Hey. Quick poll...

[conuly]

[Poll #706640]

Comments

[velvetchamber.livejournal.com]

It generally better not to blow one's nose if one can help it, because when blowing one pushes the snot and whatever pathogens that may be in it up into the cavities of the skull (don't know what you English speaking people call them), thus increasing the chance of them getting infected. Sucking it up and swallowing is better, even though many cultures find that gross.

Hey, think of the protein you'll not be wasting!

[conuly]

1. Sinuses.
2. I know. I still blow my nose anyway.
3. Yeah, well, when left to my own devices I tend to pick my nose instead, and... ah... dispose of it in the traditional fashion.

[velvetchamber.livejournal.com]

Protein! and a little water and some polysaccharides and stuff. Nose-picking is of the good. I have not read the research, but I have been told, by my microbiology professor, that it is very healthy to consume snot, as it can aid in recognising pathogens.

[thornleaf.livejournal.com]

Funny you should mention this!

Usually clear is my answer, but for the last month or so I've had a sinus infection (which I've been avoiding seeing a doctor for, because I hate going to the doctor) so lately it's been more on the yellow/green side of the snot spectrum.

I'm sure you needed to know that. Well, you asked.

My advice (which I don't follow, but happily give out to others) - if it's yellow(ish) for more than a week, then you should see a doctor, because it's an infection and not just allergies or a cold.

Also, I've been looking to find one of these (http://www.jalanetipot.com/how.html).

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

http://www.netipot.org/

Does that help?

[rho]

It's clear when I'm in good health, but yellow when I have some sort of URTI. I blow my nose a whole lot more in the latter case, so I put yellow, since that's what I am most likely to see, even though my snot is probably clear more often.

[velvetchamber.livejournal.com]

It generally better not to blow one's nose if one can help it, because when blowing one pushes the snot and whatever pathogens that may be in it up into the cavities of the skull (don't know what you English speaking people call them), thus increasing the chance of them getting infected. Sucking it up and swallowing is better, even though many cultures find that gross.

Hey, think of the protein you'll not be wasting!

[conuly]

1. Sinuses.
2. I know. I still blow my nose anyway.
3. Yeah, well, when left to my own devices I tend to pick my nose instead, and... ah... dispose of it in the traditional fashion.

[velvetchamber.livejournal.com]

Protein! and a little water and some polysaccharides and stuff. Nose-picking is of the good. I have not read the research, but I have been told, by my microbiology professor, that it is very healthy to consume snot, as it can aid in recognising pathogens.

[thornleaf.livejournal.com]

Funny you should mention this!

Usually clear is my answer, but for the last month or so I've had a sinus infection (which I've been avoiding seeing a doctor for, because I hate going to the doctor) so lately it's been more on the yellow/green side of the snot spectrum.

I'm sure you needed to know that. Well, you asked.

My advice (which I don't follow, but happily give out to others) - if it's yellow(ish) for more than a week, then you should see a doctor, because it's an infection and not just allergies or a cold.

Also, I've been looking to find one of these (http://www.jalanetipot.com/how.html).

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

http://www.netipot.org/

Does that help?

[rho]

It's clear when I'm in good health, but yellow when I have some sort of URTI. I blow my nose a whole lot more in the latter case, so I put yellow, since that's what I am most likely to see, even though my snot is probably clear more often.