From MSN. No, I haven’t tried them, but I’m in a trusting mood. (There are actually 18, but these are my faves.)
1. If your throat tickles, scratch your ear.
When you were 9, playing your armpit was a cool trick. Now, as an adult, you can still appreciate a good body-based feat, but you’re more discriminating. Take that tickle in your throat; it’s not worth gagging over. Here’s a better way to scratch your itch: “When the nerves in the ear are stimulated, it creates a reflex in the throat that can cause a muscle spasm,” says Scott Schaffer, M.D., president of an ear, nose and throat specialty center in Gibbsboro, New Jersey. “This spasm relieves the tickle.”
5. Clear your stuffed nose!
Forget Sudafed. An easier, quicker, and cheaper way to relieve sinus pressure is by alternately thrusting your tongue against the roof of your mouth, then pressing between your eyebrows with one finger. This causes the vomer bone, which runs through the nasal passages to the mouth, to rock back and forth, says Lisa DeStefano, D.O., an assistant professor at the Michigan State University college of osteopathic medicine. The motion loosens congestion; after 20 seconds, you’ll feel your sinuses start to drain.
13. Thaw your brain!
Too much Chipwich too fast will freeze the brains of lesser men. As for you, press your tongue flat against the roof of your mouth, covering as much as you can. “Since the nerves in the roof of your mouth get extremely cold, your body thinks your brain is freezing, too,” says Abo. “In compensating, it overheats, causing an ice-cream headache.” The more pressure you apply to the roof of your mouth, the faster your headache will subside.
15. Wake the dead!
If your hand falls asleep while you’re driving or sitting in an odd position, rock your head from side to side. It’ll painlessly banish your pins and needles in less than a minute, says Dr. DeStefano. A tingly hand or arm is often the result of compression in the bundle of nerves in your neck; loosening your neck muscles releases the pressure. Compressed nerves lower in the body govern the feet, so don’t let your sleeping dogs lie. Stand up and walk around.
The Fray
my77raisins says:
How cool! I’m going to pass these tips along to everyone I know. Thanks for the info!
Anonymous says:
ear/throat
funny i should stumble upon this. i was telling people the other day that when my throat itches, i scratch inside my ear. and everyone thought i was crazy…
well how ’bout that.
Ben Koshkin says:
these are similar to the principles of moxybustion – Benjamin Koshkin
John says:
Great tips, thanks for posting them. Hey no way, a fellow HomeSite user, how cool is that? I’ve been using it since it was shareware many years ago.
Nisaba says:
There are heaps of these supposedly “unconnected” relationships in the body – although I don’t know much about acupuncture, I thinkthey might be related to acupuncture meridians. For instance, if you’ve just emptied your bladder and you want to coax the last little drop out, tickling or stroking yourself lightly about 5cm below the hip and to either side of the spine will stimulate the bladder to release a few more drops. And if you want to fake a streaming head-cold for whatever reason, finding hte point where the bone or cartiledge in the nose ends and putting firm pressure on exactly that point will result in a rapid stream of uncontrollable liquid snot in about twenty or thirty seconds.
iain says:
when im feeling ill i take a hot bath in bloominbute,s famous bathing seaweed works every time even when i was pregnent
Eddie says:
These sound awesome! I just tried the scratchy throat one and I really think it works!
However, I can’t access the original article. I’d like to read the full 18 tips if possible. Could you by any chance post another link or e-mail it to me?
Anil Basnet says:
Dear sir
i am 23 years old male and i have a good height of about 5 ft and 5 inches..
but my weight is just 56 kg.
I am a bit lin and thin in physical structure. So, please suggest me how can i gain the weight according to my height ?
what are the tips to be fat and gain the weight ?
I am so sad that no any clothes mathces in my body as I my body is not large…
please suggest me sir
with best regards
anil Basnet
WILLOBIE says:
Ear-Throat connection: It’s true! Every time I clean my left ear with a Q-Tip (TM), my throat tickles. I thought it was just me.