Septum crusties?
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Saturday October 27th, 2007 @ 8:51 PM
Filed under: Nose
I had my septum pierced last Thursday and I love it. But it seems that every morning (or even a few hours after I clean it) there are snot crusties, rather than just blood or lymph. Nobody ever mentions any long-term crusty involvement and I was just wondering if I have to deal with this kind of thing forever, since it kind of hurts.
Hmm, I s’pose I assume that it’s common sense that jewellery worn inside the nose will tend to collect dried nasal mucus and have to be cleaned on a semi-regular basis - much as, one hopes, you clean the inside of your nose! 
Of course, your piercing won’t always be sore and cleaning it won’t be uncomfortable once the piercing has a chance to heal a bit, and it does become routine after blowing one’s nose to kind of give a little extra love to your jewellery with the tissue, to remove any extra junk from the piercings. Just be patient, I assure you that it will get easier within a month or two! 
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2 Responses to “Septum crusties?”
I have had my septum pierced for nearly four years and I clean it off every three or four days, more often if I’m sick, it’s cold out, or I’m wearing jewelry with o-rings. It becomes habit very quickly, as o-rings + crusties = “why does everything smell like a dead dog covered in old cheese?” I’ve found when wearing jewelry flipped up the best choice is a small crescent or cbr without o-rings instead of a horseshoe, as gunk builds up much faster on threads, around o-rings, and at the base of balls than it does on a smooth surface.
Jess on October 27th, 2007 at 10:12 pmIn my experience with any sort of scratch or tear inside my nostrils, snot tends to build up on them very quickly. I always pretended my body was just trying to put a protective layer of boogie on the wound and it wasn’t a big deal, however annoying/uncomfortable.
Isabel on October 30th, 2007 at 10:00 pmLeave a Comment