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It does depend on who does the test though. Some of the people administering them like to inflict pain.
I've done 5 tests on myself (and my wife and daughter) under the supervision of a nurse.
Yes you occasionally hit the spot for a bit of a gag reflex but the severity will be down to how vindictive the person is. For the nose I was told to only go round the inside of each nostril, the swab doesn't need to go more than 5mm into the nose.