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TikTok not only has bad advice about medical cures and treatments, but advertisements for some useless and misleading devices. Today I look at some dangerous and murky claims made about health and medicine on TikTok, including chiropractors, kneecaps, brain exercises, gym form on weight machines, fingernails, stem cells, neck stretchers, the spins from drinking, male birth control, sperm cells, prescription drugs for mental health, plastic surgery, bears, chest compressions, ear lobes, Rob McElhenney's body transformation, kegels, prosthetic legs, running on all fours, spicy food, raw vegan diet, eye tattoos, ab exercises, FDA approvals, foot fungus, freckle tattoos, and OnlyJayus spoon claims.
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The lady that was giving unsolicited plastics advice for the actress actually received a loooot of backlash after that video and the backlash went a bit viral for about a week, it was not good at all.
I guarantee you they only used her face bc she was famous and internet clicks are apparently very important
I actually like 'Nancy's face as it is. Looks cute-er than her bad photoshop skills
The best part about this is That girl had plastic surgery already, to get the face and chin she has So she is literally imposing her own beauty standards onto other people who look completely fine
Obviously her looks are outstanding enough to put on TV exactly as they are. Leave her alone!
I seen it on wishlist the Chinese lady with the mouth rubber and she had a blank stare with the mouth open it looked funny and embarrassing and I think they were going for a blow up doll look.
Thanks Doctor Mike for calling out that guy who was touting raw vegan eating as a health option without acknowledging the extreme privlege he has to do so. Not everyone can eat healthy on their income, not everyone has access to clean water and food that is safe before cooking. ❤
This, also in some cases the process of cooking releases certain nutrients. Also, cooked food (in many cases) tastes better. Enjoy your life people eating only raw is going to realistically extend your life by how much?
He looked exhausted as well. I have a hard time believing that any diet like that is maintainable for long-term.
Yeah, cooking food is a main reason why humans have big brains in the first place. It's like he wants a smaller brain.
@@diakounknown1225 😂 wow
As a raw vegan it will also be difficult to get all your essential nutrients, and unless you supplement you won’t get any B12.
The LUCAS robots are actually apparently really useful for EMS if they need to continue chest compressions in an ambulance. It makes it a lot stabler in the vehicle and allows the paramedics to potentially focus on other aspects of care (such as administering a medication, getting an airway secured, placing leads to better monitor heart rhythm in case the pulse is there but just very weak or there's a different circulation issue, etc.)
As a Respiratory Care Practitioner in the ER setting, the LUCAS is amazing!! Our EMS crews use them frequently!
As someone with experience in this field, yes this is exactly when it’s best used!
But what Dr. Mike says is accurate. The average person does not have one of these in their backpack.
@@helpdeskchick And does not need to have one of those in their backpacks.
@@oscarcacnio8418 Obviously.
For the man with the eye tats , he did go on to say that although he thought it was cool at first - he face complications . He is really sensitive to light ( all light ) as his pupils do not dilate - also the annoyance of having people ask questions all the time . He is one of the only few I’ve seen with eye tats that openly admits that it’s not safe and the risk of complications are extremely high .
One of my coworkers was actually one of the first folks to do the eye tattooing- never mentioned complications, but admitted it was highly risky and never having mentioned it doesn't mean there were none. This person however also had tattooed their full face, had it lasered off, and then tattooed over again. They had gauged nostrils, many more body tattoos, subdermal implants etc. Very heavily modified. Definitely seems like something that even folks who have it know it isn't really a great idea and they don't suggest it to others.
@@dormantlime215 I only know of a handful of cases where people have lost their sight due to this ( videos I’ve seen ) and the same goes for most subdermals .. the risks are high for permanent damage . It’s scary what we as humans do to appease our inner self portraits
@@Luna-wh6tq even subdermals arent as dangerous though- potentially losing your eyesight due to complications of the inking is a very, very serious issue compared to tissue damage from an implant. Implants have also been available in medical grade for a long time, while the eye modification is brand new and has no real safe methodology (because the ink itself makes it hard or impossible to diagnose certain eye disorders). It can be scary very scary what humans are willing to do, yes. But I suppose we should be grateful that this is not a common thing and that many people who do it are still... technically fine. to be clear, I'm pro body modification- but I think the eye tattooing is a legitimate long term health risk on a level that it should be heavily discouraged as a practice. It is simply not worth it when contact lenses exist.
