Nurse, There's a Spider in My Throat

NurseFirst · May 7, 2005

I would have to look up the exact quote... but it is something like 80% of people fear spiders more than they do death....
signed: another individual scared of bugs of the eight leg variety!

Steph -- me too! me too! Looooove Jabberwocky! One of the few poems I completely memorized. (Jabberwocky is an invention of Lewis Carroll, for those who might be interested--made up of very normal sounding nonsense words, such "momeraths outgrobe")

As for 80% of people fearing spiders--I think I could use that if I ever taught a speech class--since public speaking is supposed to be the #1 fear of people. Bring a fuzzy trarantula model into class with me...

I don't have a fear of spiders: my Dad used to let tarantulas walk up and down his arm!!!

NurseFirst

vickster · May 7, 2005

"There was a nasty looking black spider attached under the fold of the vallucula at the epiglottis!"
Anybody care to offer up a nursing diagnosis for this?

That's a brilliant challenge!!!!! There are too many to name, I'm looking at Nursing Diagnosis Handbook right now!

-risk for freakout would be the most imminent.

Yesh, I don't mind spiders but that's a bit much...

MAGIK GIRL · May 8, 2005

OMG...I will have nightmares about this now...another confirmed arachnaphobe here.
I've heard of accidentally swallowing bees that fly into Coke cans and I've heard of cockroaches crawling into ears, but spiders hanging onto the epiglottis....eek.
I would probably die of pure fright and panic myself. My hats off to her for surviving.

kinda goes along with those folks who come in with roaches in their ears! that one makes me have nightmares! :crying2:

dotbear · May 8, 2005

What about "The worms go in, the worms go out, the worms go in and out your snout. The little black bug with the beady eye, goes in your nose and out your eye. Your liver turns a mushy green and comes out looking like whipped cream" . . . . . . :chuckle

steph

I learned it this way:

Did you ever think when the heorifice goes by that you might be the next to die?

They wrap you up in a big white sheet -- and then they bury you six feet deep.

And the worms crawl in and the worms crawl out -- and the worms play pinochle on your snout. And a bit fat worm with bulging eyes, crawls in your liver and out your eyes. And your eyes pop out and your teeth decay -- and that's the end of a wonderful day! :Melody:

lpnstudentin2010, LPN · May 9, 2005

check out this link it explains why the "swallow spiders in your sleep" theory can not be true

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mspidereat.html

AngelSpirit · May 9, 2005

check out this link it explains why the "swallow spiders in your sleep" theory can not be true
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mspidereat.html

Very Good!

:)

allnurses Guide · May 10, 2005

arachnoidal esophogeal impairment of inhalation/ingestion
instead of a adenoidectomy, it was an arachnoidectomy
high risk for arachnolation pnuemonia

**RosesrReder, BSN, MSN, RN** · May 10, 2005

For a spider to get into your mouth while you're sleeping, (a) you must have your mouth OPEN, which is certainly not universal, so there's a big chunk of people who can never swallow anything; (b) there has to be a wandering spider in your immediate vicinity, also something which--for most people in the civilized world, at least--is a fairly rare occurrence; © the spider has to either jump or fall into your mouth from a long distance, because they won't go near your mouth otherwise (they're not suicidal), and the odds are pretty astronomical of a spider randomly dropping into your mouth from the ceiling.

The mistery unfolded :chuckle

So glad it is a myth....I think:rolleyes:

HONEYBEAR · May 10, 2005

I heard on a radio program that every person swallows up to 20 spiders a year in his/her sleep. They apparently crawl in and we chew them up and swallow them. I almost fainted when I heard this!!! :uhoh21:

Well, when I lived in California, not used to the bugs and all, I found myself awoke to me chewing on something.......come to find out I was chewing on a roach, even had the other half in my hand.....eeewwwwwww. After violently screaming and throwing up..........and then having my hubby gross out and do the dry heeves.........to this day.........(I now live in Ohio-have not seen one roach :rolleyes: )......I still dry heeve when I talk/think about it. TRUE STORY GUYS.

AngelSpirit · May 10, 2005

arachnoidal esophogeal impairment of inhalation/ingestion
instead of a adenoidectomy, it was an arachnoidectomy
high risk for arachnolation pnuemonia

:rotfl:

Nitengale326 · May 10, 2005

I am a true arachnophobe... a few years back I stepped on a spider... not knowing she was pregnant... and not knowing that when a spider is pregnant there are like 10 gazillion little spideys in there... yep you guessed it... one dead spider and 10 gazillion baby spiders scrambling around looking for moma... needless to say... I was literally climbing the wall... I was perched on the hand rail screaming for someone to get me a chair, a table anything to help me escape....

MAGIK GIRL · May 10, 2005

I am a true arachnophobe... a few years back I stepped on a spider... not knowing she was pregnant... and not knowing that when a spider is pregnant there are like 10 gazillion little spideys in there... yep you guessed it... one dead spider and 10 gazillion baby spiders scrambling around looking for moma... needless to say... I was literally climbing the wall... I was perched on the hand rail screaming for someone to get me a chair, a table anything to help me escape....

oooohw. that happened to me once. i hate bugs and spiders are right near the top. i too accidently on purpose stepped on a spider that i did not know was pregnent. yuck!!!!!!! :crying2: