So I picked this up while stumbling across the internet. It was a pretty cool article: Here's the original link with more tricks.
1. If your throat tickles, scratch your ear!
When
you were 9, playing your armpit was a cool trick. Now, as an adult, you
can still appreciate a good body-based feat, but you're more
discriminating. Take that tickle in your throat; it's not worth gagging
over. Here's a better way to scratch your itch: "When the nerves in the
ear are stimulated, it creates a reflex in the throat that can cause a
muscle spasm," says Scott Schaffer, M.D., president of an ear, nose,
and throat specialty center in Gibbsboro, New Jersey. "This spasm
relieves the tickle."
Need
to pee? No bathroom nearby? Fantasize about Jessica Simpson. Thinking
about sex preoccupies your brain, so you won't feel as much discomfort,
says Larry Lipshultz, M.D., chief of male reproductive medicine at the
Baylor College of Medicine. For best results, try Simpson's "These
Boots Are Made for Walking" video.
4. Feel no pain!
German
researchers have discovered that coughing during an injection can
lessen the pain of the needle stick. According to Taras Usichenko,
author of a study on the phenomenon, the trick causes a sudden,
temporary rise in pressure in the chest and spinal canal, inhibiting
the pain-conducting structures of the spinal cord.
5. Clear your stuffed nose!
Forget
Sudafed. An easier, quicker, and cheaper way to relieve sinus pressure
is by alternately thrusting your tongue against the roof of your mouth,
then pressing between your eyebrows with one finger. This causes the
vomer bone, which runs through the nasal passages to the mouth, to rock
back and forth, says Lisa DeStefano, D.O., an assistant professor at
the Michigan State University college of osteopathic medicine. The
motion loosens congestion; after 20 seconds, you'll feel your sinuses
start to drain.
When
you accidentally singe your finger on the stove, clean the skin and
apply light pressure with the finger pads of your unmarred hand. Ice
will relieve your pain more quickly, Dr. DeStefano says, but since the
natual method brings the burned skin back to a normal temperature, the
skin is less likely to blister.
If
you're like most people, when you run, you exhale as your right foot
hits the ground. This puts downward pressure on your liver (which lives
on your right side), which then tugs at the diaphragm and creates a
side stitch, according to The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Men.
The fix: Exhale as your left foot strikes the ground.
Too
much Chipwich too fast will freeze the brains of lesser men. As for
you, press your tongue flat against the roof of your mouth, covering as
much as you can. "Since the nerves in the roof of your mouth get
extremely cold, your body thinks your brain is freezing, too," says
Abo. "In compensating, it overheats, causing an ice-cream headache."
The more pressure you apply to the roof of your mouth, the faster your
headache will subside.
If
your hand falls asleep while you're driving or sitting in an odd
position, rock your head from side to side. It'll painlessly banish
your pins and needles in less than a minute, says Dr. DeStefano. A
tingly hand or arm is often the result of compression in the bundle of
nerves in your neck; loosening your neck muscles releases the pressure.
Compressed nerves lower in the body govern the feet, so don't let your
sleeping dogs lie. Stand up and walk around.
18. Read minds!
Your
own! "If you're giving a speech the next day, review it before falling
asleep," says Candi Heimgartner, an instructor of biological sciences
at the University of Idaho. Since most memory consolidation happens
during sleep, anything you read right before bed is more likely to be
encoded as long-term memory.
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