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After learning it\u2019s not a good idea to use tweezers on nostril hairs, one person said: \u201cI had no idea, and now I\u2019m so grossed out!\u201d\n
In agreement, another added: \u201cDamn, I\u2019ve been pulling it my whole life and just found this information.\u201d\n
\u201cNever pulling them again,\u201d vowed a third.\n
Somebody else commented: \u201cOh gosh! I always pull out my nose hairs. Now I won\u2019t do this anymore.\u201d\n
Although many may not realize it, nostril hairs serve important purposes.\n Dr. Michael Jacobs, a board-certified dermatologist, tells HuffPost that nose hairs \u2018trap dust, pollen, and other airborne particles so that the air you breathe is partially filtered,\u2019 preventing allergens from penetrating deeper into the nasal passages.\n Elaborating further, Dr. Don J. Beasley, a board-certified otolaryngologist, continues: \u201cThe nose is a delicate area with numerous blood vessels and mucous membranes.\n \u201cWhen something touches the nostril hairs, such as a small insect or other irritants, it triggers a reflexive sneeze, which is the body\u2019s way of expelling the intruder or irritant.\u201d\n Dr. Beasley adds that nose hairs also \u2018trap moisture from exhaled air, preventing the nasal passages from becoming too dry.\u2019 This helps to humidify the air we breathe.\n When removing nose hairs, there are certain matters to be wary of.\n Dr. Nicole Aaronson, a board-certified otolaryngologist, advises people to avoid plucking out their nostril hairs.\n She notes that she\u2019s had to perform incision and drainage of nasal abscesses related to such plucking.\n Meanwhile, Dr. Erich Voigt, an otologist at NYU, has shared an even more concerning warning.\n He tells Business Insider: \u201cThere are germs at the base of the hair follicles. When the hair follicles are pulled out, the germs can jump in \u2013 and those infections can be lethal.\n \u201cThe veins that drain the blood to the from the nose, lead to the vein that drain the brain. Germs can travel to the back and induce meningitis and abscesses.\u201d\n Man removing nose hair. \u201cYou pull that hair out\u2026 there\u2019s a little blood that leaks out from the follicle that got disrupted.\u201d\n So, what exactly is the ominous \u2018triangle of death\u2019?\n As explained by Cleveland Clinic: \u201cAn infection in the danger triangle \u2013 like from a picked pimple, or a nose piercing gone wrong \u2013 has a small but not impossible chance of traveling from your face right to your brain, without much distance to cover between them.\u201d\n In very rare cases, an infection of the face may lead to septic cavernous sinus thrombosis, a bacterial infection in your face or skull, potentially causing various life-threatening health issues.\n Nowadays, septic cavernous sinus thrombosis is typically a curable condition when caught in time.\n Although we\u2019ve just unloaded a rather worrisome warning, don\u2019t panic \u2013 such dangerous infections are incredibly rare.\n Still, be cautious and practice alternative nose hair removal methods.\n Experts recommend using an electric trimmer or rounded scissors as safer alternatives to waxing and plucking. Electric trimmers, which do not completely remove nose hairs, provide a safer option.\n Source: igvofficial.com\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Although everyone has them, nose hairs aren\u2019t something most of us think about too much. But for some people, they can be particularly unpleasant when they become visible \u2013 so much so that they\u2019ll remove them. Now, doctors are speaking out against using tweezers to remove nostril hairs. After learning it\u2019s not a good idea …\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":83762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[670],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83761"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83763,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83761\/revisions\/83763"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/igvofficial.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/08%5C/AdobeStock_548422804-2048x1480.jpeg%5C%22 "\\"\\"")
\nIt\u2019s important to avoid an infection in the \u2018triangle of death.\u2019 Credit: Adobe Stock
\nDr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show, adds (via CNBC): \u201cYou pick in that area, that triangle of death, you have a risk of that infection transcending the skin and going up to your brain.\n![\"\"](%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/igvofficial.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/08%5C/AdobeStock_485863000-1-2048x1285.jpeg%5C%22 "\\"\\"")