The way he said "they suck" with the most genuine face after she says "how do you like my photoshop skills" is hilarious
I know right!! I was on the floor dying
unrealistic beauty standards moment, girl just gave her quagmires jaw
Ikr that was ridiculous
@@annexed6117 she made her look like her
She made her look ugly... how tf do you make a good looking woman so ugly and call it improvment with a straigt face...
I just love he just instantly goes "they suck" after the plastic surgeon asks about there photoshop skills
I think she did a good job. And the girl did look better with a less prominent jaw line.
@@JonDoe-uq1mk bro that's not the point. making judgements and trying to "fix someone's face" is very harmful. imagine watching a video of someone saying what was wrong with YOUR looks, and how they would fix them. at best that would hurt your feelings, at worse it could be the start of body dysmorphia and other disorders
@@JonDoe-uq1mk no she ended up looking like a triangle
@@lyz0711 I don't like women with rectangular faces, but I suppose you prefer that shape.
@@JonDoe-uq1mk no = i don't think she did a good job. She looks like a triangle = I think she looks like a triangle. No statement of my preferences.
"reverse- WE'LL LIVE FOREVER AHHHHHHHH-" I love it so much 🤣
I had to rewind to see it again 😂
Hi Dr Mike!, Student Paramedic here, that automatic chest compressions kit (LUCAS) isn't available for sale in the UK, as far as I'm aware. It's carried by critical care paramedics and 3CU (paramedics specialized in cardiac arrests) and is incredibly useful, it helps to free up clinicians for other tasks such as monitoring the Corpuls, managing respirations, managing medicines administration, and it's useful for more complex cases as it doesn't get tired, unlike us!
The plastic surgeon who did my breast reduction agreed that the reduction was warranted to reduce my back pain but she also wanted my psychologist to evaluate me for body dysmorphia and to ensure my anxiety wouldn't be a danger around an elective procedure. Sure it was annoying to wait a bit longer before getting the surgery but I was glad she took it all seriously. I was pretty excited for the surgery so I can see why it might worry a doctor...but I lost 2.6 kg of breast tissue in total and I'm still a D cup it was well worth the risk of anxiety attacks lol.
@@PowerfulPlazOfficial this is a medical video talking about medical surgeries and medical misinformation. I think people can talk about medical stuff in the comments. She didn't even say any gory or intimate details, I don't know why anyone would be uncomfortable with the comment.
@@PowerfulPlazOfficial this is a medical video... she has every right to talk about it, *I* was interested in reading it, don't know why you got uncomfortable with it also no matter how many times you say you don't mean to be mean "not everybody needs to know about (something the op obviously cares about)" will always come off that way, even if you truly don't mean it that way
@@PowerfulPlazOfficial 🤨bro what?are you 7 yrs old
@@PowerfulPlazOfficial I was totally comfortable with it and don't mind reading about other people's boobs.
@@PowerfulPlazOfficial "don’t post it on the internet" THOSE are your words, regardless of your intention its still not the best thing to say man, you also just talked about other people being uncomfortable and how you didnt say she shouldnt post it (even though you were basically asking her not to) but you ignore how i mentioned how you sound unkind regardless of your intentions, id like you to acknowledge that.
the chest compression machine (Lucas) is actually standard in at least several eu countries and is used often (BY AMBULANCES ETC.). Netherlands for example uses them nearly during all cprs and Germany uses them to transport patients to the hospital during cpr. Especially the new model is a really good machine
It’s used in USA to we used them for transport till they reach a higher level of care
i think you missed what he was saying. most people that need chest compressions are at home, or outside hiking or w/e and most people don't just carry one around, so you need to know how to do it the manual way. he wasn't saying most emergency services don't carry them.
@@assarcy1 it sounded to me like he didn't really know it and thought it was unpractical in general, so I wanted to share that it is widely used. Good to know that they also use them in the us :)
@@assarcy1 Lucas is supposed to be carried by paramedics, not by your grandpa ...
@@BotDetector-44 the point in the video is that you still need to learn cpr personally because most people that need it will not have the machine at home.. example: your grandpa got a heart attack, you need to do the cpr yourself before the medical professionals can come and help you
9:28 i love it when Dr Mike loses it. That "AGHHHH" is a man on the verge on insanity from the spread of misinformation.
