Dentist tricks: inhibit your gag reflex and burn out chancre sores June 3, 2007
Posted by Wade Rockett in Life, Miscellany.trackback
When I was at the dentist a couple of months ago, the hygienist shared with me a couple of tricks of the trade, which I will now pass on to you.
1. Placing salt on your tongue inhibits your gag reflex. During my visit, this trick helped a lot when they gave me those x-rays where they put cumbersome pieces of plastic near the back of my mouth.
2. Silver nitrate heals burns out chancre sores. The hygienist said to run a nitrate stick (available at a pharmacy) around the edges of a chancre sore. This will cause it to last just a day instead of 7-10 days. UPDATE: But read Tracy’s comment below before you do this. Silver nitrate ain’t all puppies and rainbows.
OK Wade, silver nitrate dosen’t exactly HEAL a canchre sore. It BURNS IT OUT!! I am a nurse and I know what silver nitrate is and what it does. I have even been deperate enough (a long time ago) , to have another nurse use silver nitrate on a sore I had that was terribly painful. Well….it also caused part of my face to feel numb. Like a nerve had been irritated. I knew before hand that it would hurt, but BOY! I was not prepared for how much it actually hurt!!! So, a little forwarning!
Hmmm… Does this salt trick inhibit the gag reflex in women? You know, like girlfriends and such ;)
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–Chris
@ Tracy Williams - that is a VERY important distinction. I’m gonna update the post.
@ Chris - you know, someone had to go there. Better you than me. :-)
Chris: WHY? did you have to go there?! What a prevert! Just make sure your girlfriend, and such, don’t get confused and pick up some silver nitrate!! OUCH!