Is it normal to snort and clear your throat every few seconds?

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So I know SWIM that clears their throat and makes a disgusting snort like literally every few seconds. When I ask SWIM what's up with the constant snorting/throat clearing, they say they 'cant help it'. But the snorting is seriously so annoying and disgusting that I can't even stand being near SWIM because all I can hear is constant snorting and throat clearing (NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION, i.e. in class, eating at a restaurant with multiple people of different gender, etc). But SWIM is a friend and I'd rather help them genuinely realize this nasty habit. PS: SWIM doesn't do drugs

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  • notbnormal
    11 years ago

    SWIM could have a twitch that forces him/her to snort. Kind of like Tourettes. Snorting and throat clearing are both considered a tic, providing SWIM doesn't have chronic allergies or a sinus infection. SWIM might not be able to control it. You could always ask SWIM in a casual and friendly way as to why he/she is continuously clearing his/her throat. Ask if SWIM has allergies if you want to go about it as sensitively as possible.

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  • BIgEB
    10 years ago

    ...I have had incidences where I did not have an ability to leave a place, nor have a handkerchief of tissue, so I've had to do this, but under normal circumstances, I do not consider this normal.

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  • isitnormalwtf
    11 years ago

    UPDATE**: after further analysis, I've concluded, dis mudda fugga got dem serious case of twitches

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  • la_uva_mojada
    11 years ago

    Does swim swim? I lap swim and if I get water in my ear it can do that sort of thing.. in that case he/she needs earplugs.

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  • Caryopteris
    11 years ago

    The phlegm may significantly decrease if she stops consuming dairy products.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    Gross. Tell SWIY to go to the doctor.

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  • Terence_the_viking
    11 years ago

    Yep if you are super phlegmy

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