I know most people pick thier nose, but like to say they don’t.
But can Picking your Nose make it bigger in anyway?
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Watch out coz there is a fine membrane at the top (I forget what it is called) that is quite poreous and bacteria can get through to the brain and cause brain damage. I was told this from a neuroscientist so since then I have been a bit paranoid. Maybe wash your hands before going the pick.
I don’t see how picking could make it bigger unless you had your finger up there semi-permanently.
Have you a cite from a doctor on that, Melanie?
samarm:
“I was told this from a neuro…”
So no I don’t have this in print but I can go look up the med journals if you are keen. 
If you’re that worried about nose enlargement or brain damage, use a Q-tip.
I can’t find any evidence that nose picking causes your nose to get bigger in the short term, but it appears to have an effect in evolutionary terms.
Melanie: As this is GQ, people are expected to be able to back up their claims with cites. Your claim about the membrane may well be true but it isn’t part of the original question, so no I won’t ask you to look it up the medical journals. That could take hours!
After all that, I forgot to provice the cite!
Cecil Adams on Can you die from picking your nose?
Asked and answered, should have guessed Cecil got there first. That was the cite you needed, Melanie.
samarm, I believe you will find that much of the data relied upon by Dr. Harrison in writing that article was stolen from the much-maligned Professor Mitsuo Ohhohoho. Ohhohoho presents much the same thesis as Harrison in an appendix to his groundbreaking The Professor Mitsuo Ohhohoho Primate Identification Book and African Jungle Survival Guide
Does the doctor happen to moonlight as the Japanese equivalent of our Santa Claus?
I meant professor:smack:
Ohhohoho? Jeez. That guy must’ve had a rough childhood.