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[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 89 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Shit, this can be my solution to my long term cat allergy, but i gonna collect more data on that.

[–] Melonpoly@lemmy.world 67 points 2 weeks ago

Hope relief cums quickly

[–] certified_expert@lemmy.world 37 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ask for the cat's consent fist

[–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 55 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)
[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

A cat is fine too.

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[–] Patnou@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My thing is they say good sex can clear up allergies but what about bad sex?

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 weeks ago

No that comes from bad smelling.

[–] owsei@programming.dev 73 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh yeah!

Before I had septum surgery and I'd get constant congestion I thought that jerking off actually helped me to breath better. Honestly I actually thought it was placebo, nut apparently not!

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 73 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] owsei@programming.dev 24 points 2 weeks ago

lmao I won't edit it

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hey! I remember you from a former life on reddit or lemmy or stackoverflow or something, and always thought of you as a decent person. Good to see you on lemmy.

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Either Lemmy or reddit. I think we've talked here a few times. How've you been?

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

All good, new job, nice colleagues, supportive boss, fun car. You?

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[–] baronvonj@piefed.social 53 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's amazing how well your body can turn off pains and symptoms just because "might be mating!"

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Have to look presentable! Be on top form!

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Or bottom, we don't judge here. Y'all do you

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[–] kadotux@sopuli.xyz 27 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

There's this old Finnish saying: "Nuha lähtee nussimalla" which translates roughly to "Fucking gets rid of flu". Guess there's some truth to that, then.

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[–] slickgoat@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Why not write orgasm relieves sinus congestion? Do we need to codify how orgasm arrives? What about a stampede of angry zebras? That usually does the trick for me

[–] Patnou@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

If a stampede of zebra's gets you off more power to you.

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[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 22 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

i can get my vibrator covered by insurance to cure migraines.

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I tried to get insurance to cover my Chuck’s Suck ‘n Fuck 9000 but they blocked my number.

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

You should find a place where nobody can see you first, though. Don't ask me how I know

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

My gosh. Imagine how fucking congested I would be.

[–] ProdigiousInsanity@lemmus.org 18 points 2 weeks ago

Reminds me of my ex that would regularly need me to assist her with her stuffy nose as she had already discovered this effect. Do I ever miss that dusty apartment.

[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

Wank your way to wellness.

[–] sqauffle@slrpnk.net 13 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Yeah they say an orgasm is like eight sneezes

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Sometimes one good sneeze is better than an orgasm.

True for farts, too, but rarer.

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[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

So other forms of orgasm offer no such relief?

[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

Are there other forms of orgasm? Apart from spontaneous orgasms

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[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

(He walks in, wearing an un-flattering speedo)
"Hey, babe. You ready for a good time?"
"Oh. God. Honey...please, not now, I have a splitting headache. I've had this stuffed up nose and it feels like I haven't been getting enough air all day."
"I have good news for you, and great news for me."

[–] Patnou@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I can get rid of it in 30 seconds ;)

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[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Gives a whole new meaning to "unclogging those pipes"

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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Too bad it doesn't work to stop my partner from snoring

[–] stoicmaverick@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

I find that, if I just get up and jerk off in the basement, I can't hear it for a while.

[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Had a sinus congestion, rubbed one out, gone. Shit works.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

I thought everybody knew this...

though it has a 50% chance of increasing your sinus pressure and make it feel like the only way to release the pressure is by scooping your brains out of your eye socket with a spoon.

[–] ElReatonVaquer0@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

-Johnson, if you are sick you shouldn't have come into work!

-No problem Boss! Gimme two minutes to grease the lightning and I'll be ready for that sales call!

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[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Hold up… is there a way to orgasm that doesn’t require sex or masturbation in some form?

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

People on the internet have lead me to believe that you can meditate yourself into a hands free orgasm but i personally can't be bothered to find out if that's real. Who knows, maybe it wouldn't even work for me.

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[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago

Oh hello Mr Police Officer, I know this is a bus but I was really congested.

[–] smh@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 weeks ago

LPT: using a small vibrator on your sinuses can also help. It loosens the mucus up like shaking ketchup in a bottle.

[–] darthsundhaft@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There was also that study that said people live longer when they nut.

[–] Janx@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Not if you're driving when you do it.

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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Tmi, but as I've gotten older, I do it more for the neck/back/leg/arm cracks and pops it can enable. Such relief. But my body is probably just broken.

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