Children love to pick their nostrils, mostly because they are itchy, uncomfortable and have a foreign body sensation. Picking your nose is a bad habit of children, and parents should correct this habit in time.

Causes swelling and inflammation of the nasal vestibule skin.

Digging the nose will lead to swelling and inflammation of the nasal vestibule skin, resulting in boils.

bacterial reproduction

It is equivalent to rubbing back and forth on the skin of nasal vestibule, which can squeeze the bacteria on nasal hair into sebaceous glands and sweat gland tubes, creating favorable conditions for the growth and reproduction of bacteria.

Cause septicemia

There are many bacteria in your fingers. If bacteria squeeze into blood vessels, it will cause septicemia and endanger life.

Many reasons lead to the habit of picking your nose.

There are many reasons for the habit of digging nose excrement, such as eczema, allergic rhinitis, itchy nose, dryness and burning. Therefore, these diseases should be actively treated.

persuade and educate

If there is no such disease, it is necessary to persuade and educate children, explain the harm, and let them correct this bad habit.

Clean nostrils

If the child reports itchy nostrils, parents can dip a cotton swab in boiling water and gently wipe the front hole of the nose or nasal cavity.

Treat dry scab

During the recovery period of a cold, there is discomfort caused by dry scab in the nasal cavity. Do not forcibly uncover the dry scab to avoid nosebleeds or new wounds. You can dip a cotton swab in normal saline or paraffin oil and apply it around the dry scab. After the dry scab is softened, it can be gently removed, and then applied with chlortetracycline eye ointment or tetracycline cortisone ointment, which can locally relieve itching and pain, prevent dry scab, and alleviate or eliminate itching symptoms at nostrils. Children will naturally stop picking their noses.