Nose picking

Nose-picking
A girl picking her nose
SpecialtyPsychiatry, rhinology

Nose picking is the act of extracting mucus with one's finger (rhinotillexis) and may include the subsequent ingestion of the extracted mucus (mucophagy).[1] In Western cultures, this act is generally considered to be socially deviant;[2] parents and pediatricians have historically tried to prevent development of the habit and attempt to break it if already established.[3]

  1. ^ Bellows, Alan (2009). "A Booger A Day Keeps The Doctor Away: A Medical Doctor Describes the Health Benefits of Nose-Mining". Alien Hand Syndrome: And Other Too-Weird-Not-To-Be-True Stories. Workman Publishing. pp. 28–30. ISBN 978-0761152255.
  2. ^ "7.1C: Deviance and Social Stigma". Social Sci LibreTexts. July 30, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Seltzer, A. P. (September 1963). "NOSE PICKING". Journal of the National Medical Association. 55 (5): 451–452. ISSN 0027-9684. PMC 2642359. PMID 14049564.
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