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TIL: If a fly gets so deep in your ear you can’t even see it, pour some baby oil in. It encapsulates the fly and eventually it will slip out. (www.mayoclinic.org)

submitted 1 year ago by krissen@sopuli.xyz to c/todayilearned@lemmy.ml

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[–] qwop@programming.dev 19 points 1 year ago

Great TIL, I hate it.

Excellent how the page alludes to other horrible things to imagine, like "don't pour hot oil into your ear", and "don't pour it in if there's a hole in your eardrum"

[–] krissen@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Had a fly so deep in it couldn’t be seen. But I could feel it fluttering. Would not recommend.

[–] ppetrelli@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

I had that happen too! With a small beatle though, and every time it tried to fly it was like electric shocks going directly into my brain. It left a couple of minutes after I managed to stay calm.

[–] vis4valentine@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

New fear unlocked.

[–] xantoxis@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago

what

the

fuck

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

TIL that's a thing that can happen. TIL I need baby oil.

[–] Gamera8ID@kaijus.us 2 points 1 year ago

First swarming wasps, now spelunking flies. What is going on with insects???

[–] jursed 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

L-least there's a solution to if I ever get a spider laying eggs inside my ear canal...???

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav 2 points 1 year ago

I think I'd just "pour" a bullet in my ear canal at that point

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