31 Strange Medical Conditions - Summer Bummer Series pt. 1 - mental_floss on YouTube (Ep.13)
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
- A weekly show hosted by John Green, where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John kicks off our 3 part "Summer Bummer Series" by looking at some strange medical conditions including, "Burning Mouth Syndrome," "Exploding Head Syndrome," and "Trimethylaminuria" (we'll let you find out what that is...but, you don't want it).
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"if you wake up one morning with an accent youre not supposed to have *madonna*" DANGGGG JOHN😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I have a weird genetic disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. It causes you to have extremely stretchy skin and makes you very flexible. I once saw a guy pull the skin from his neck all the way up to cover his mouth and the bottom of his nose. Most contortionist probably have EDS. It also has it's bad sides like easily dislocated joints and easy tearing and bruising of the skin.
Dude! Me too!!! It's actually more common than people realize but most cases are so mild that they never get diagnosed
Me too!! Weird right! But my brother has a rarer one it's called the R48ak mutation and he's basically allergic to heat. He gets hives. He also has POTS and EDS and Asperger syndrome and a false eye and hearing aids!! Good luck
I have the exact same thing. I get hives all the time when I go out in the sun or if I get overheated. I even have anaphalaxis sometimes. I also have POTS and Asperger's. I don't have any hearing or any major eye problems yet. I have an enlarged aorta and aneurysms in my brain.
I WAS DRINKING PURPLE KOOL AID, JOHN!!!! Ugh. *shivers*
I haven't seen any comments about John saying coprophagia rather than coprographia, so here goes.
John, you said a word that means eating excrement. ha.
Rick and Morty
I noticed that too
This video is a hypochondriac's worst nightmare...
Yup Dysgeusia is a real condition. I got it when I was a kid, my doctor told me it was from my asthma medication. It's not too hard to live with although lets say you have a craving for chocolate, you won't eat chocolate... you'll eat what taste like chocolate. So you may be mixing weird things to eat in order to get your typical favorite foods. Caramel taste like chocolate to me. Sadly I can't find anything that taste like peanut butter, I've tried almost everything so I can mix it with caramel and finally be able to replicate a Reese's peanut butter cup... it was my favorite candy.
I actually have anosmia. We weren't sure until a cabinet of formaldehyde-preserved specimens fell off the wall and shattered dozens of specimen jars my sophomore year of high school. I could smell nothing. A lot of people were sent home for repeated vomiting.
Oddly enough, the two smells, all these years later, that I can identify (there are only two!) are bacon and cherry blossoms. I can also recall scents that I remember from before I lost my sense of smell, but it's limited: mint, garlic, pumpkin, and basil are the four strongest, with vanilla and sugary-smell being right behind. Pineapple is the final smell I am capable of recalling, and the sense of phantosmia associated with these is strong enough that I feel as though they are in the room and can recall them on a whim.
Yes, anosmia and dysgeusia are closely linked, though I do retain a fair amount of my sense of taste. The correct term for my sense of taste is hypogeusia; things are much more diluted-tasting than they were prior to the onset on my anosmia.
On a completely unrelated note, I've always had dyschronometria, though I was never aware there was a word for it!
I learned about Capgras Syndrome watching an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and it just broke my heart.
This may have been my favorite video.
#25 was great because I immediately thought of my brother who is constantly 15 minutes late to everything, and you immediately corrected it. HA!
I think it'd be really interesting if you guys made a similar episode that focused on hormonal disorders like PCOS. You could talk about its strangests symptoms, extreme cases, and famous people who have it.
I've actually had Exploding Head before.
I was half asleep one night and all the sudden I hear *WOOOOM!* like somebody would try to jump out and scare you with. It caused me to wake up, jump, and hit my head against the wall from the sudden jerking awake.
Never had it before and have yet to have it again, but it did freak me out.
I have Dyschronometria. Apparently I've had it since I was a young child, but we only managed to get me diagnosed with it when I was 20. It affected basically every aspect of my life, from school to relationships to my inability to keep a rhythm. Unfortunately, pretty much everyone thought I just did not care about them or their time, but I thought I cared a lot. But for some reason I couldn't fix my time issues no matter what I tried, and I started to believe I was a bad person who must not care enough about others. I helped others tear myself down and it was torture. I hated myself for so long. Finally when I got the diagnosis, it obviously didn't fix my problem, but I was able to start forgiving myself and finding creative ways to deal with it. I now have an alarm for every hour of the day to help remind me of time passing. I am also able to communicate to others about my disorder and let them know that even though I struggle, I do in fact care about them. Just knowing has helped me love myself and strengthened my relationships with others.
