why is there hair in our noses?

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Biologically, the hairs act as a filter and keep dust and dirt out of the nasal passages, and strongly stimulate pain nerves if pulled out. They also help to maintain humidity in the air passages by trapping humidity as one exhales, while evaporation of trapped moisture on the hairs humidifies inhaled air.

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To filter particulate matter out of the air we breathe before it gets to the lungs.

It helps filter out "stuff" that would otherwise make it to your lungs.

Nasal hair act as a filter and keep dust and dirt out of the nasal passages, and strongly stimulate pain nerves if pulled out.
They also help to maintain humidity in the air passages by trapping humidity as one exhales, while evaporation of trapped moisture on the hairs humidifies inhaled air.
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Hairs in your nose are nature's filters for particulate matter, the first line of defense for the respiratory system.

I beleive they are filters for traping all kinds of dust dirt particles etc..same reason you have hair down there for traping harmful bacteria.

to create boogers for us to pick in rush hour traffic. one of god's greatest plans.

block the dust brother

to block dust from going in and it comes back out as boogers

To help filter air impurities before it gets to your lungs.

To filter out particles that would otherwise end up in our lungs.

FILTER

All of the above

They are there to filter out particle in the air we breath in .

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