if the guy whose head was cut in half knew that his head would be used to explain why nose picking is bad.

Here's a mini horror story for those who hate nose bleeds: Years ago I used to pick my nose quite frequently, but my nose was very sensitive. Almost every time I would pick my nose, it started to bleed. This one time my nose began to bleed, so my mother told me to lean back and wait for awhile. I remember tasting the iron in the blood thinking it tasted like keys. After a long while, my stomach couldn't hold it anymore and I threw it all up. All of it. I was leaning against the toilet crying as blood was coming out. I knew it was the blood from my nose, but there was so much I was horrified!

Absolutely amazing presentation! Thank you!

Honestly I thoroughly enjoyed this video, and I don’t like school but I love science. Keep up the good work. 👍

I had a nosebleed in school one time that just wouldn’t let up. I went to the nurse’s office and was there for 2 hours while she treated me. I had never been there that long so it was the first time I had noticed so many kids coming in for very minor injuries. One girl came in after recess with a cut asking to go home because she was “bleeding”. Just then, the nurse swapped the mini tampon things (no idea what they’re actually called) in my nose for the 4th time and a whole bunch of blood came gushing out. She said to the girl, “That’s not bleeding, _this_ is bleeding.” The girl just gave the shocked Pikachu face and went back to class. I’ll never forget that moment 😂

I had so many nose bleeds throughout my childhood that I constantly feared that at some point I would run out of blood and die. Those were some dark times

Thank u. I knew part of this info but the full info plus the visual aid is very helpful.

I am finally starting to understand why preserved cadaveric models are so important. The uniform grey/ brown always threw me off with many areas- but the nasal/ sinus structure is VERY hard to visualize- even understanding CT views and endoscopy.

One time, I was in the shower and my nose was STUFFY, so I blew my nose as hard as I could, refusing to stop or back down. I NEEDED my nose to be clear once again. And so, I blew my nose until suddenly, I and half the shower was just SPLATTERED with blood. Pretty shocking, but luckily I was in the shower. At least my nose was cleared.

"Here's why picking your nose is dangerous" Me: "huh, ok" *starts picking nose

I am having goosebumps listening to treatment

I got a nosebleed during a biology final once (stress!!). I just kept going and the TA brought me a paper towel. Dedication!🤣

"Why Picking Your Nose Is Dangerous..." Me picking my nose like 2 minutes ago: "Well I guess i'll just die"

I've suffered from chronic nosebleeds since I was a kid. I've had my nasal cavity cauterized twice in my adult life to help prevent it. This is the kind of video I've been hoping for to learn more about my nose and why it bleeds. Thank you!

I had a real problem with nose picking but this helped me stop

Very informative. There's so much about so many things that I want to learn. Thanks for doing this video. I have SO many questions!!! 🤔

Man, nearly 50 years on this planet and someone finally breaks this topic down clearly, coherently and in an easy to understand way. Thank you.

"Everybody picks their nose. It is what you do with the booger that decides who you are." Rusty Cage, probably

I have learned so much from these videos. I feel 10x smarter now 😊. Thank you for making these videos. 😊.

Don’t ever lean your head back when your nose bleeds. I always thought that was what you had to do, but that just causes the blood to go to the back of your throat and you can either: Choke, swallow it and have the blood go into your stomach, and then literally vomit the blood back up. Lean your head forward so that the blood can clot. You just need to be careful pulling out the clot so it doesn’t start bleeding again.

After 41 years and picking my nose at the first opportunity of my conscious awakening. I have made my nose immune to nosebleeds and infections it seems. I've even upgraded my pickings from fingers to using steel rods. Though I think I need to upgrade to diamond rods soon since the steel rods break before my nose.

Very interesting. Lots of information on the sinuses.

Wow I’ve been following this channel for a while and never thought that you guys are in SLC , I’ve been several times inside the building were you are located , Thank you for all the amazing content that you guys provide. And greetings from West Valley city.😂

"Picking your nose is *DANGEROUS!* " *me who has been doing it since childhood and is still alive* There's some conflicting points here

Me: *Picking my nose* RU-vid: Why picking your nose is bad for you.

I just happened to get recommended this right as I was picking my nose

I started to pick my nose as soon as you reminded me of picking my nose

You killed someone, put their head in preservant and then sawed it in two just so you could explain to us why picking our noses is dangerous? Respect brother!

As an allergy sufferer, I'd love to see a video like this giving a better look into different sinuses, their function and why do they get inflamed so quickly :)

Great video. would really appreciate a video on what long term use of nasal spray does to your nasal passage way.

Hay I’m new here and I know this is a old video but I just want to say I like stuff like this!

Man i wish this man was my highschool teacher. He seems energetic and extremely willing to teach us something new and makes the viewer WANT to pay attention. Im subbing😭

"this is a head we cut in half." me: What?

Good stuff!

As someone guilty of doing this a lot in childhood and occasionally even recently, it does make me worry. Nowadays I have to really mentally force myself to not pick my nose and it's good to know why.

