• RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    If I feel something more solid than snot hit the tissue, I’ll check.

    You never know when it might be bloody sinus tissue again.

  • NorthWestWind@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    Yes. The color of the mucus is informative for Chinese medicine. I don’t have the full details of it, but if it’s transparent, that means you are dealing with “cold” infection, and you should use herbs that are “hot”. Oppositely, yellow means “hot” infection, and you should use “cold” herbs.

    If you use the wrong herbs and fail to balance it out, the infection gets worse.

  • Shaleesh [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    Not only is it normal, but as some other posters have mentioned, it is a good habit to be in. This may be a hot take but people should also look at their toilet paper after wiping and at their poop before flushing.

  • weeeeum@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    Yes, cause I work in a dusty environment. If you see dust or particulates in your snot, thats in your lungs too and you should start wearing a respirator.

  • Sigilos@ttrpg.network
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    13 hours ago

    Yes, for three reasons.

    1. I judge the color to be sure I’m not getting sick and it’s just a regular need to blow my nose.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
  • qyron@sopuli.xyz
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    17 hours ago

    Yes. And we always should. The colour of what is coming out can hint how far/how bad you might be on a cold, as well as the consistency. Knowing if you’re losing blood or clots is also important.

    • Fredselfish@lemmy.world
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      17 hours ago

      Yes for same reason, plus sometimes I feel like something came out and it hadn’t so I know I need to blow again.

      • qyron@sopuli.xyz
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        17 hours ago

        The following can be filed under the “too much information”.

        My airways act very weird when I get a cold or something is afecting my air ways. My nose tends to feel clogged but I have nothing to discharge, even if I feel the need to. I often have to force ouy whatever there may be backed up in there, often to the point I get light headed and/or dizzy. The first wave is usually clear and very low in volume. The second wave often brings out a deluge of yellow greenish mucus (good sign) or a blob of green greyish stuff, often with blood spots or small strikes (very bad). The third wave makes my ear pop and causes me to start coughing and pull up more gunk that then start to flow without the need for me to try to blow my spine from my back.

        • CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world
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          15 hours ago

          Sounds like there might be a problem with your sinuses.

          My own sinuses are kind of messed up, and they get inflamed and swell up as soon as I get a cold which makes me stuffed up even if there’s no mucus. But all the mucus I do get doesn’t drain properly, so I have to obsessively blow my nose every 10 minutes or else it just gets packed up inside and I get a sinus infection. I also pay close attention to the color; clear or pale yellow is good, green is getting concerning, and brown means sound the alarm, sinus infection is imminent.

          Have you tried a neti pot? It works well to help irrigate my sinuses without feeling like I’m trying to force my brains out onto the tissue.

  • verdigris@lemmy.ml
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    20 hours ago

    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.