I'd go insane too if all I heard was "this thing which has no effect or any correlation or proof of anything is the secret cure to everything" being spread around to gullible and desperate people
5:20 this effect can be achieved by some simple editing to reverse the video where the start is folding the ear with the cotton swab.
Rob was kidding... he was saying to get ripped like me that fast you basically need to be super rich. Which was him saying, don't feel shamed, you probably do not have the resources I have as an actor... lol
And let's be honest, because most actors aren't. Yes, they eat healthy. Yes, they work out for several hour per day. Yes, they have trainers and doctors and nutritionists and entire teams paid to help them. But they also use steroids. Prescribed by a doctor, sure, but still anabolic steroids.
I don't get how people don't understand that he's making a joke. He's a comedian, he created and writes a well-known sitcom. He has talked about his body changes more than once and totally admits to the fact that his career and resources made it possible (the show paid for this endeavor as it was for a scene). Considering he gained and lost 60 pounds for one season and then years later got ripped for another season, I think it's understood that he takes extreme measures.
@@joshm3484 well i mean a lot of actors also go through some pretty devastating both physical and mental changes in these kinds of extreme diets to "get into shape" quickly for a movie or show
Yeah lmao that's basically what Dr. Mike said. No one is able to go to those lengths normally, and if they are is not always healthy.
The Eye tattoo thing is so awful - there are cases of severe Uveitis occurring because of it which can lead to glaucoma and retinal disease. I mean I dig tattoos but ...please...don't take that risk.
I mean, colored contacts are cheaper and a much lower risk.
@@isaacgleeth3609 while this is true, caution still must be used with color contacts, or any non-prescription contacts in particular, ESPECIALLY scleral! Make sure you purchase them from a reputable seller and use excellent hygiene, they are much riskier than the small vision correcting contacts people are typically used to.
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I agree
The LUCAS is machine used by emergency medical personnel, like EMTs and paramedics so they can provide a patient chest compressions while freeing up their hands to attend to the patients other medical needs. It also saves their energy since CPR can be exhausting and stressful, especially when you've been woken up at all hours of the night to respond to other emergencies. My boyfriend is a paramedic, and he has used the LUCAS on patients before.
hey Dr, Mike. Just want to let you know about the chest compression machine! I am an EMT, and I have used one of these in the past. These are not intended for people to be keeping in their private businesses and households, but they are definitely useful to have around when you are in an ambulance setting or in a setting where you have no partner, and have to continue prolonged chest compressions the benefit is that this machine does not get tired while you may fatigue, so the quality of compressions is not compromised
THANK YOU ABOUT THE BODY DYSMORPHIA TALK! It's really saddening to see how many people immediately jump into doing plastic surgery, and that society as a whole seems to support and push people into doing it, instead of trying to build people's confidence and self-esteem as who they are. To say that someone like Natalie Dyer needs to get her faced changed in such a way is ridiculous, she's already beautiful as she is. People don't need to start looking like plastic dolls that all resemble one another.
Because "negativity" and "shaming" is no longer ok. If if it's objectively untrue or dangerous.
The truly remarkable irony is all of these young women getting fillers, permanent make-up, and using Retinol is making them look like cougars. I've watched TikToks of women talking about getting fillers and I'm like, "Oh this 50 yr old woman looks good for her age."... she was TWENTY TWO. She had ruined and yes I do mean ruined her face. You can't really go back with fillers because if they remove the filler, you're just going to have premature wrinkles from the skin being overstretched.
When the raw food guy started talking about “you’re looking at the face of someone...” I was waiting for him to tell us he has a horribly rare disease. Then he said he hasn’t eat cooked food in over 5 years and I was like, oh, that explain why he looks so sickly and gross. But then he followed it up like he wasn’t sickly and gross.
2:30: gurl looks more like sssniperwolf than sssniperwolf looks like sssniperwolf
I seen the study on raw food eating. Cooking foods breaks it down faster that allows the stomach to work faster into breaking it down farther leading to better absorption in the intestinal track. Raw foods sits in your stomach longer and doesn't break everything down causing more waste. You do lose some nutritional value when cooking, but it's so small that you wouldn't even notice.
