well i am 41 years old and i have 2 problems both concern the ""nose"" 1st one is every sense i can remember ,maybe age 6 or 7,,,I have picked my nose, ,,i dont know if i have seen some one do this or i did it on my own,,,, but I also eat it,,,,so my question is what are the dangers to this,,,,,, also 2nd/ over the years of doing this i have formed a scap in my left nostrel, in my early 20s up to 30 s it would some times bleed so much i would need to have the hospital pack it... i would do this so much out of habit and because the scap would be very uncomvertible some times my ears would clear when i remove it,,( the best way to describe the size is ,,,,have u ever seen a penny after it was placed on some rail road tracks,,,) some times it would help me breath better, when i removed it, I also do it in my sleep,,,, so it was hard to hide from girl friends over the years,,,,I believe some may have left because of it ,,but they never mentioned it. I would wake up with blood in my left hand and left nostrile,,,,,which leads me to the 2nd question can a person get used to tasting blood ,,which makes it into 2 habits,,,i fear if i cant stop i may get a very bad infection in my brain,,,not to mention as i get older i may need some type of blood thinner ,,,,,,,and i might not be able to stop thebleeding,,,please help ,,