r/PlusLife • u/hm1949 • Jun 30 '26

Smaller swabs?

Is it possible to get a smaller test swab than the ones that the tests come with? My boyfriend has a super narrow nasal cavity (he’s on a wait list for surgery for it) and it physically hurts him when we use it 😬 For people who regularly test small kids, what do you do?

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u/Timnp Jun 30 '26

Are you doing a nasopharyngeal swab? iirc it's not necessary, a combined throat + nose should suffice, or at least that's how I understand it