Everyone picks their nose to remove boogers, keep their nose clean, because they are bored or out of habit, anxiety, sensory stimulation or to relieve nasal congestion and nasal mucus.
Picking your nose helps to remove the nasal mucus also known as boogers which can accumulate and irritate your nasal passages.
Picking your nose can also help clear the passages from buildup of boogers and nasal mucus from allergies and colds and other issues.
Nose picking is very common as most people including kids and adults and teens and people of all ages pick their nose.
Picking your nose is a very widespread habit.
In reality 100 percent of people probably do pick their nose at some point in their life even though they may not admit it.
At least 91 to 95 percent of people report that they pick their nose.
While anyone of any age does pick their nose the nose picking is more common in children.
Picking your nose is a natural habit and children that have not yet learned social norms also realize that early on the fit between their finger and their nostril is pretty good.
Picking your nose too much can cause damage to the inside of your nose and spread infections and even cause nosebleeds.
Your fingernails can scratch the inside of your nose and can break blood vessels.
Chronic nose picking can also damage your nose cartilage that separates your nostrils and can potentially cause a hole.