Nose Picking Dangers Human Anatomy Reveals Answer
For many, a stubborn booger can be hard to ignore and getting it out might even make breathing easier. But according to a new video from the YouTube channel Institute of Human Anatomy, the way people go about it can turn a minor annoyance into a dangerous nosebleed. In the video, uploaded last Sunday (October 4), the show’s host, Jonathan, examined an actual human nasal cavity to show what a finger can reach and why one particular spot is so easy to injure. “Hopefully, you’re not going two knuckles deep into your nasal cavity looking for buried treasure,” he joked. Picking one’s nose can be surprisingly dangerous if a very specific area of the cavity is injured Cookie Studio/Adobe Stock (not the actual photo) Most people think of the nose as the part they can see in the mirror. Jonathan started there, then showed the much larger cavity behind it. He identified the nasal septum, the wall
