Does Your Nose Itch When You Floss?

No but that is the most amazing question I’ve ever seen on the internet.

No, but my throat itches (like an intense need to cough) when I put a q-tip in my ear.

AFAIK, it’s crossed wires in the brain. No biggy.

When I scratch inside my bellybutton my penis feels wierd.

LOL I’m going to ask about that!

@gemiwing – wow, thank you but I guess that means I am definitely strange, oh well…

@evegrimm – I think this must mean you are strange as well, but in a different way, I am so grateful not to be alone, heheheh.

@XOIIO – I have no idea how to respond to that one!

@rooeytoo it’s true! Try it! Just scratch medium hard.

pssssttt @XOIIO – I don’t have a penis!

@rooeytoo Strange is good!

Oh LOL… I was going to put “unless your a girl”. Go borrow one for 5 minutes

@XOIIO

When I touch the inside of my bellybutton, I feel nauseous. I know that can’t be normal…

As for the question, I think I have had my nose itch while flossing before, but I don’t think it’s a regular thing. I’m going to bed soon, so I’ll take note of it. :)

@DominicX – I bet your were checking to see if @XOIIO was right, heheheh. And instead you felt nauseous. I’m sorry, maybe you at something that didn’t agree with you. Have a glass of milk, that always makes my stomach feel better.

i definitely got a little tingle- not in a penis tho.

i just joined this specifically to answer this question! my nose is CRAZY itchy when i floss. i kind of thought it just happened to everyone until i actually asked someone about it and they had no idea what i was talking about. i just flossed and it made me think of it so i decided to google and see if anyone else had it happen too! i have no idea what causes it! i have to stop mid floss to itch it too!

@kp05 – thank goodness, I thought I was the only one in the world!

My nose itches when I floss too! I have noticed it happens in a VERY specific way. I start flossing at my left bottom molar, and as I go tooth by tooth towards the front…nothing, but as soon as I cross the midline and work towards the right, the itch begins in my LEFT nostril. By the time I have gotten between my right canine and premolar, my nostril itches bad, and the game I play is to see if I can finish all my bottom teeth before scratching the itch. I usually cannot last that long! Sometimes as I floss the top teeth, my other nostril might itch, but only inconsistently. I think I believe the “crossed-wires” explanation (by evegrimm); flossing probably stimulates some sensory nerve in the face, and that nerve probably crosses a sensory nerve from your nose, so your brain thinks there is some foreign body in your nostril, and compels you to scratch it. Everyone’s a little different, so probably most people don’t feel it like we do.

@itchynose – did you name yourself that just to answer this question???

Thanks for your explanation, my experience is quite similar.

Hello, y’all! I looked this question up online because I always have an itchy nose when I floss. I was hoping it was common to all, but apparently not. Glad to know, however, that I’m not the only one! I always start on the top right and before I get to the center, I have to stop and scratch my nose (but only on the outside of the tip-not inside). I only stop once, but it’s always at the same time and it’s every time I floss. Aren’t the human bodies amazing, complex and intriguing? I hope someone will get a kick out of these answers.

@Frteach – I’m with you all the way. How bout when you get your teeth cleaned? I have to get the hygienist to stop frequently so I can scratch my nose. It is a little embarrassing.

@rooeytoo – LOL well, I’ll tell you what else is embarrassing! I have to have nitrous to get my teeth cleaned because they are so VERY sensitive! I’m serious. When I was young, the adults just ‘blew it off’ as being a whiny child… but I finally grew up and was able to ask for, and get, what I needed. All that to say, I’m not aware of the itch. :)

@Frteach – well that nitrous is good stuff, and I am all for anything that makes dental visits more tolerable!

@rooeytoo – me, too, rooeytoo! You can imagine how I hated them when I was young.

I am a constant flosser, and I can testify that I’m sure there are a lot of us itchy noses around, Thanks for the input; I feel more normal now!

I have had this issue when I floss and get my teeth cleaned. I believe it is an allergic reaction.

Haha I too just finished up my flossing and was wondering why my nose always itched when flossed. I had to google it and see if there was an explanation about this flossing leading to my nose itching. It’s great to see that I’m not the only one that was stumped about this little mystery.

@Quailman562 – It’s pretty scary to think you googled and this silly little question of mine appeared! But yep, it is true, every single time I floss, my nose itches like crazy!!!

Welcome to Fluther. There are lots of interesting facts and tidbits to be learned here!

Yes!!! Same!! This has been happening to me for YEARS. Glad to hear there are others like me. Hello from the future! 2020 kinda sucks ha

Also same. And also, hello from the future. 2020 is/was a shit show. The new year starts in about 24 hours. Happy new year! My nose itches.