Little did we know, the head he was using as an example was his friend who punched him in the face.

As a nursing student, I appreciate these videos so much.

Educational😊thank you

Awesome videos bro. Enjoyable content, reminds me of anatomy and physiology class at massage school.

Everyone's talking about how they don't want their face to collapse and I'm just wondering who in the Hell that head used to be?

"today, we colonize nose." -booger

currently picking my nose rn ty for the tips ill keep going

INTERESTING. Would be useful to talk about polyps and the problems they cause.

"I know you pick your nose" Already convinced, ill stop, don't kill me

Y’all guys should do a video on vertigo and the calcium crystals we have in our inner ear tubes and how that effects our balance when they get out of place!

Great information.

This guy really knows his stuff.

him: *talking about important stuff* Me: "HOW DO YOU GET YOUR FINGER 2 KNUCKLES DEEP?!?!"

“why picking ur nose is dangerous” me: oh *starts picking nose*

Thank you for the explanation, I will be careful ❤

As a QMA ( qualified medication aide) if a resident has frequent nose bleeds we would be very concerned about their blood pressure. I would take their vitals immediately when doing anything for the resident. That can be a first sign of a possible high reading.

My nose is made of steel, I've picked it pretty much everyday since I was 4 and from what I can remember I never had a nose bleed. Even had countless times where I would scrape the inside of my nose and it still didn't bleed. The only time my nose ever did bleed was when I was really sick and was constantly twisting toilet paper in my nose, I was around 7 when this happened.

I had a lot of nosebleeds as a kid, and every single time, I kept trying to make it all come out until I'd face "the final boss" which was usually this huge bloody booger responsible for the nose bleed (as far as I knew). I kept blowing my nose / picking it using tissue while bleeding like hell until I finally got sight of that bloody booger sticking out. Then I'd start the battle against it using Q Tips / tissue until it came out. Whenever that big bloody booger finally came out, the nosebleed instantly stopped. Can anyone explain wtf this was?

Great I was picking my nose as I scroll my feed and this came out

" IT'S GONNA BE A GROSS ONE. let's do this" loved it😭😂

"You obviously have a nose" Voldemort: *angry noises*

"You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose, but never pick your friend's nose." - Humphrey Bogart

I live in Colorado where the air has practically zero moisture during the winter, so I always get at least 2 to 3 nosebleeds out of nowhere during the winter, even when I don’t blow my nose aggressively, and thanks to a new medication I started not too long ago for my ADHD, I’ve noticed that my nose has started “producing” boogers a lot more often than it used to

I have a severe deviated septum and I suffered with daily nosebleeds for most of my life. Cauterization would help for a while but could never seem to get them to go away, eventually I had surgery to fix it a bit over 5 years ago and I have had 1 nosebleed since then. Huge quality of life improvement and I am glad I had the surgery done

Him: Explaining why picking your nose is dangerous. Me: **PICKS NOSE**

“Be a soft little ninja” - something I’ve never heard to describe picking one’s nose. Made me laugh. 👃🏼🥷🏻😹

Avid nose picker here. I NEVER EVER have nose bleeds! And so, I'm never ever going to stop. I just know to refreign myself of doing it in public.

Great video

I have an iron deficiency and often have nosebleeds. I loved the knowledge on this. I tell people not to lean back during a nosebleed. Lean forward, pinch nostrils and pinch at the top of the nose. My nosebleeds take a long time to stop, but I’ve only been to the hospital once.

As a child i've had many nose bleeds. 80% of them were just bc my nose was either dry or the membrane was weak (later on I got my nose chemically cauterized to prevent them because I got them so often it was affecting my life). There was one time as a child that I was bleeding so bad that I was coughing up congealed blood so I leaned forward for about 20 minutes instead of back (which is what I was told to do at that age, learning now you shouldn't). All of a sudden my left eye starts getting really 'cloudy' and I look up at the mirror to see my eye filling up with blood and then blood coming down from my eye. As a kid I felt like I was in a horror movie. This only happened to me one time as a kid in middle school (after that was when I got my nose cauterized by a dr) but oddly enough it happened to me again just earlier today hence my curiosity on nose bleeds again. Today blood was dripping down my throat so I started leaning forward while also pinching my nose tight to hopefully stop the bleeding but instead my vision went cloudy. Looked in the mirror and sure enough blood was coming out of my eyes. So basically I had to hold my head straight and hope for the best. I pinched my nose for about an hour and all I could feel is blood filling the inside of my nose all the way up and out of my eyes while also gagging on huge goopy chunks of blood. :) I started getting dizzy I was loosing so much blood. . I got it to stop eventually. . not fun. I think I need to get my nose cauterized again . . .

Right after I picked i see THIS. thanks,

thankfully i've been picking my nose for my entire life and haven't gotten a nose bleed once

I actually understand this more than a lecture in school

“Picking your nose is dangerous” COVID test: Well time to start some nose bleeds.

This makes you wonder, how many people were dissuaded from picking their noses after watching this video.

Respect for the guy donating his whole head for research!