Some babies have the habit of picking their noses, which makes parents particularly worried because their nasal cavities are delicate. Frequent nose picking can cause damage to the nasal mucosa, but at the same time, there is also a concern that it may enlarge the nasal cavity, which can affect facial aesthetics. So, can a baby's nostrils be enlarged by frequently picking their nose?
When cleaning nasal secretions for babies, or some babies may involuntarily pick their own nostrils, parents are worried that their baby's nostrils will become bigger and bigger. There is actually no need to worry about this situation. The baby's nostrils will not be enlarged, but frequent nose picking is not a good habit and should be corrected in a timely manner.
Frequent picking of the nose or improper cleaning of nasal secretions can easily cause damage to the delicate nasal mucosa of babies, especially the small and abundant capillaries in the nasal mucosa, which are prone to rupture and bleeding due to external forces. This is also one of the common reasons why babies sometimes experience nosebleeds.
And there are still many bacteria on the hands. If you frequently pick your nose, it is easy for the bacteria on your hands to adhere to the damaged nasal mucosa and cause infection, which often leads to nasal inflammation, such as the common rhinitis. So, if you find that a baby often has this bad habit in daily life, you must stop it in time, and be careful to clean up the secretions in the baby's nasal cavity.