I'm not sure, but I think I have a mild case of dyschronometria. I can find it difficult to figure out how much time has passed, and sometimes think an hour has only been 15 minutes, and sometimes vice versa.
The next one (if there is a next one) you do you should include Synesthesia. I have "enjoyed" this condition for many years now. My personal complaint is being able to taste and/or feel color, and having an aversion to certain textures that is SO strong it will make me sick or pass out. Lovely, right? Fortunately, the first part has lead me to produce some very unique and emotional pieces of art, and the texture aversion has given me the ability to be a very good baker.
I also have synesthesia mine is with certain songs and sounds make me see colours and a few numbers such as the number six is a pinecone
Anyone else realise the emergency number for Paris Syndrome is the emergency number in the IT Crowd??
The Capgras Delusion was the subject of one of the most tense Criminal Minds episodes I've ever seen (the guy with the delusion is a Navy Seal).
i can never stop hearing him say menopause instead of mental_floss
I love the use of the New Improved emergency services number from IT Crowd!!! Very catchy tune...
One weird medical condition I have is Gynocamastia; a condition in which boys develop increased amounts of breast tissue. I got from a defect in the womb.
I also suffer from sleep paralysis sometimes, your body freezes up as the mind is confused if your supposed to be awake or asleep and you lay there not being able to move, also can be accompanied by the feeling of something evil nearby. Quite terrifying.
***** I never felt pain but idk it might be possible. All I know is that it is scary as hell, trying your hardest to move and you just can't and then feeling like something is there with you
I agree that sleep paralysis is truly terrifying at times and seems to last forever. In asian culture it's common to believe that evil spirits/ghosts/demons have something to do with it so my grandma basically tells me that I'm haunted. Lol
Krystal Nguyen Yes, I've read some of the cultural and paranormal aspects to the condition. Some believe that the reason you can't move is because there is a demon and/or spirit sitting on top of you (as you said, being haunted), I've also heard of a theory that it is a stage before spiritual travel. Such as in the movie "Insidious", quite a few people believe in astral projection and that this is actually step towards controlling your astral body. For people who have reoccurring "attacks', it is believed that we're capable of these types of journeys. Too much to explain here (partly because I can't quite explain it all), but if you want to know more maybe you can look it up, I actually found it quite interesting.
+ShadowReapers23 Well explained, I'll look up on it. Although, it's not an idea I believe in or find remotely realistic. I'm pretty certain my sometimes irregular sleeping schedule is at fault.
Krystal Nguyen I can understand that, but for some reason the paranormal parts of normal everyday things always seem to either amaze or amuse me; at the very least it was always interesting to me.
So interesting! My brother had Jargon Aphasia (#18) until he was 3 or 4. I remember the speech therapists being so fascinated they had met someone with this disorder.
Learned about "Capgras Syndrome" from Criminal Minds... Anyone else?
I just saw that episode lol
I have generalized anxiety disorder, and on a small handful of occasions I have experienced exploding head syndrome. For me it's usually happened right in that moment between consciousness and sleep where many people (myself included) will experience a "falling dream" that jars them awake. It sounds like a shotgun blast inside my head. Only once or twice has it happened while I was in a deep sleep. It's happened maybe half a dozen times total in the past 5 years, mostly when I was coming off of Ativan (a benzodiazepine). I'm grateful it's not happened more. (knock on wood)
I'm just saying this now:
What the hell is "metal_floss"?!
Emma K No, I'm talking about the error made in the intro.
***** A bad ass name for a metal band
Thats weird. Time to hit google and learn more about this. This is why I love this channel. You learn so much!
This is definitely not for hypercondriacs
I love that you used the number from IT Crowd... thats awesome!!
A-NOSE-MIA *Dun dum shh!*
No one? *Ahem*
Hm...
Hahaha
People with it say a-NOZZ-mia, here. (Like me.)
Tabitha Johnson Oh come on, don't ruin the joke.
@@tabithajohnson4483 I have it too!
Lol, laying down and the mac keyboard fell on my chest. The space bar made it pause and unpause every second. Creepy.