@@la8ball Maybe that's why he stated to eat 3000kcal a day 😂
idk, imo he looks perfect for his age. I really doubt it's raw food tho, more like exercise and genetics
@@joshmoon8504 mia khalifa but less clapped
Hey Dr Mike: paramedic here and I love your videos. The Lucas device for chest compressions is an amazing tool. You're correct it isn't practical for the streets or in a home but that isn't what it was designed for. It was designed for ambulances as it was found that it is VERY difficult to maintain adequate compressions in a moving vehicle or for agencies where there may only be 1 provider in the back, it is also utilized in emergency rooms for prolonged compressions such as hypothermic arrests where cpr can last for well over an hour and other needs. The Lucas is a medical device not made for the lay person, the price alone prohibits it. Zoll also has a similar device called the, autopulse.
0:01 literally me. I get headaches a lot, sometimes they’re so small I just lay down and drink water, and they’re gone in five minutes. Sometimes, it feels like my head is about to explode. It makes breathing hurt, because the air feels colder, meaning that my lungs and the inside of my nose feel like they’re about to freeze off, so I take small breaths, making me lightheaded, which makes the headache worse, which makes my nose and lungs hurt more, and it’s just an awful cycle. But every time my mom massages my shoulders/neck, it’s gone almost instantly. Soooo..
For those who don't know the plastic surgeon who was talking about how they would "fix" Natalia dyer if u want to look into it she made Natalia look exactly like her and if u look at the surgeons past she also had the same facial features as Natalia, so the surgeon was getting rid of her own insecurities on someone else
Not just that when that TikTok came out, so many people were enraged and they just dragged that woman to hell and back
@@chxrrymxxnlxght still doesn't give her a right to project her own insecurities onto someone else. Especially when there's nothing wrong with Natalia and Natalia isn't looking to get work done. Big yikes.
@@Orion_TheyThem yeah I know It would've been better if she'd kept her own insecurities to herself rather than using Natalia as some kind of scapegoat
Her videos are gross. I hate them all.
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Hi Mike! I'm not a doctor, but I recently got my first aid for animals and humans. And learned that the chest compression machine (Lucas) is in nearly all ambulances here in the Netherlands, to allow the ambulance personnel to be able to do other things, while this machine does the compressions. Also, this machine doesn't break ribs! It's really great to have in ambulances.
That is cool🤩
It's also used for in hospital chest compressions for example when someone has massive pulmonary embolism and you're gonna be doing CPR for 90 minutes while administering alteplase (I am a doctor in the Netherlands)
@@janiekie12 hi! And thank you for the input ^^ glad to hear they're used in more places. Also keep up the great work. You got dis!
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I love Dr Mike, he's such a "social media bullshit" killer. Than you Dr Mike for debunking nonsense unscientific stuff that's floating on social media and possibly harming individuals
9:53 (correct me if I'm wrong) Your stomach should be expanding and contracting when you sleep because that indicates you are breathing deeply. If your stomach doesn't move, you're either not breathing optimally, or you're dead (which I suppose is the easiest way to lose weight permanently) :) P.S. Please don't die to lose weight
I'm a medical student and for one of my clinical rotations I went to one of the most advanced emergency hospitals here and they had the chest compression kit like in 4:58 in their emergency room. And let me tell you it's f*ing terrifying seeing this working in a real life situation.
The Lucas device could give a pulse to a rib eye steak lol. It's an amazing device but I agree, definitely unnerving to watch.
Yes! But the energy it saves in interns and Med students and nurses rotating through doing chest compressions when instead the machine can do them allowing the staff to do the brain requiring bits… it’s amazing. The trauma center near me has one too and they’ve said it’s a miracle and life saver, especially when they get multiple heart attacks or multiple crash victims around the same time.
I think in Singapore, they use it on the ambulance to relief some manual labour from the medical staff.
I saw the Lucas machine in action recently when a middle-aged man collapsed in the hospital car park. Unfortunately the fastest route to the resuscitation rooms from the car park was through the actual A&E waiting room itself 🙈. This machine does literally look and sound the same when being used on an actual human as it did on the mannequin video here. The guy I saw it being used on survived by the way. They brought the unit in to the pod (aka cubicle room) my husband was being treated in, to recharge afterwards. The nurse I spoke to further about the Lucas unit, said it helped improve survival chances, as it - freed up the finite human resource available to carry out other checks and procedures, - it didn’t get tired, it could be attached to a power supply to allow for continued use whilst charging the battery for portable use, and - a defibrillator could still be utilised whilst it was attached.
I've seen the Lucas device used before at several emergency rooms; it's definitely unnerving, but I get the medical benefit to it for sure.
