Hope you all had a fabulous Christmas Holiday; full of warmth and love.
If you have any humorous or noteworthy stories, please post them here so we can spread some Christmas cheer...and maybe a good laugh.
I have an interesting story from the office today that has it's roots from this Christmas weekend. Jeremiah traveled up to Colorado last Friday and quickly came down with something and was consequently sick all weekend through today.
Here's our sadly necessary disclaimer: DON"T TRY THIS AT HOME!
We were trying to figure out what to do to help alleviate the pressure he had in his head. Some employees recounted their mother's methods of alleviating ear-aches and suggested he try "ear candling" to pull the drainage out from his Eustachian tubes. After verifying the technique online, the staff gathered around the patient with some computer paper and a lighter. Rolling the paper into a cone shaped tube, Jessica inserted the tiny end into Jeremiah's bummed ear while Charles lit the wide end to allow the hot air to pull out the drainage.
There was a whoosh then a pop, and Jeremiah felt a little better. However, the computer paper burned pretty fast and Charles had to remove it before it could fully unclog Jeremiah's ear. As Charles was running out of the office with the burning paper, it fully consumed itself and everyone heard Charles take one for the team as he tried in vein to stomp out the glowing ember.
The Results: Most people would agree that ear candling is a controversial folk-medicine technique that offers little if any aid for the patient. We would tend to agree with that sentiment. Jeremiah is getting some ear-drops tonight that will more then likely be much more efficient in removing the drainage.
Get well soon, bud!
2 comments:
Before ever trying out "Mom's Remedy" please call Mom. Ear Candling works well as a temporary remedy only. But you missed one trick. Use newspaper. It is much larger than computer paper. And if you want to play with fire, especially around flammables such as someones head, please keep some water or salt nearby.
Thank you for your comment. We did have a gallon of water in hand, just in case. :o)
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