125

What's something weird and mostly useless that you can do with your body? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 5 months ago by Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

254 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Paradox42@programming.dev 19 points 5 months ago

I can voluntarily open my eustachian tubes and hold them open, without needing to yawn or swallow. Makes it much easier to clear the pressure in my ears when changing elevation (like when flying in a plane).

[-] Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 5 months ago

Huh I think I can do the same. I always thought it was one of those things that everyone could do.

[-] Squeezer@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Feels like a super power when you’re scuba diving and you see all the other divers holding their noses!

[-] tiredofsametab@kbin.run 3 points 5 months ago

Same. Sometimes I can't, such as when congested, and it's super annoying and unbalanced.

[-] Paradox42@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago

yep, I have the same issue when congested.

[-] kyle@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Weirdly, I can only do this with my right ear. Definitely helps on airplanes.

this post was submitted on 28 May 2024

125 points (95.6% liked)

Ask Lemmy

26826 readers

588 users here now

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions

Please don't post about US Politics. If you need to do this, try !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world

Rules: (interactive)

1) Be nice and; have fun

Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them

2) All posts must end with a '?'

This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?

3) No spam

Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.

4) NSFW is okay, within reason

Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].

5) This is not a support community.

It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.

Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.