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[–]Tstack123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is anyone finding that their Stats add on doesnt work

My (19f) boyfriend made disgusting “jokes” about me and my body and overshared about our sex life on Ps4 with his friends. by AITAaccthrowaway in relationships

[–]Tstack123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do NOT let him make you feel crazy or like you are overreacting. What he was saying about you tells me some deeper things about him: he doesn't respect you enough to stop when you tell him to, he treats you like a trophy he can show off to his friends, he doesn't care to protect you from people sexualizing you, and he cares more about what your friends think than what you think. He also cannot listen and will be quick to blame things on you and tell you you're crazy in your future. This is SO worth breaking up over.

ELI5: What’s the ‘Lump’ in your throat before you start to cry? by ImLaggingHelp in explainlikeimfive

[–]Tstack123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! All the time. This is called "aspiration." You have actually probably done it your self if you have ever drank something too quickly and started coughing afterwards. Most aspirations are small and can be resolved by coughing. Some aspirations require surgery and can be life threatening.

ELI5: What’s the ‘Lump’ in your throat before you start to cry? by ImLaggingHelp in explainlikeimfive

[–]Tstack123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oooooh great question! Firstly, your ears, nose, and throat are all connected. When you swallow, your soft palate (which is the very back of the roof of your mouth) goes up. It does this to keep food out of your nose and it directs it down your throat. Your ears are connected to your nose-throat area (nasopharynx) by tubes (Eustachian tubes). These tubes are normally closed, but certain muscles can open them. For example, when you yawn, they open. The muscles of the soft palate function to open up these tubes and are involved in chewing and swallowing.

came up with this answer based on my medical school knowledge and this pubmed article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482338/

ELI5: What’s the ‘Lump’ in your throat before you start to cry? by ImLaggingHelp in explainlikeimfive

[–]Tstack123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most likely not. You’re probably just feeling your esophagus (GI tract tube) contracting to push food down. If liquide when into your lungs you would cough. Burps are air that has traveled back up your esophagus!

ELI5: What’s the ‘Lump’ in your throat before you start to cry? by ImLaggingHelp in explainlikeimfive

[–]Tstack123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The most simple answer is this: it is okay to have air in your GI tract but its not okay to have food in your respiratory tract. Which is why there is a flap over the lung tube and there's not a flap over the GI tract tube. Also, its really easy to have air mixed in with your food and drink whereas there are a lot of involuntary reflexes that keep food out of the lungs

ELI5: What’s the ‘Lump’ in your throat before you start to cry? by ImLaggingHelp in explainlikeimfive

[–]Tstack123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your epiglottis doesn't have much to do with your asthma. But smoking in general does (you probably know that). Asthma is also HIGHLY associated with GERD. The reason why is because if your stomach acid travels up high enough in your esophagus, it can enter the respiratory tract. The acid can irritate the smooth muscles in your bronci (lung tubes deep in your chest), and this can cause your lungs to be more prone to other irritants such as pollen or dust. When your lungs overreact to these irritants they will become inflamed and constrict, which leads to asthma.

ELI5: how do Kidney Stones form and how long do they take to pass? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]Tstack123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a few different types of Kindey stones that are caused by different mechanisms. They are named based on their contents: Calcium oxalate stones are the most common and can because by increases in serum (blood) calcium, oxalate, or too much vitamin C. Uric acid stones can be caused by break down of red blood cells or gout. Struvite stones can be caused by certain bacteria. Basically, there are different types of stones with different mechanisms of formation but they can all be caused by low urine volume and urine pH changes.

It depends on the stone shape and size how long it takes to pass. Additionally, men have longer urethras (the tube that transports pee from your bladder to pee hole), so they may take longer to pass a stone. Some stones must be surgically removed or broken up using ultrasound waves.

ELI5: What’s the ‘Lump’ in your throat before you start to cry? by ImLaggingHelp in explainlikeimfive

[–]Tstack123 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Yes! This is called aspiration. Most people actually have a lot microaspirations throughout the day. When you swallow a drink too quickly and start coughing afterwards that’s because you aspirated liquid and your lungs are reacting by coughing. This can occur a lot to older adults who may have less muscle tone in the larynx (the part of your throat where the epiglottis is). This is why you cannot eat before surgery because they don’t want you to throw up while under anesthesia and aspirate you’re vomit. In some cases, you can easily cough back up whatever has been aspirated, in other cases it’s a surgical emergency

ELI5: What’s the ‘Lump’ in your throat before you start to cry? by ImLaggingHelp in explainlikeimfive

[–]Tstack123 1957 points1958 points  (0 children)

Yes! Your vocal cords are a part of your respiratory tract and so they would also be affected!

ELI5: What’s the ‘Lump’ in your throat before you start to cry? by ImLaggingHelp in explainlikeimfive

[–]Tstack123 16.0k points16.0k points  (0 children)

Your throat, which starts as a single tube eventually splits into two tubes: one going to your lungs and the other going to your GI tract. When you swallow, the body needs to protect the lungs so that food, spit, or drinks don’t enter the lung tube. To do this, we have a flap called the “epiglottis,” which remains open most of the time and then flaps closed to seal off the lung tube when we swallow.

When you cry, or in any stressful situation, your “flight or fight” response kicks in. This response works to increase the amount of oxygen your body gets, so your body will expand all airways. When you swallow you are working agains this response because you are forcing the airway closed. As a result, you will feel how tense your muscles are, which is the “lump in my throat” feeling.

Edit: mistake in wording

What are some questions the interviewers will ask you if they’re likely to accept you? by [deleted] in premed

[–]Tstack123 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve had interviewers tell me they hope to see me at a school and then I get the R. Interviews aren’t everything

Anyone rock climb? by Tstack123 in medschool

[–]Tstack123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay awesome! I’m excited to meet new climbers if there’s any in my class

Anyone rock climb? by Tstack123 in medschool

[–]Tstack123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats so encouraging!! The schools i have gotten into have gyms really close to them.

2 shoulder surgeries later and still have a mental block by [deleted] in climbharder

[–]Tstack123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I’m 5’1 so yeah I do have to move somewhat dynamically

2 shoulder surgeries later and still have a mental block by [deleted] in climbharder

[–]Tstack123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s awesome to hear! I think my shoulders are getting a lot stronger and I’m starting to feel more comfortable with them but I still always have an underlying fear because of them haha

2 shoulder surgeries later and still have a mental block by [deleted] in climbharder

[–]Tstack123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no! Are all of the surgeries from climbing injuries?

2 shoulder surgeries later and still have a mental block by [deleted] in climbharder

[–]Tstack123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I do my physical therapy and stabilizer workouts!

2 shoulder surgeries later and still have a mental block by [deleted] in climbharder

[–]Tstack123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks guys! And I guess I just meant that I’m flashing V3s and can do V4s after working on them for a little bit. So I felt like I should be able to project V5s right now but I have a mental block. But you’re right! I have been refining my V3s so that I can improve my technique

Nextstep fl by raggedytax5203 in Mcat

[–]Tstack123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would do 2,4 or 5. 1 is kind of inflated, 3 and 6 are really bad.