...... I suffer from Truman show delusion, I tend to talk to myself when i'm playing video games or on my phone like i'm "recording" a video for my youtube channel, is that normal?
HAA i doo that too
I think that is just loneliness...
Me too
Hey your from that tv show i watch you all the time
I do it too.
No wonder people thought lifecasting would be normal in 2014...
Lazarus syndrome. One of my favorites. When a resuscitation fails and drs/paramedics call the code and stop CPR a patient later regains a heart beat. This can be minutes or hours after stopping. The pt will have no brain damage (part of the requirements to call it Lazarus syndrome) and spontaneously autoresuscitate. Very cool and this has happened to one of my patients. That's how I learned of it.
Sometimes I'll be talking to a friend, or reading a book out loud to myself, I'll start talking in a British accent. I might have Foreign Accent Syndrome. But the accent is occasional.
I do that.
I do that because I watch too much BBC
Hannah Ramsey Tonight on Top Gear... lol I do too
***** Well, it makes sense why you have an English accent. I'm American. I don't. I wish I did, though. :(
i am dutch but when i am trying to speak english people say i sound irish
I have chronic migraines and knew when I was going to get a right side migraine because my arms or some other thing would appear to grow in size. I was relieved when I found out it had a name and was “normal” with some migraines. I was even more relieved when migraine treatments stopped it from happening.
5:18 you knew that would happen, right?
Please never stop making these videos!!!
Lizstomania is my favorite song, so...
If, or when I have an episode of sleep paralysis or an anxiety based dream or nightmare (And unfortunately, when one happens it usually rolls into the other. Multiple times a night.) It will often be accompanied with a loud noise or sense of something crashing through a window, running across the floor, etc. That could be an example of 'exploding head syndrome.'
Paris is covered in graffiti, and when I saw that and three buildings with shot out windows I decided I love Paris.
Yeah, Paris was not disappointing at all. What do people expect?
The food alone was worth the trip, and their coffee was amazing too.
Heck, even their McDonalds was amazing.
I got the impression that they really do have higher standards for food.
Fuck yea, I really though i would hate Paris but they have a shit ton of heroin
Martin Clark Amen to that. I went into a corner grocery store and even the stuff we pulled from the shelf was fresher than a lot of American restaurant food.
tonight, we do heroin!
Crystal Bishop
Make a video about it?
THE IT CROWD REFERENCE! YAAS!
Did he say 'Coprophagia' instead of 'Coprographia' at 2:36 because that's just baaaaad xD
He did. Coprophagia translates to... eating profanity?
Shale LeBlang Eating poop actually...
Synesthesia has has got to be the most facinating condition for me.
You actually said "coprophagia" (eating poop) rather than "coprographia".
I have laugh syncope. For the longest time I was really confused, because I am pretty sure passing out after laughing isn't normal. I asked my doctor and he laughed, so I kind of gave up finding out what was happening. Turns out I have a super rare disorder... Neat-o!
what about synthesia?
That would've been awesome
Interestingly enough, the Mpenda Effect was first observed by everyone's favorite wrong philosopher, Aristotle. However, as always happened on the rare occasion where he got something right (Another example: The mating habits of octopuses), no one believed him
2:36 - John that is NOT what coprophagia means. D:
he said cropoGRAphia not cropoPHAgia
+victor martone The caption said "coprographia", but that is emphatically not what HE said.
I love all your little toys and trinkets in the back
Lol dat it crowd reference x3. 0118999881999119725....3
If you were talking about Idle Hands I absolutely love that movie. So fooey on you!
I want purple pee
me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!
altho that would be pretty dang weird...lol
Enthalpy of fusion is the required energy needed to go from a liquid to a solid state. Warm water molecules are at a higher energy level and therefore provide their own energy to move to a frozen state. Florida Orange farmers will sometimes spray their orange crops with water in an attempt to protect them from a hard freeze because the ice level will insulate the fruit from falling much below 32 degrees and minimize damage. Great videos.
