Noone nose whats in that nose.

The only safe way to do this is at a doctor's office.

"With adults..." You mean you had to take things out of an adult's nose!?!

I am almost afraid to ask - what adult would put something up their nose?

Alzheimers patients. ;-)

O-K, I feel much better now. I was concerned maybe your husband had some sort of issues with his nose.

I gotta tell him that one.


I worked with alzheimers patients almost 9 years.
You would be surprised how much like children they are.
If they were not 3 times my age, It would almost be endearing.
I have found pencils, tampons, paper, pills, rocks, poop, food and kleenex among other things , up some of my pantient's noses.
It is amazing how much that little cavity can hold.

I worked in a nursing home in high school. Fortunately for me part of my job was not to remove foreign objects from nostrils - not sure I would be able to handle that.

I did love some of the patients. I quickly found that many of them had some wonderful stories. Some had great memories of their past. And most, once you showed them a little attention and listened to them would really surprise you.

It also made me a little sad to see some that were so lonely. I remember one patient (I worked in the kitchen) who I would help bring her back to her room after dinner or lunch and I would chit chat with her the whole walk. She would also ask me to stay (her eyes just pleaded) and talk with her a while - really made me feel for her.

nursing homes are toxic .
I hate them. I always have.
Nothing more heartbreaking then someone who has had such a long full life, not being able to care for themselves because of a failing body.

Boy, we agree there.

On nasal exploration - back when I was a lab tech in training I had to do nasal smears for eosinophils. Those are white blood cells that are increased when people have allergies. Well, hey, a nasal smear, eh? So you have to go high up with one of these long q-tip like things, to get the goodies. I never wanted to make people uncomfortable - I bet I didn't explore far enough. Luckily I didn't stay in that department and only had to do it a few times.

Which brings up q-tips and their equivalents. Has anyone noticed they are becoming positively flaccid as years go by?
They're getting to be totally useless for a good ear scratch.
I know, I know, I know, already, never ever put a q-tip in your ear. I've been doing it a half century without a problem. Not that I recommend it to others.

nothing feels better then rolling a qtip around the good ole ear canal...
makes ya wanna thump your foot ...

in the mississippi mud..