Edit: I had someone comment one time when I did, and it was kind of weird and embarrassing? But it seemed like a fairly normal thing to do, so I thought I’d ask.
Lots of people talking about monitoring health, I just look because I’m curious lol
In the modern day, sometimes it’s just nice to be able to say “I did that!”.
Same reason I look in the toilet.
Someday there might be brains there, so I agree!
Yes. Excess of green or yellow mucus could be indicative of strep throat or a cold. If there’s bleeding, that’s a sign of worse.
Blood is most likely just a minor nosebleed due to nosepicking or simply vulnerable tissue. No need for panic. If it happens more often than not, then simply check with a doctor. And still no need for panic.
My left nostril bleeds pretty much every time that I blow full-blast. I have to be gentle to avoid it.
I had a nosebleed for hours which would barely stop without full pressure pinch. I was at the ER waiting for hours and the doctor finally saw me and didn’t think it was an issue worth treating as I was asking for it to be cauterized. I simply exhaled through my nose at a normal level and it started bleeding again. She went out and got the silver nitrate to burn it without another word.
Just checking for blood
If I feel something more solid than snot hit the tissue, I’ll check.
You never know when it might be bloody sinus tissue again.
Yes, for three reasons.
- I judge the color to be sure I’m not getting sick and it’s just a regular need to blow my nose.
- I check for the presence of any blood, since I work around materials and in environments that can cause alot of dry air, giving me a higher incidence of nose bleeds.
- My work environments are very dusty, and if Inhave alot of black or grey dust when I blow my nose, I know I need to clean my airways when I get the chance so the dust isn’t in there longer then a day.
95 % of the time. I don’t if I’m in public and in close proximity to someone.
It’s like looking after you have a bowel movement. It’s normal.
But do you really have to show your friends every time?
Yes
Not only is it normal, but as some other posters have mentioned, it is a good habit to be in. This may be a hot take but people should also look at their toilet paper after wiping and at their poop before flushing.
Ya. Don’t you care at all about your health? Why wouldn’t you check?
Yes, maybe a Burglarobbit came out me nose, gotta check.
Yes. The color of the mucus is informative for Chinese medicine. I don’t have the full details of it, but if it’s transparent, that means you are dealing with “cold” infection, and you should use herbs that are “hot”. Oppositely, yellow means “hot” infection, and you should use “cold” herbs.
If you use the wrong herbs and fail to balance it out, the infection gets worse.
Every single time. I just like it.
Yes, cause I work in a dusty environment. If you see dust or particulates in your snot, thats in your lungs too and you should start wearing a respirator.
Are there people that don’t?
Yes, and they’re either sociopaths, or were born with a critical lack of curiosity.
Okay this is entirely unrelated but your “born without a lack of critical curiosity” really hit home for some reason.
Whenever I go to a store that has stuff I find generally interesting, I feel the need to touch it, just so I know what it feels like. I had an ex who hated whenever I did that, like she thought I was a toddler trying to look at and buy everything. It really made me feel bad.
If you ever have a partner, friend or family member who does sewing/knitting/similar, you should tag along with them on a fabric/yarn shopping trip; I bet you’d have a lot of fun. Some people are just more tactile, and leaning into that isn’t harmful and can help a lot of fun
My dude, that rings super true for me. I’m very… textural? I’m not going to buy something if it feels shitty to touch. Most of the foods I don’t like taste just fine, but I don’t like how they feel in my mouth.
Don’t feel bad about it, you’re not alone, and even if you were, that’s really got to be one of the stupidest reasons I’ve heard to be pissed at someone.
I smell everything I grab. Sometimes my wife comments on it but it doesnt bother her. We use our senses to make sense of the world, big news.
I don’t smell everything I grab, but I smell everything I eat before I put it in my mouth. Imo though it’s not like a neurodivergent sensory thing, I just like smelling good food before I eat it; kinda like a palate preparation.
Yeah man, gotta know if there’s blood or not.
If the heat is running, we’re playing a dangerous game.
