Dayang Net News (Reporter Tu Duanyu, Correspondent Zhang Chenxi) A few days ago, a man went to the hospital wearing a mask because his nostrils were eroded and the skin on his upper lip was swollen due to frequent pulling of nose hairs. Experts remind that patients with nasal vestibulitis caused by pulling out nasal hair are mainly young people. After nose hair plucking, the pores in the nose are susceptible to bacterial invasion, leading to infection and inflammation.
The patient’s surname is Li. He is 22 years old and is a student at a vocational school in Guangdong. He took off his mask in front of Sun Tong, the treating doctor and deputy director of the Otolaryngology Center of the Armed Police Hospital, saying that his nose It's itchy but I don't dare to scratch it because it's red and swollen and I don't dare to touch it when I wash my face because it stings a lot. The doctor used an anterior rhinoscope to examine the patient's nasal cavity and further asked whether he had been exposed to dust for a long time, or whether he often picked his nose with his fingers? Xiao Li thought about it and said that he had the behavior of pulling out nose hair. Xiao Li bluntly said that he thought that it would not matter if he pulled out his nose hairs, and there would be no bleeding or swelling, so he bought a pair of tweezers to pull out his nose hairs. It hurt a little at first, but after rubbing some alcohol on it, he was fine.
Dr. Sun Tong said that the examination found that the patient had sparse nasal hairs in both nostrils. When touching the nasal vestibule skin with his hand, there was local thickening and tenderness when touching. This was caused by pulling out the nasal hairs. Vestibulitis. Diagnosis from the symptoms is that it belongs to the acute stage, which means slight pain in the patient's nostrils, local skin redness, swelling and tenderness. When the patient's symptoms are severe, the skin is eroded and covered with thin scabs on the surface. When the symptoms worsen, it can extend to the upper lip skin.
Dr. Sun Tong said that during the consultation, the patients with nasal vestibulitis caused by pulling out nose hair are mainly young people. The factors that cause nasal vestibulitis are irritation of nasal secretions from acute or chronic rhinitis, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, long-term exposure to harmful dust, or picking the nose with fingers, resulting in secondary bacterial infection. After nose hair plucking, the pores in the nose are susceptible to bacterial invasion, leading to infection and inflammation. "To deal with this kind of acute inflammation, topical antibiotic ointment and warm saline compresses can also be used for physical therapy." Dr. Sun Tong reminded that young people should keep their appearance neat and beautiful. They can trim their nose hair appropriately, but they should not cut it too short. Do not pluck nose hair directly with your hands to avoid adverse consequences such as nasal cavity and sinus lesions.
(Source: Guangzhou Daily)