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Suggest Treatment For Dryness In The Nose

I seem to have a compulsive chronic need to pick my nose especially after work as I work in a care home I find my nose gets very dry. I have a sore right nostril now and using my torch on my phone can see how red it is and it appears I have ripped the skin away and something I continue to try pick is actually he outer edge of the rip ( a bit like a scab) my girlfriend thinks I m scratching away cartilage ? My left nostril isn t anything like this, is it something I should just leave alone to heal or seek further treatment
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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Based on your symptoms I advise you to use normal saline drops. if you don't get relief from your symptoms then consult your doctor to rule out rhinitis which could be because of allergy or infection.

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Suggest Treatment For Dryness In The Nose

Hello, Welcome to hcm, Based on your symptoms I advise you to use normal saline drops. if you don t get relief from your symptoms then consult your doctor to rule out rhinitis which could be because of allergy or infection. Thank you