Dried nasal mucus

Nasal secretions ( derb " snot " or " snot " ) is an mucus -like secretion which is formed inside the nose of humans and animals using special glands in the mucosa.

The biological benefits of nasal discharge is to humidify the air and their purification from dust. The main part of the nasal discharge is thin and flows continuously from inside through the pharynx. In humans and other primates belonging to the suborder dry nose monkeys, but solidifies in the area of the nostrils, which is more exposed to desiccation, a part of the secretion and can not drain on its own. This dried secretions must then, for example, using a finger ( " nose-picking ", " boogers " ) or by blowing the nose in a handkerchief ( " Blowing Nose " ), are removed to the outside to play a free breathing through the nose to enable.

Diseases

The amount, consistency and color of the nasal discharge may shed light on diseases of the nose. A greenish discoloration may indicate a bacterial colonization. In a yellowish discoloration is to think of a suppuration, especially on a sinus infection (sinusitis).

In a cold (rhinitis ), the secretion is clear and flows because of the large amount from externally. Furthermore, the secretion clogged nose, making breathing through the nose difficult or prevented altogether.

Others

More scenic designations are " Schnuddel ", " spit " or " sniffing ". The solidified form has its own name: medical " bark "; colloquially: Popel, southern Germany also " man nose, nose block, nose drill " or " beggar ", bavarian also Rammelsberg, kölsch also Mömmes, Lippisches Low German also Mock, Austrian rarely " Rawuza "; early detection as "the Kengel " at Fr.Dedekind: Grobianus (Worms 1551 ), niederhessisch also " the Ginkel ".
Popularly known children are sometimes referred to disparagingly or jokingly as " brats ".
The habit from consuming of nasal secretions is called in medicine Mukophagie.

Dried nasal mucus

Diseases

Others

Swell

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