I usually watch this show to make me happy and entertain me, but this episode had really offended me. I have trichotillomania (rapunzel syndrome) and I have had it since I was 7, I'm now nearly 13 and still haven't stopped. I have had hypnosis therapy, post traumatic stress disorder therapy (my brother died when I was 6), art therapy and countless other therapies. I have never been diagnosed by a doctor, I have been by many professional NHS workers and therapists, though. I have been bullied because of it. I was bald and wore bandannas for the whole of year 4, I lost many friends because they thought I was trying to be 'cool'. I left primary school with 4 friends. I want to be happy, I can't. I also have anxiety and get angry/upset for no apparent reason. My parents help but It doesn't do anything. This episode has offended me because if many things, including the title, many people suffer from trichotillomania and I think that no one should have the right to call any of these medical conditions 'strange'. I hope that you understand.
How was john green in any way offensive? He just explained the disorder.
So do you think your condition is normal?
miafantini I agree with Dawson Fox, how was that offensive? It is a disorder, "strange" is used because it is not common-would the term "rare" offend you less? Or did you simply think that the rest of us watch these videos to laugh at others or something? because your reaction makes me wonder precicely that, did you start watching the video expecting to have some laughs because of other people's conditions? this is the only way to find this offensive. now, regarding your disorder, it can be really furstrating to have such habit, but as long as you understand why it is bad for you and want to get over it, you should find a reason to keep going.Good luck with that.
They are strange in the sense that they are not very common. It is not intended as an insulting term. Strange just means unusual, whatever the bullies may have told you to the contrary.
According to my research, 1 out of 25 people has it to some degree. And can I just say that I am now bald because of this. So thanks. You people are the best.
I've always called walking into a room and forgetting why you're there as "Room-nesia"
I often experience Exploding Head Syndrome symptoms. It is RIDICULOUS. You're laying there, tired as hell, you're falling asleep, then... POW! It happens several times in a row sometimes. Some doctors think it's brought on by extreme fatigue. Which, I can agree with because it only happens when I have been awake for 36 hours or longer.
Oh my god!! At the exact moment of john green's head exploding on screen, my phone in my hand vibrated and scared the hell out of me haha :)
When John talked about burning mouth syndrome, i felt like i had it!!!
You can have phases of it - for example I got it a lot when I was doing my exams at school and college. Kind of like sleepwalking and bad dreams are more frequent when you're stressed. If you've not had it in a long time, I'd not worry too much :)
I don't know what you're talking about-Idle Hands was AWESOME!
Thank you for helping me find out the name of the loud noises while I'm sleeping! Exploding head syndrome is terrifying...
I love that octopus doll thing so much
Loved the IT Crowd emergency number reference! Haha
Who are you kidding John, "Idle Hands" was awesome.
the way he said mental floss sounded like menopause near the beginning XD
I have exploding head syndrome, no joke. It doesn't happen all the time, but it does happen, and it causes me to like, wake up in the middle of the night AND THEN wake up the rest of my family as I go around the house looking in all the rooms and outside, trying to determine if the loud noise actually existed or not. Lol
The emergency number referenced when discussing Paris Syndrome is the emergency number in The IT Crowd episode "Calamity Jen" :)
So brilliantly clever.
Paris totally lived up to my expectations!
The phone number from The IT Crowd. Beautiful xD
Just found out about this channel. Love it.
I actually have intermittent explosive disorder. So that was a nice surprise to be #1 on the list
I find it amusing that Intermittent Explosive Disorder shares the same acronym as Improvised Explosive Device.
I cannot stop repeating John's head exploding
Oh my gosh, John, my mother actually has diagnosed laughter syncope! The first time it happened we freaked out! She was laughing and then she was on the floor!
Lol. That phone number for the Paris Syndrome is a reference to The IT Crowd 😍😍😍
I have exploding head syndrome and so does my dad. It happens mostly while I'm falling asleep, and the noises can range anywhere from loud buzzing or whirring noises, like something flying past my head, or explosions, to screaming, calling my name, and even full sentences (although they usually don't make sense.)
When I first saw The Truman Show as a young kid, I was convinced for a long time that I was being filmed constantly and that loved ones were just in my life because it was their job. I've since chalked it up to being an intrusive thought of my OCD, but it's interesting that I'm not the only one who suffered this preoccupation.
That "Genital Retraction Syndrom" somehow reminds me of the musical "Me and My Dick" XDD
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REMEMBER THE NAME OF IDLE HANDS FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. GAAHHAHAHA. Thank you kindly, John Green.
One time I was in a teap shop. The cashier had a British accent. My dad asked where she was from, and she said she was from America but had Foreign Accent Syndrome. We burst out laughing. We just couldn't help it!
