• henfredemars@infosec.pub
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    15 days ago

    PSA: Don’t put this on or in your nose! It can cause damage to the lungs, a condition known as lipoid pneumonia.

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        15 days ago

        Yes. That’s what it appears to be to me. Many people like to use the product under the nose but it says on the label not to do this and there is a reason why it’s considered detrimental to one’s health.

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          15 days ago

          as someone who’s only vaguely aware of the product, that’s wild. What is it actually supposed to be used for? I thought the entire point was a strong smell to clear your sinuses.

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            15 days ago

            Presumably smelling it is fine at a bit more of a distance. The issue is the same as if you were to put Vaseline near your nostrils. Particles of the petroleum jelly base can get inhaled into the lungs if it’s too close.

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            15 days ago

            It’s intended to be spread on the chest and neck and act as a cough suppressant, and also have a soothing smell.

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    15 days ago

    are you guys all sickly or something? are we all expected to be sick? i work from home but a couple weeks ago all the in office workers got the flu at the same time. but that was still in january.

    help!

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      13 days ago

      A couple weeks ago the temperature bounced and my sinuses decided the only solution was to drain all the liquid in my body out through my nose for for days.

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        14 days ago

        I was just talking with a woman last night who lost her husband in July to Covid.

        It is crazy how many people I have known personally to die from it.

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    14 days ago

    In thailand they sell these little Jars of eucalyptus and other essential oils soaked in a cotton ball. They call them yadom and from what I can tell everybody owns several

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    14 days ago

    That rubber band is at high risk of committing damage to the occular if in the event that the removal of the clown nose lookalike is not removed with the uptmost care and coordination.