I have spot up my nose

[BearSoFair]

And it fucking hurts!

From what I can see craning at a mirror it's just a little whitehead, but inside my nostril...it feels huge though! V sore everytime I sniff or blow my nose and I keep wanting to sniff because I can feel it up there.

DH is working so I can't go waltzing over "sympathise at my spotty nose" so I've turned to MN instead.

As if discovering a new chin hair wasn't enough for a Monday morning...

Aren't you tempted to stick a needle in ?

Hair grip is your friend

Urgh i HATE those. I second a needle, bloody hurts but better once it's done.
I once had one in my ear, ouch! kept pushing it with a cotton bud until it popped and felt much better, pressure went away

Ooh don't tempt me with a needle, I'm exactly the kind of person who would sneeze and give myself an impromptu piercing I wonder if I could use a cotton bud though, if I held my finger against the outside of my nose...might try!

Be careful with anything around the nose. You have lots of blood vessels that go direct into the brain - very easy route for infection to travel.

Also the more you fiddle with, the more likely it is to come back.

Best bet is Magnesium Sulphate paste - which shrinks down the area and draws out any pus or "stuff". And keeping the area clean - salt water can help too.

If it persists get the doctor to prescribe some Naseptin.

From experience, once you've had one, it will keep coming back.

I would be tempted to just flick the head off to let it drain

Don't try to squeeze it - the cartilage and whatnot make it more likely to squish under the skin, spreading the infection. I had to get antibiotics and now have "chronic nosepicker" on my notes

Tweezer and pull hair out of it is there is one. Otherwise pick off the skin. Very satisfying.