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moon_buzz:
I can't express how happy I was to read this, thought I was insane. Alone at night I can totally hear rhythmic music in the silence, if i lift my head to get a better listen then it goes away. head back on pillow it goes again. I first thought it was neighbors having a party but it happens too often, and typically is the same beat.
#2
mostly_elbows:
I really thought this happened to everyone because I've always done it, and growing up we just said, "I got a chill." It was as normal as sneezing. In adulthood, people look at me crazy anytime it happens. I think they're crazy for having NEVER experienced it. Like how?
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theseedbeader:
Oh the misery of Latchkey Incontinence. I get this a lot. I usually make sure I empty my bladder right before I head home from work or running errands. If I have a full bladder when I get to my door, it’s an instant emergency and my body suddenly stops obeying me.
Everyone experiences unusual bodily functions to some extent, and many of them are completely normal. It’s simply how our bodies function, which means that we don’t have much control over it. Medical experts online have been discussing and helping people understand more about them, so they know that experiencing strange symptoms is very common and that, for the most part, they’re nothing to worry about.
Something that many are concerned about is hair loss. However, shedding is an ordinary part of having hair on our heads. “Most of us lose up to 100 hairs from our scalp every day, which is normal,” says family physician Jennifer Caudle. “About 80 million men and women in the United States have hereditary hair loss.
“But, it’s possible to lose hair if you have certain medical conditions or take certain medicines,” she noted. Excessive hair loss can also be caused by stress or malnutrition, weight changes, hormonal imbalances, menopause, thyroid issues, or iron deficiency. So if you start noticing extreme hair loss, you might want to see your doctor.
#4
lhb_aus:
I'm doing it right now. An on-call, organic white noise machine that only I can hear.
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The sudden jerk you feel when falling asleep is also very common and has a totally sensible explanation. It’s called a ‘hypnic jerk’ or ‘sleep start,’ which can be accompanied by the feeling of falling. Up to 70% of people sometimes have this symptom. Even though scientists can’t really explain why they happen, they reassure us that they’re nothing to worry about, as they’re likely caused by our body releasing tension.
“We often hold tension in our muscles from stress during the day,” sleep expert Dr. Richard Shane says. “When we begin to relax on the way to sleep, sometimes that tension releases as a jerk.”
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SnooAdvice2527:
I have this too! Exercise-induced urticaria. So annoying. Taking antihistamines beforehand can be super helpful. I find it gets also gets better when I exercise more frequently.
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tsukinoasagi:
My ankle clicks as I walk, my housemates say they hear the clicking before they hear my foot steps.
Another strange body behavior that is totally normal is goosebumps—the tiny bumps that appear on our skin around the hair follicles.
“Goosebumps happen involuntarily and are caused when a small muscle at the bottom of each hair follicle contracts, causing the hair to stand up. In animals this may actually form a layer of insulation,” Dr. Caudle says.
“They can occur due to cold air or also happen when we experience strong emotions such as shock, fear, anxiety, or even being inspired.”
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Just now for eg, I heard an annoying ringing sound and realised I left my in slab heating on downstairs because I can somehow hear power being sent to whatever it is that runs it lol.
#12
thatcliquekandy:
I sort of have the same issue. My ears get stopped up so often now that I physically have to get them cleaned professionally! I like had to go to the hospital bc I couldn’t hear! Once nothing helped and my ear started bleeding. Found out my husband ruptured my ear drum when cleaning my ear… AND I had an ear infection too on top of that at the time. I. Was. Miserable. Thank weeks later I had a seizure. My body clearly hates me.
Lastly, the intrusive thoughts that some people have, like shouting in a silent room or swerving a car, are also generally considered to be normal, even though they appear very strange.
“Intrusive thoughts are unwanted thoughts or images that seem to pop into our minds against our wishes and often focus on the thing that would be most inappropriate in a setting or the thing that we most fear,” says Dr. Hannah Reese, an assistant professor of psychology at Bowdoin College. “For this reason, they are usually upsetting or distressing to the person having the thought.”
“When we experience an intrusive thought, it is best to recognize it for what it is, not take it seriously, and let it fade away on its own,” Dr. Reese says. Because the moment you try not to think about it, they can start appearing more frequently.
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It must be genetic because my mom has the same thing. We found on the Internet that there is a name for it, Achenbach syndrome, but no one knows what causes it or how to prevent it.
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I mentioned it to an ENT once, and he thought that maybe there was some odd connection from my tear ducts or sinuses that was causing it and that it might explain why I had chronic sinus/ear infections as a kid.
FluffySquiddy:
There is a connections between nose and ears, it's called the eustachian tune. I don't think it is tears passing through your ears, but rather nose mucus. As a kid I had chronic otitis and my doctor would warn me against sniffing.
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