A member asked:

My little cousin picks her nose.can she get sick from that or is the only thing she can get is nosebleeds from that?also, can u tell me how to stop her

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Dr. Dale Tylor answered

Specializes in ENT - Head & Neck Surgery - Pediatric

Nosepicking= no good: Besides the grossness factor, there are some health risks. The most common way to get a cold is by touching germs to the nose or eye, and that is a huge way to do that. Nosebleeding is commonly a result of picking. And if it is done in a rough way, she can even pick a hole through the septum, the divider between the 2 sides of the nose. Her parents and doctor should talk to her about it.

Answered 10/4/2016

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