Does blowing your nose make cold symptoms worse?

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. “It requires some pretty significant force.” Nosebleeds Forcefully blowing the nose can also damage blood vessels and cause nosebleeds, Filip said. “Excess nose blowing many times a day can cause further irritation of the inside of the nose, which leads to more swelling of the lining of the nose and even nosebleeds,” Filip said. Kelley said the force from constant nose blowing and friction of rough tissue irritate the nasal area, creating micro-cuts in the nose that give bacteria an opportunity to cause infection. Headaches Filip said experts are still divided on whether forceful nose blowing causes headaches because people with runny noses usually have a flu or cold that would induce migraine symptoms.