How does a body produce ridiculous amounts of snot and what is happening when a nose is blocked or when it’s runny?

Question

I’m honestly curious to how a body produces so much snot when a nose is constantly running and how people can have a blocked nose but it continues to run?

In: Biology

Answer 1

A blocked nose is actually ‘swelling’ inside the nostril. (Not actual swelling but similar)

Snot is your body’s natural defense mechanism to trap and dispel diseases. Constant snot is like you defense in hyperdrive