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Please help docs! is nasal mucus (snot) harmful at all besides it being nasty?
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No: The nasal mucosa produces about a quart of mucus daily and it lubricates the nasal mucosa. It is not only not harmful but very important for normal ciliary function in the nose.
Answered 6/14/2016
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