Nose-picking is the act of extracting dried mucus or foreign bodies from the nose with a finger. Although a very common habit, it is a taboo subject in most western cultures.
Nose-picking has a number of medical risks, including causing nasal infections and nosebleeds. Compulsive nose-picking is known as rhinotillexomania.
- Question: is the "triangle of death" rumor about retrograde infections from the nasal area true?
References:
- James W. Jefferson and Trent D. Thompson. Rhinotillexomania: Psychiatric Disorder or Habit?; The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Volume 56, Number 2, February 1995
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