Edit: I had someone comment one time when I did, and it was kind of weird and embarrassing? But it seemed like a fairly normal thing to do, so I thought I’d ask.
Yes, for three reasons.
- I judge the color to be sure I’m not getting sick and it’s just a regular need to blow my nose.
- I check for the presence of any blood, since I work around materials and in environments that can cause alot of dry air, giving me a higher incidence of nose bleeds.
- My work environments are very dusty, and if Inhave alot of black or grey dust when I blow my nose, I know I need to clean my airways when I get the chance so the dust isn’t in there longer then a day.
If I didn’t look how would I know what kind of infection I have?
always to check for worms
Hey guys, I think I found RFK jr.'s Lemmy account!
tardypants
D’oh
Other end…
not the kind i have
RFK Jr…?
iabt
this made me so happy
I hold the folded tissue up to the light, if I see color I double check, if not, then no. Also I usually only do this if I feel a reason to, like feeling sick, or like it may have been a bloody nose, etc.
Yeah man, gotta know if there’s blood or not.
If the heat is running, we’re playing a dangerous game.
Maybe this time rubies came out, I won’t know until I check
Yes, I need to make sure that what’s in the tissue matches what I felt fly out of my nose so I know it’s not stuck in my beard.
Or 'stache.
But also, it’s kinda satisfying to see the huge chunk of hardened snot that’s been bugging the ever living hell out of you most of the day.
Yeah I kinda lump the stache in with the beard.
To be fair, your username kind of suggests you want to look inside everything anyway
Right you are!
Yeah, kinda helpful in monitoring health.
You won’t find anything unusual 99% of the time, and usually not even when you add .9 with a bunch of extra 9s behind that. But when you do find something, it means you can be proactive in handling it.
Not that everything shows up in mucous that can be wrong with your sinuses, or that things can’t ramp up faster than you can detect a change.
But it’s still useful to check.
If it’s yellow you got some sinusitis, probably need some Sudafed (behind the counter kind) and some neti pot. If it’s green, you may have to go to the Dr to get some antibiotics. If it’s red, you probably need a humidifier and/or some saline mist.
Source for this? My understanding was that usually snot color wasn’t a reliable indicator for anything
I do. One day I expect to see a Turner Seascape.
Yes.
Yes it’s basic diagnostic procedure
Every time.
I almost never blow my nose anymore since I read that doing so tends to blow snot into your sinus cavities, which increases the risk of infection. It’s better to just sniff in most cases.
I heard the opposite but again they are not a doctor so who knows
“the opposite” being what exactly?
To blow my nose so it doesn’t cause an infection
No, but i do rub the folded up tissue around between my fingers to assess and admire the volume of my expulsion
