Dear Bora,

I have a medical question for you. I once laughed while eating Mexican food and got a grain of spicy rice stuck in my nose. It burned there for several days and would not come out no matter how much I blew my nose. Now I refuse to eat Mexican food unless I'm with really dull people, but I'd like to one day eat and laugh without fear. Is there was a way to get a grain of spicy rice out of one's nasal passages without waiting for it to decompose?

Love,

Kate