Sighing, shaking legs, crossing legs... these 7 little actions are very harmful to your health, change them quickly!

In daily life, everyone has some small habits, such as biting lips and nails, but you may not have thought that these small habits are actually harmful to the body. Today, let's take stock of those small habits that can hurt the body.

01

Lip biting: causes cheilitis

Ji Tong, deputy chief physician of the Department of Orthodontics at Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Jiangsu Province, said that lips are very fragile. Frequent lip biting will cause chapped lips and may also cause bacterial infection, leading to cheilitis.

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If you bite your lips for a long time, the temporomandibular joints in your mouth will not get enough rest, which can easily lead to temporomandibular arthritis. It may also cause crossbite of the front teeth and protrusion of the lower jaw.

Apply lip balm to keep your lips moist and reduce lip biting. When you bite your lips when you are nervous or thinking about something, you can distract yourself by blowing or biting your teeth.

02

Nail biting: Beware of paronychia

Su Yuan, chief physician of pediatrics at Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, said that biting nails can damage the epidermis of the fingers, cause bleeding at the edges of the nails and deform the nails. It can also easily lead to nail biting and paronychia, and can be contagious with oral infections, affecting oral health, such as causing gum resorption and cracks on the edges of the front teeth.

In order to stop their children from biting their nails, many parents apply bitter, pungent or spicy things on their children's nails. However, these are only effective temporarily, as the problem will return within a few days.

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The key to preventing and treating nail biting is psychological treatment. It is necessary to find out the reason why children bite their nails and prescribe the right medicine, such as eliminating the factors that make them nervous and anxious. In addition, you can also distract their attention by playing games.

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Sighing: Damage to the respiratory system

Excessive sighing can cause damage to the respiratory system. People in a state of panic often sigh frequently, which often causes them to suffer from hyperventilation syndrome, which manifests as dizziness, numbness in the extremities, etc.

If you want to break this habit, you can consciously take a few deep breaths every once in a while.

04

Picking your nose: It can easily cause bacterial infection

Liang Zhen, chief physician of the Third Department of Internal Medicine at Hunan Provincial Chest Hospital, said that frequently picking the nose with hands may cause damage to the nasal mucosa and nasal vestibule skin, and easily cause bacterial infection.

Frequent nose picking may also cause nasal tuberculosis. The early symptoms of nasal tuberculosis are often very mild, with symptoms such as nasal congestion and dizziness. In severe cases, the lesions develop deep into the cartilage and even cause nose collapse.

If you want to clean your nasal cavity, you can prepare saline solution with a concentration of 0.9% and use iodine-free salt. You can also buy a special nasal rinser and wash your nose every day. If you have a cold and there is a lot of secretions in your nasal cavity causing dry scabs, you can use a cotton swab dipped in water to moisten the mucous membrane and then gently remove the dry scabs. Never pick your nose casually.

05

Crossing your legs: It can cause back pain

Crossing your legs will cause the pelvis to tilt, the lumbar spine to bear uneven pressure, causing lumbar muscle strain, and also cause uneven force on the lumbar intervertebral disc. If you keep this posture for a long time, you may get a herniated lumbar disc. In addition, it will also cause degenerative arthritis to appear early and increase the risk of varicose veins.

Hip bridge training helps improve the posture of crossing your legs. Lie flat on the mat, place your palms down on both sides of your body, spread your legs slightly wider than your shoulders and bend them at a 60-degree angle, inhale and tighten your hips, and use the strength of your hips to lift your lower back so that your entire torso is basically in a straight line from shoulders to knees. Pause for 5 seconds after reaching the highest point, then slowly lower your legs to a position almost close to the ground and stop.

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06

Leg shaking: Increases anxiety

Wu Yuncheng, chief physician of the Department of Neurology at Shanghai First People's Hospital, said that many people would shake their legs, spin pens, snap their fingers, etc. when they are anxious or nervous. These habits can easily form psychological dependence. Some people rely on small movements such as shaking their legs to relieve anxiety, but the result is that they will become more anxious if they don't do small movements.

Leg shaking is not a disease in most cases, and it does not have any particularly serious adverse effects. However, in society and culture, leg shaking is considered a very indecent behavior and will cause dissatisfaction among people around you. It can be replaced with positive and healthy ways such as exercise and entertainment.

07

Frowning: Looks old

Wang Keming, deputy chief physician at the Plastic Surgery Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, said that if you frown frequently, the wrinkles on your forehead will become deeper and deeper, making you look older and more depressed. In addition, some frowns may be related to facial nerve paralysis, so it is recommended to go to the neurosurgery department of the hospital to check whether it is caused by hemifacial spasm.

Correcting your frown can help your family and friends remind you when you frown, but it is best to look for the answer from the internal cause.

Source: Health Times

Review: Li Nannan Director of Hunan Science Writers Association Deputy Director of Research and Publicity Department of Hunan Science and Technology Association Second-level Researcher Chinese Science Writer (Medical)

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