Masturbation could bring hay fever relief for men
Spring is here and with it come the woes of hay fever. Never fear,
however, as there may be a quick and pleasurable treatment to clear
those bunged noses, for guys at least – a well-timed ejaculation.
That's what Sina Zarrintan, a neurologist from the Tabriz Medical
University in Iran proposes, anyway. The logic behind the proposal is
based on the fact that the nose and the genitals are both connected to
the same part of the nervous system that controls certain reflexes –
the sympathetic nervous system.
A blocked nose is caused by swollen and inflamed nasal blood vessels,
irritated by an infection or pollen in the air. But during
ejaculation, the sympathetic nervous system constricts blood vessels
across the body. That should soothe the swollen nasal blood vessels,
freeing the airway for normal breathing, according to Zarrintan.
He hasn't yet performed clinical trials to test the hypothesis, but if
it works, it could have many benefits over decongestant drugs,
Zarrintan says, which have been known to contribute to hypertension.
"Furthermore, if used for more than two or three days, they can
actually make congestion worse," he adds.
Take as needed
He suggests masturbating or having sex whenever the symptoms are bad
enough to warrant another ejaculation. "It can be done [from] time-to-
time to alleviate the congestion and the patient can adjust the number
of intercourses or masturbations depending on the severity of the
symptoms," he says.
The theory is not without its critics, however. Mohammad Amin
Abolghassemi Fakhree from Tabriz University in Iran, believes the
disadvantages of ejaculation outweigh the possible benefits.
"There are some limitations in using ejaculation or masturbation as
treatment of nasal congestion, such as not being applicable out of
home and not having any sex partner", he writes in a response to the
proposal.
No-one has yet argued that it makes your palms hairy.
Journal reference: Medical Hypotheses (DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.
2008.03.010)
Fakhree's response: Medical Hypotheses (DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.
2008.07.022)
SOURCE:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16872-masturbation-could-bring-hay-fever-relief-for-men.html
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Getting the prostaglandins out of body by any means is always
beneficial and more natural than inhibiting them with drugs such as
NSAIDs.
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