DIY Stimulation May Be DIY Cure
I have to say, I enjoyed reading about this rather dubious bit of not-so-scientific research, which was published in The Journal of Medical Hypotheses. A DIY healer who has issues with Sudafed theorizes that regularly induced ejaculations may cure nasal congestion in mature males. In his paper S. Zarrintan Esq. notes the following:
The emission phase of ejaculation is under the control of the sympathetic nervous system, which of course has lots of adrenergic receptors. The author reasons that ejaculation will stimulation adrenergic receptors in the refractory period immediately afterward, and stimulation of your adrenergic receptors will give you relief from your cold.
The Evil Monkey, who claims to have a Ph.D. in Neuroscience, posted excerpts from the by-subscription-only paper on his page at ScienceBlogs.com. He explains that Zarrintan:
...proposes that, with proper scheduling of masturbation and/or sexual intercourse a guy could keep his nose clear for the rest of his life!
I have to wonder weather similar stimulation will have the same effect on women. Though Zarrintan seems to have failed to extend his research beyond those with XY chromosomes, Im prepared to do a little research of my own
Thanks to BoingBoing.com for bringing this "news" item to our attention.
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Cigarette
Cleveland, OH
April 2004
SEP 19, 2008 04:32 PM
Lemonkid
Canada
May 2003
SEP 25, 2008 07:26 PM
dexterruteki
Bellevue, WA
July 2008
SEP 25, 2008 10:10 PM