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Nose rubbing
Nose rubbing is a clinical sign in which there is a crease across the nose, often seen in younger children with seasonal allergies.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Nose rubbing?
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A 34-year old asked:
What can I do to control nose rubbing and bleeding?
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A 51-year old asked:
Can it be possible for you to hurt your nose by rubbing it too hard?
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A 33-year old asked:
Should i be concerned if my nose hurts from rubbing it with a tissue bc I have a cold what will stop making it burn?
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A 37-year old asked:
Baby is constantly sneezing and rubbing nose but she's not sick. Is this allergies?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Can 10 month old baby have seasonal allergies ? Always rubbing nose and eyes.. Eyes are red...Running nose clear ....
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A 49-year old asked:
What do you advise if i started (unconsciously) rubbing my nose really hard?
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A female asked:
My son keeps rubbing his nose what is wrong.... as its been going on for the last year?
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A 35-year old asked:
Pushing back when rubbing one's nose changed it's appearance. Can pushing it down fix it again?
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A 27-year old male asked:
I had balloon sinuplasty a little over a month ago. I was just rubbing my nose and heard crunching like that during the op. Is this cause for concern?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Hi. my 5 year old keeps rubbing his nose and sneezing?
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A 32-year old asked:
Should i be concerned if my 8 month old is constantly sneezing and rubbing her nose, its also runny. What could the cause be?
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A 17-year old male asked:
I was rubbing my nose alot, now one side of bridge feels a bit tender. Nose looks normal, nose bones feel stable, there is no bleeding. What is this?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I was diagnosed with adhd when i was younger, and now ive developed some sort of tics? like jerking my neck or slamming my leg, rubbing my nose really hard or whining. what is it? is it caused by adhd? am i to old to develop them? im currently 17 .
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A 29-year old female asked:
My 5 year old has problem. Whenever it gets really hot, her nose bleeds.. she bleeds at school, when shes playing outside and at night.. is there anything I can do besides keeping her hydrated and stopping her picking or rubbing her nose?
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A 38-year old male asked:
I have a dark horizontal line across the bridge of my nose. I haven't always had it. I think I developed it over the years from possibly rubbing my nose due to allergies.Gotten increasingly darker since adolescence. I want to know how I may get rid of it
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A 33-year old asked:
My ENT told me the crease on my nose is cause by rubbing my nose upwards with a tissue. Can I use wrinkle cream to get rid of it?
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A 16-year old male asked:
After rubbing my nose alot, skin on upper nose feels slightly swollen(not noticeable by looking). Some tenderness, but bone feels stable. Nose broken?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Have been wearing surgical N95; sliding down and rubbing on nose a bit. History of fracture high on bridge (at hump) and severe deviated septum on L. After wearing mask, tingling and a line of swelling bilaterally. Some allergic rhinitis recently.
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A 48-year old asked:
Are there any negative effects of rubbing your own nose?
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A 42-year old asked:
What to do if i got rubbing alcohol in my nose will something happen?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Dark horizontal line on my nose from left to right.It kind of developed slowly during the years and now i see it more noticeable.No rubbing not itchy?
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A 23-year old female asked:
There was a hard scaly white dry patch in my nose for 2 hours and it went away after rubbing it do you know what it could be? it was also on my septum?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Can putting rubbing alcohol on a pimple inside my nose help it shrink and go away?
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A 35-year old asked:
My 8 mos son had been sneezing and rubbing his eyes and nose for a few days now, especially his eyes and they look irritated. Could he have a cold or allergies? He is not stuffed up at all.
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A 16-year old male asked:
I am a black with a brown skin tone. Around my eyes and parts of my nose are really dark. Ive had bad allergies as a child and me rubbing my eyes and nose caused me to get dark areas on my face. Is there a way to lighten my skin to my skin tone back?
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A 30-year old female asked:
We reside in an area known for allergies. I suddenly started suffering from allergies last week, and noticed that my 4.5 month old is rubbing her eyes, has a slightly runny nose and is whining more than usual. Any advice/antihistamine I can give her?
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A 39-year old female asked:
My baby has teary eyes and running nose, what could be causing it. No fever, shes happy as ever but i see her rubbing her eyes and nose continously?
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A 23-year old asked:
My 11 month old daughter has swollen eyes and keeps rubbing her eyes. She has a runny nose, she cries and closes her eyes. I do not see any irritation?
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A 35-year old female asked:
My dentures are ill fitting and I talked alot more than normal today. My nose is tingling on the tip , I thbk its from my dentures rubbing where my front teeth were. Can this be the cause or do I automatically have head \ neck cancer?
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