“This came out of my nose”, writes this reader regarding the pink matter pictured below. “What is it? I am in Whittier, CA.” More context than this is not provided, but in any case, we will not be able to identify this worm, given the nature in which it was found. Since it came from our reader’s body, it is possible that this is a medical situation. Since we are not medical professionals, we are neither qualified nor legally able to identify organisms that potentially could be negatively affecting a human’s health. That said, what we can do is point our reader in the direction of some resources she can use to get a medical professional’s opinion.

On top of that, we wanted to address this case because we wanted to explore the possibility that this is not a medical situation. Naturally, we cannot confirm or deny if this is one, but we can nonetheless speak hypothetically. We still advise that our reader consult a medical professional, as only they will be able to tell our reader if it is something to worry about. We specifically recommend that she consult a medical parasitologist, as they specialize in identifying and treating problems caused by organisms.

To find a medical parasitologist or other health care provider who can actually help, our reader can do one or more of the following:

– Visit our parasite care resources page here: https://www.allaboutworms.com/get-medical-attention-and-tests-for-parasites

– Search for a medical parasitologist in Whittier, CA using this directory of medical parasitology consultants: https://www.astmh.org/for-astmh-members/clinical-consultants-directory.

– Search for a local parasitologist by doing a Google search for “medical parasitologist Whittier, CA” or “tropical medicine specialist Whittier, CA”.

Now, if her physician concludes that this is not a parasite, or some other worm-like creature that could be negatively affecting her health, then we think it is possible that this is something harmless that crawled up her nose. Although it is not common, it is not unheard of for some creatures to crawl up people’s orifices when they sleep, in search of shelter. It’s not a pretty image, but it is a possibility. For example, the earwig has, in a handful of cases, crawled into people’s ears, even though its reputation for doing so is overblown. Unfortunately, we would not know exactly what kind of creature this would be, as its body-shape is so irregular that it does not look like any worm-like creatures we are aware of. With that said, even if a medical parasitologist says it is not an organism to be worried about, our reader may still wish to consult a medical professional if she is concerned about her health as a result of this.

To conclude, we cannot say what this is that came out of our reader’s nose. Her best bet is to consult a medical professional, if not a couple. We hope this helps, and we wish her the very best!

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Pink Worm in Nose Needs a Medical Professional's Opinion

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"This came out of my nose", writes this reader regarding the pink matter pictured below. "What is it? I am in Whittier, CA." More context than this is not provided, but in any case, we will not be able to identify this worm, given the nature in which it was found. Since it came from our reader's body, it is possible that this is a medical situation. Since we are not medical professionals, we are neither qualified nor legally able to identify organisms that potentially could be negatively affecting a human's health. That said, what we can do is point our reader in the direction of some resources she can use to get a medical professional's opinion.

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Worm Researcher Anton