Talk:Nose picking

Nose size
Shouldn't it be included that nose picking makes the nose bigger? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.25.227.59 (talk) 14:17, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

This is an encyclopedia, not a playground rumor-mill. If you can find studies from a reputable medical journal supporting your claim, sure. Rawnoodles10 (talk) 11:07, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

I nuked "In Popular Culture" and "Social Acceptance as Main Issue".
These sections, I felt, had no real place in the article - no citable statements, no relevance, very narrow focus and no potential for expansion. So I killed them with fire. I don't think they should be re-added - definitely not the popular culture one, although if someone can find a good reference for social acceptance feel free to add it in. ZS 03:31, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

and the observation of the activity in another person commonly provokes mixed feelings of disgust and amusement[where?].[1] Hemenover, Scott H.; Ulrich Schimmack (August 2007). "That's disgusting! …, but very amusing: Mixed feelings of amusement and disgust" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.168.104.183 (talk) 06:18, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

risks
we can add:
 * Nose hairs will fall out. When picking nose continuously, then the nose will cause hair loss. In fact, nose hair has function as a filter dust and pollution. Without nose hair, then the disease and infection can enter the body.
 * You could die. Inside your nose, there is ethmoid bone, this bone separates the nose from the brain. if you stab this bone, the brain fluid would leak, and you will die. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.161.166.219 (talk) 17:42, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
 * No we can't. A blog is not a reliable source.--Charles (talk) 19:00, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
 * you're saying MD don't write blogs? or what MD write aren't reliable? Ebaychatter0 (talk) 22:26, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Americans
The name rhinotillexis comes from Greek, not Latin. --90.177.208.162 (talk) 21:08, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Removed "Health Benefits" and cititions
Way outdated citations of a sketchy claim by a single doctor in an oddly specific part of Germany with no publication record other than an associated press article bodes for a dubious, if not completely unfounded, claim. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rawnoodles10 (talk • contribs) 10:46, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Question
Does "nose-picking" necessarily involve eating the mucus? Isn't nose-picking just the act of taking the mucus out of your nose finger-wise? -- Petru Dimitriu (talk) 09:47, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

Picture accuracy
I have come to the conclusion that the picture is inaccurate. The man is posing and pretending to pick his nose, but is not in actuality. His hand is facing the camera and parallel to his face, and also the finger is not performing any action. The picture is visually appealing but does not represent the action. I suggest replacement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.246.173.62 (talk) 07:01, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

nose picking
noses of some people are more effecient, which do not allow any dust particles to go in the respiratary system. It is necessary to clean the nose by nose picking by using fingers. It is also necessary to grow nails to some extent for deep cleaning. It is safe to use fingers than any outside instrument. Waman damle (talk) 05:50, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

New study linking deadly infection with rhinal excavations
TLDR; nose picking can be a vector for germs http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/52/4/1800599

Aethalides (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:52, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

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