Nose picking: good or bad?
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The combination of finger + nose almost automatically leads to nose picking in primates such as humans, monkeys and half-apes. In any case, removing nasal mucus with a finger is seen as taboo and indecent among people. But is it also not recommended? Opinions are divided on this.
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First some facts. Almost everyone picks their nose from time to time. Yes, you too, because the chance that you belong to the more than 90 percent who sometimes pick their nose is quite high. Half of all Dutch people even do it once or more times a day and about 10 percent of them eat what they find in their nose. Did you know there are even people who compulsively and obsessively pick their noses? With a difficult word this is also called rhinotillexomania. Men touch their sense of smell more often than women. The favorite place to do this is cozy at home on the couch for both, followed by the car (men) and the toilet (women). By the way, for a long time nose picking on the rest day Sabbath has been prohibited under Jewish law because hairs can come out during picking and pulling hair out on the Sabbath is prohibited. [! 187464 => 1130 = 2!] Staphylococcus aureus
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So much for all (unsavory) this and that. Seriously now, because picking your nose can be very harmful to your health. This is because one in three Dutch people has the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria in the nasal cavity, which in turn is responsible for MRSA hospital infections. With a reduced resistance, this bacterium can cause infections to the skin. In addition, frequent nose picking can cause damage to the nose and in particular to the many capillaries it contains. That in turn lead to a nosebleed.
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Damage item
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According to the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), nose picking also causes damage to the Dutch economy of 25 million euros per year. Why? The time spent working - men work an average of eleven minutes every day, women four - because they don't work. And besides: only half of the nose toddlers hide their loot in a tissue. So ten percent eat it, but then there is still 40 percent left who leave the extracted good on worktops, chair backs or whatever else is available (estimated weight: eleven (!) Tons). That means extra cleaning costs. And then the increased absenteeism due to the spread of infections has not even been investigated.
Organic habit
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Is there nothing positive to say about nose picking? Certainly. Indeed, there are scientists who claim that nose picking is a biological habit with a logical purpose. Namely, getting rid of dried-on mucus that, if left on, can irritate and don't always go away by blowing your nose. Eating those leftovers also helps boost the immune system.
Cause continuation
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Nose picking is also seen as a logical cause and effect story. Nose picking is the continuation of the reason that we have a large nose in which mucus residues dry up. And because we like to scratch and pick at scabs, skins, calluses, hooks on nails and other things that come loose from our body, we also drill a finger into our nose - men incidentally on average 1.1 centimeters deep, women 0, 6 cm. Clearing up and keeping your nostrils clean with a finger so you can breathe as freely as possible is a very natural reaction.
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Good or bad?
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Returning to the question of whether nose picking is good or bad, the answer should be 'both'. A little picking every now and then is not abnormal if something itches or gets in the way. But preferably use a handkerchief to prevent inflammation, nosebleeds and the spread of infection. As for nosebleeds, after the index finger, little finger and thumb, a pen or pencil is the most commonly used toddler item. This causes bleeding very quickly. And about the spread of infections: ten percent of ATMs in the Netherlands are infected with the already mentioned Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
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Returning to the question of whether nose picking is good or bad, the answer should be 'both'. A little picking every now and then is not abnormal if something itches or gets in the way. But preferably use a handkerchief to prevent inflammation, nosebleeds and the spread of infection. As for nosebleeds, after the index finger, little finger and thumb, a pen or pencil is the most commonly used toddler item. This causes bleeding very quickly. And about the spread of infections: ten percent of ATMs in the Netherlands are infected with the already mentioned St.