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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. Excess of green or yellow mucus could be indicative of strep throat or a cold. If there's bleeding, that's a sign of worse.
Blood is most likely just a minor nosebleed due to nosepicking or simply vulnerable tissue. No need for panic. If it happens more often than not, then simply check with a doctor. And still no need for panic.
My left nostril bleeds pretty much every time that I blow full-blast. I have to be gentle to avoid it.
I had a nosebleed for hours which would barely stop without full pressure pinch. I was at the ER waiting for hours and the doctor finally saw me and didn't think it was an issue worth treating as I was asking for it to be cauterized. I simply exhaled through my nose at a normal level and it started bleeding again. She went out and got the silver nitrate to burn it without another word.
Just checking for blood
Are there people that don't?
Yes, and they're either sociopaths, or were born with a critical lack of curiosity.
Yeah man, gotta know if there's blood or not.
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.
To be fair, your username kind of suggests you want to look inside everything anyway
Right you are!
Lots of people talking about monitoring health, I just look because I'm curious lol
In the modern day, sometimes it's just nice to be able to say "I did that!".
Same reason I look in the toilet.
Someday there might be brains there, so I agree!
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.
Every single time. I just like it.
If I didn't look how would I know what kind of infection I have?
Yes, for three reasons.
Along the questions we all wonder about!
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.
Yes.
I don't. I felt it come out, I know what it's gonna look like.
Usually only if I'm sick, so I can see how transparent the snot is.
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.