Seems that I just wrote one of these, but once again it's time for
FACTOID FRIDAY!!!!
Did you know that if you have a persistent tickle in your throat that causes you to cough, you can stop it by scratching your ear? Strange but true. "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 [created by scratching the inside of the ear], relieves the tickle" and thus stops the cough.
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 [created by scratching the inside of the ear], relieves the tickle" and thus stops the cough. Now, I don't advise using a drinking straw or even a cotton swab, but if you use your little finger and get it placed just right it actually works!
2 comments:
does it work the other way around? like if you have a tickle in your ear, can you scratch your throat and it will relieve the ear?
Hmmm - I guess you can try it and report back as a "guest blogger" for Factoid Friday sometime.
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