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Article created by: Mindaugas Balčiauskas
The body is a complex system that functions smoothly in unison, so we don’t usually take the time to consider what is happening behind the scenes. Until we start noticing something out of the ordinary about it. Then it becomes hard to remain calm, and we begin to seek information or reassurance from others that the strange things we’re experiencing have a perfectly normal explanation. The people in this thread did exactly that. They shared the weird quirks their body has that they don’t fully understand, in hopes they find others like them or even ways to explain them. To read them for yourself, all you have to do is scroll down! This post may include affiliate links.
#1
My throat gets stuck when I swallow water sometimes. I'll be drinking and it's like my throat jams, it really hurts and then swallowing continues as normal. .
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#3
Apparently I'm developing Musical Ear Syndrome, or musical tinnitus. When its quiet and I'm trying to sleep I'll hear what sounds like a radio playing quietly in another room. It seems to be a form of tinnitus that instead of hearing a ringing or buzzing, your brain generates musical sounds as the interpretation instead. It freaks me out sometimes.
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.
#4
Sometimes I just shiver for a split second for no reason even when it’s piping hot outside.
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?
#5
I can voluntarily flex my tympanic membranes which is rarer than I originally thought. Lol I thought everyone could make thunder in their ears but nope.
lhb_aus:
I'm doing it right now. An on-call, organic white noise machine that only I can hear.
#6
I get itchy when I exercise. its unbearable and apparently I'm not the only one. I manage.
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.
#7
My immune system is stupid and doesn't know that it's not supposed to attack and destroy body parts I need to live.
#8
Depending on where I touch or scratch on my arms and hands, I can feel the sensation in other parts of my body. Oh, and my nervous system just likes to go haywire and keep me on my toes every once in a while. Like, "Oh, hey. I heard that you have to make a phone call, or do some other normally mundane task you've done a thousand times....but now it's scary! I hope you like that feeling where you're about to fall backwards in a chair, for hours on end!".
#9
My left eye has over time lost its colour, it’s near black like the pupil - my right eye is as it’s always been, hazel. My vision has not been affected in anyway whatsoever, and my eyes are healthy.
#10
Field vision loss EXCEPT when I tried my husband's aviator sunglasses on, first time as far back as I can remember I could see "properly" and no they're not prescription. .
#12
My ankles popped so loudly last night my husband said "...gesundheit?" from the other room, lol.
tsukinoasagi:
My ankle clicks as I walk, my housemates say they hear the clicking before they hear my foot steps.
#14
I can hear electricity. Like clearly. I’ll know if something is plugged in or running - like if I get into bed in the dark and don’t hear ringing - I know my charger isn’t plugged in.
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.
#15
I produce a truly astonishing amount of ear wax. Have to clean them out several times a day. Sometimes when I get hot I can feel it dripping slowly and it drives me insane.
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.
#16
I sneeze when there is light reflecting off windows regardless of if it is sun light or just a normal light it catches my eyes and I am sneezing i have no idea why.
#17
I have a milk duct thingy above my collarbone. Never knew about it until it popped up during my first pregnancy, and then my doctor checked it out and it turned out to be a tiny extra pocket for milk almost in my neck.
#18
My immune system is slowly munching at my thyroid gland thinking it's a virus. It's called hashimoto's.
#19
I leak from my ears when I cry.
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.
#20
I can vibrate my eyes back and forth extremely fast, cross both eyes independently in all directions, and I can even make my left eye go lazy if I really try (or if I'm super tired). I've never met anyone with the same ocular control I have, though if I do it too much, it starts to hurt my eye sockets and results in a headache.
#21
There is an area on my right cheek that if touched lightly I completely lose my hearing in both ears from what feels like extreme chills running over my face.
fasterthantrees:
This is super interesting. Have you ever asked a doctor or masseuse about it? Sounds like a muscular/nerve/trigger point thing.
m4ynard (OP):
Since it’s never caused me any issues I haven’t, no. But I am curious! Maybe this will spark me to ask next time I see my doctor. I have very recent MRI results but no idea how to look for anything like that myself.
#22
Every time I eat cherries close to my period, I get a red mark on the base of nose where the front bottom part meets my upper lip. I thought I scratched myself at first! Experimented with this theory over the past 3 months and it’s a pattern!
#23
When I'm very hungry, there's this fizzing sounds coming from the back of my throat, it will disappear when I'm no longer hungry. It is audible if the person puts their ear close to my neck.
I have yet to find an explanation on the internet.
#24
Sometimes when eating carrots I sneeze pieces of them out later.
Edit to add: should have originally noted I sneeze them out of my nose.
Oh, and it has happened with cooked Spagetti too…yeah that was weird….
#25
When I sneeze I have a honey smell in my nose...
Also sometimes it hurts like hell when I swallow water for someone unknown reason.
#26
Sometimes when I eat, I get this clicking sound in my jaw.
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