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Patient sniffs every eleven seconds rather than blowing their nose. The tempo is perfect and, in its way, almost musical. Tissues are visible in their tote bag and remain unused. A coworker has timed a sniff against the office wall clock twice. The rhythm holds.
Permanent. Offered tissues are interpreted as a provocation.
None. The nose has committed to its strategy.
Patients with Chronic Sniff-Swallow Cycle typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Chronic Sniff-Swallow Cycle — a chronic condition cataloged for archival purposes and shared for patient use. No prescription exists. No intervention has been shown effective. Recognition is the primary benefit of diagnosis.
Formal name: Mucositas rhythmica perpetua. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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