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.
Along the questions we all wonder about!
this post was submitted on 14 Jan 2025
94 points (95.2% liked)
Asklemmy
44370 readers
1351 users here now
A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions
Search asklemmy ๐
If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!
- Open-ended question
- Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
- Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
- Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
- An actual topic of discussion
Looking for support?
Looking for a community?
- Lemmyverse: community search
- sub.rehab: maps old subreddits to fediverse options, marks official as such
- !lemmy411@lemmy.ca: a community for finding communities
~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de~
founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
Usually only if I'm sick, so I can see how transparent the snot is.
I do. One day I expect to see a Turner Seascape.
No, but i do rub the folded up tissue around between my fingers to assess and admire the volume of my expulsion
Yes.
Every time.
I almost never blow my nose anymore since I read that doing so tends to blow snot into your sinus cavities, which increases the risk of infection. It's better to just sniff in most cases.
I heard the opposite but again they are not a doctor so who knows
"the opposite" being what exactly?
To blow my nose so it doesn't cause an infection