Nose picking

Nose-picking
A girl picking her nose
SpecialtyPsychiatry, rhinology

Nose picking is the act of extracting mucus and nasal 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. 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  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.