What Causes Deep Boogers And How To Remove Them

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      The Nemours Foundation: "What's a Booger?"
    
      Cleveland Clinic: "Nosebleeds (Epistaxis)"
    
      European Respiratory Journal: "Hands are vehicles for transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae in novel controlled human infection study"
    
      Food and Drug Administration: "Is Rinsing Your Sinuses With Neti Pots Safe?"
    
      Harvard Health Publishing: "What to do about sinusitis"
    
      National Institutes of Health: "Marvels of Mucus and Phlegm"

Is this an emergency? If you are experiencing serious medical symptoms, please see the National Library of Medicine’s list of signs you need emergency medical attention or call 911.

If you've got deep boogers that won't blow out, try softening them up with a nasal spray.

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How Boogers Form
Deep Booger Causes
Remove Them
Prevent Them
When to Call a Doctor

      The Nemours Foundation: "What's a Booger?"
    
      Cleveland Clinic: "Nosebleeds (Epistaxis)"
    
      European Respiratory Journal: "Hands are vehicles for transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae in novel controlled human infection study"
    
      Food and Drug Administration: "Is Rinsing Your Sinuses With Neti Pots Safe?"
    
      Harvard Health Publishing: "What to do about sinusitis"
    
      National Institutes of Health: "Marvels of Mucus and Phlegm"