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Is it? I heard from people who took it that it looks more unpleasant than it really is.

• liability 6y ago
  It's essentially the 'human blockhead' carnie trick. If you do it right it's strange and perhaps unpleasant, but not painful. The recommended method of learning how to do it is to use cotton swabs. If you do it wrong, or maybe just have a particularly tight nasal passage, it could definitely be painful. For me, my right nostril is easier than the left. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Blockhead https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Blockhead (Note that performers often pretend to be in pain for dramatic effect. But if they're doing it right, the agony is an act.)
• AnimalMuppet 6y ago
  For me, it was quite painful. They stuck a swab to the back of my nose, which was uncomfortable. They they went several inches further to a place that I didn't even know I had. (I suspect it was the lower sinus cavity, but I'm not sure.) They jabbed it into the back of that, hard, which hurt. They left it there, pressed in hard, for 10 to 15 seconds. On the upside, it felt like that sinus drained a bit after they pulled the probe out. It may have hurt me more because my sinuses are, um, fuller than they should be.