🔬 Medical science
The nose filters, warms and humidifies inhaled air and houses smell receptors. Common conditions include allergic and infectious rhinitis, sinusitis, nasal polyps and a deviated septum.
Diagnosis uses examination, allergy testing and imaging; treatment includes antihistamines, nasal steroids, antibiotics and surgery.
🧩 The GNM model
Claimed conflict: GNM attributes nasal conditions to a "stink conflict" — a situation that figuratively "stinks," something perceived as foul or wrong.
Germ layer & brain relay (GNM model): GNM classes the nasal mucosa as ectoderm controlled from the cerebral cortex.
Two-phase course (claimed): GNM claims the nasal lining ulcerates (reduced smell) during conflict activity and swells with congestion and discharge (a "cold" / rhinitis) during the healing phase.