This video is so fascinating. There is one little slip up though when you mention coprographia, coprolalia and copropraxia, you actually say coprophagia which is something different.
If anyone is curious as to what that Seth Green film was it is called Idle Hands. Idle hands was the best. XD I know it's terrible but it's my fave movie featuring Dr. Strangelove Syndrome (Alien Hand Syndrome) and I used to watch it as a child so it holds a special place in my heart.
John Green you are my favorite person to watch on mental floss. You're awesome. What did you do before this? Can I see you in anything else?
I like how the CC says Good luck with life!
for the fish-smelling syndrome :)
Sometimes i get Exploding Head Syndrome, it is seriously the scariest thing ever, waking up and thinking you are in a warzone, or being half asleep and suddenly you hear a voice and then a huge drop that is followed by crashing and loud banging
MPEMBA EFFECT! That explains everything! When I was little my brother, my neighbors, and I all built this fantastic igloo, and we froze the walls packed snow into ice by pouring hot water on them. We had no idea why it worked, but were thrilled when that snow fort lasted for weeks, even holding up when the bully middle schoolers kicked it on their way home from school. It was fantastic. That was truly an epic snow fort. Because of SCIENCE.
About the freezing hot water... Just a theory, but hot water immediately begins losing heat once poured. Cold water immediately begins gaining heat. What if the transfer of heat (Is it entropy?) follows the same rules of inertia as other forces?
As for Trimethylaminuria, it is true that there is no "real treatment or cure". However, the symptoms can be greatly reduced by the type of foods the person chooses to eat.
This is because there are certain foods that produce trimethylamin, and other foods that don't. Apparently this method of reducing the smell is very effective if you do it right.
The most impressive part of John's rage is that painting isn't even on that wall
Yay an explanation for the cacophony of horns I hear just before I fall asleep! But only if I'm sleep deprived. It's like a cruel joke on myself... Can't wait to tell my husband it's just exploding head syndrome haha!
I have america syndrome (And love watching Crash Course US History) Thanks for the awesome videos John!!!
Thanks for creating this channel! Interesting information)
Been watching these videos since they've come out, and this is the first time that I've noticed the Game of Thrones hand of the king pin/brooch in the background.
research at the university of notre dame suggests that the phenomenon of forgetting why you entered a room immediately upon having entered it has to do with the physical room-entering itself. there's like some brain stuff about a change of environment or something idk look it up i only heard about it
I really loved this video.
I am definitely subscribing.
Phantosmia. So my old annoyance has a name.. Also, I seem to have Exploding Head Syndrome, but only when drunk. Priceless when traveling - Ive woken up in a bus/train/plane with the nearest people all turned to stare at me, confused or even alarmed. These dream-jump scares makes me scream and twitch involuntary, even stand up. Fun, and not at all embarrassing.
oddly enough, I've experienced at least two of the three smell disorders you mentioned, just within the past week, thanks to a nasty upper-respiratory infection that seems to have utterly deranged my poor olfactories. anosmia isn't a stranger to me during colds, but I've never had parosmia until a few days ago -- for the last two days, -everything- has smelled utterly disgusting to me, especially food and drink that should smell nice.
I've dealt with Parosmia... generally I get it when having an allergic reaction to beans. ...everything smells like rotten eggs. everything.
Exploding head syndrome is pretty terrifying. like, these loud noises are absolutely PANTS-SHITTINGLY LOUD. A few times I heard this electrical zapping kind of noise but most of the time it's a loud bang.
I have anosmia. My mom said I was able to smell as really young kid but I don't remember. Really helpful growing up with brothers lol.
#23 I remember a coworker telling me about someone he knew that had this problem from a bad car accident, she ended up in a medically induced coma to save her life and when they pulled her out of it, she talked like a Scottish woman. He said she had numerous other problems, like partial paralysis and deafness in one ear, so it was mostly overlooked, but he said ti never went away.
That moment when a TFIOS commercial plays before a John Green video
You said coprophagia. That's eating poop, just a heads up.
Thankfully you wrote what you meant to say.
If that octopus baby had those effects on me it would be due to something entirely different.
Namely teratophobia (or at least I think that's what it's called), short version: freaks freak me out.
+Cycling in Edmonton from the Eyes of a Teen That's fear of the number 8.
Jargon aphasia! There's a DS9 episode about that!