Everyone has ear wax. It’s one of the bodily liquids that helps sustain the multimillion dollar ear bud and q-tip industry around the world. But many experts warn that ear wax is actually essential for us and that we shouldn’t be trying to clean it out. We examine what ear wax really is and why do people get it.
Most children experience an ear infection before they reach the age of 2. These infections usually cause fever and ear pain. While extremely common amongst children, most parents do not understand the reason behind an ear infection and are thus not able to prevent these in time.
Feeling bored is one of the most common emotional states that every person on the planet feels on a daily basis. Even adventurers that make a living from taping shows that take them through the most exotic landscapes find themselves getting bored from a routine that has them performing the same kinds of stunts through an entire shoot. The scientific community has been too preoccupied with other pressing human concerns to research on boredom though there are a few theories out there that try to explain the science behind why we get bored.
Getting help for a pressing personal problem may seem like the obvious solution to one’s misery. For the person that is suffering through it, however, often finds it hard to seek help. This can be infuriating for people around them though for the person with the problem, the decision to not seek help stems from what appears to be very legit reasons to them. We explore some of these reasons that prevent people from seeking help.
A common misconception about seeking counseling is that it is sought only by people that are either crazy or those that are too weak to handle problems on their own. However, people seek counseling for a number of reasons.
Showing a person going pale is one of the telltale signs of having a character admit guilt or display the feeling of shock in a story. The literary devise is time tested though it hasn’t been as frequently used in films and TV given how difficult it is to pull off going pale at will. But most of us have seen at least one person go pale at one time or another in our lives. We examine the key reasons behind why people go pale.
The condition known as pleural effusion occurs when fluid collects next to the lung. This fluid buildup may cause breathlessness in the person. In case the buildup has become excessive, the fluid may need to be artificially drained by medical professional. To treat this fluid buildup, doctors usually target the underlying cause as well.
Eye boogers are the dry, crumbly or sticky gobs that can be found around the corner of the eye or one the lashes after a night’s sleep. Some people get eye boogers even when they haven’t slept. While a fairly common phenomenon in humans, dogs and even cats, the field of ophthalmology hasn’t been able to come up with a scientific name for it. In fact, the only technical term that is used by eye doctors to describe what we call “sleep dust”, “eye goop” or “eye boogers” in everyday life is “mattering”.
The general view of eating disorders is that it is a desperate attempt by teenage girls to stay slim. And while that isn’t entirely untrue, looking skinny isn’t the only reason that induces eating disorders in a person. We examine the reasons that make a person develop an eating disorder.
If you look at a map of the world, you know that we have a continent called Antarctica located at the extreme south of the planet. But the continent simply does not feature on any tourist maps given how it isn’t ideal for a spring break or summer vacay. However, plenty of people still make the high risk journey to the continent and we try to find out what drives them to make the trip.