The sock thing is drilled into Marine recruits. Always have fresh socks. You're useless in the field if your feet go bad, and they easily can without clean or at least dry socks. Break in new boots immediately, and keep your socks fresh, are really big deals. All the military specific stuff means nothing if you're immobilized with a foot problem.
Reminder that you'll never be a woman
@Nemec Reminder you need a boatload more empathy and intelligence to qualify as a non-fuckwit. Go harrass your local barnyard animals instead of random people on the internet.
@@MalloonTarka they're one in the same
I'd just wear MULTIPLE socks and have one of those plastic bags around my feet so under by boots I got WATER PROOF TRIPLE INSULATON AND NO FOOT CHEESE
@@gkb0572 You know that doesn't work, right? Sweat as you're moving about can be just as problematic as trekking through areas that are extremely moist or humid. So you're basically wasting an extra pair or two of socks as they get drenched in sweat. Further more, those plastic bags do not work with constant movement, as there is no way to adhere the opening of the bag to your skin enough to prevent moisture from seeping into the bag as your leg and muscles are moving about. The correct thing to do is to be carrying several fresh pairs of socks in your backpack or rucksack and to change them at minimum every 6 hours if you're in an area with decent humidity, moisture, or if you are sweating, or every 3 hours minimum if you are constantly traveling through swampland.
What I love about doctor Mike’s videos is that they’re not only entertaining but you get to learn things too.
I started med school this year and i aspire to be like doc Mike. Huge inspiration.
Rob McElhenney is an actor/comedian. The point was he starts really normally saying to excercise and eat less and then it devolved into explaining how basically all you need is a ton of money and personal trainers and it's super easy to get ripped.
And I believe he’s hinting at seeing an expert for chemical assistance, not actually checking his natural testosterone levels
Yeah, it was kind of a commentary on unrealistic beauty standards and how you shouldn't chase these insane Hollywood standards.
Another fantastic breakdown of "medical advice" misinformation on tiktok
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It seems to run on my mom's side of the family (me, her, grandma), our noses run when we eat. Not every time, but often. Haven't really paid THAT much attention, but I suspect it's mostly warm foods. Probably some combination of steam and increased circulation both from heat and movement.
7:22 after having had cancer and removed the entire large intestine, i barely get hungry anymore. i can go days without eating without any problems, being snackish is 99% of the time what i feel like. doctors have only concluded with how long i was on IV food and many times going in for surgery and checking of my digestive system with camera. so i ended up just almost unable to feel hungry
I worked as an EMT for a short period of time, and you're 100% right about the automatic chest compression device. However, when you do have one in your rig, it opens up another set of hands, and the machine never gets tired.
exactly this. Only time ive ever seen one used was in the back of an ambulance to free up a set of hands to work on the pt as the driver keeps getting them to the ER. very valuable tool, very effective, and a huge help. But certainly has limited use cases realistically, i'd expect
@@Deviated09Exactly. Every ambulance should have one in my opinion, but it's unfortunate they cost $10,000+. $30,000 is not uncommon for them.
@@illig3tsniperftw thats insane... Although not really surprising a pricetag, i suppose... I'll leave that to another argument though.. Hopefully all units can have this equipped though, I'm all about anything making first responder jobs easier, especially if it is life saving equipment like this.
Ok yeah make sense when ur an EMT
@UCfax_fxd9r6Z9XIIDdp5LDg Yeah, everything is a race for time. Sometimes there's just not a chance unfortunately
Also, to the guy talking about raw food: I have several chronic disorders (eoe, ibs, oral allergy syndrome) that prevent me from eating many raw vegetables and fruits. Cooking them breaks down certain fibres and proteins which then makes it safer for me to consume and get the nutrients I need 😊
Also love how he states. "It will cure everything." I wish. I mean. I'd love it, but considering I have a neurological condition that's barely understood despite being known from at least the 1600s. It ain't gonna happen.
@callum me Lachlan What is it?
And he looks just as haggard as any 49 year old man out there, so it isn't even doing all of that for him, let alone cure any illness.
I have oral allergy syndrome and it is awful. I can no longer eat any fruits, vegetables, or nuts with it cooked enough to change fibers and proteins. It is incredibly inconvenient. People say to eat raw and it’s like thanks, I’ll remember you when I can’t breathe.
Maybe it's just me but does that raw food guy look like an oil painting of a corpse? There's just something really unnatural looking about him like he's rotting away and is caking on makeup to hide it.
Lol I love that you used Mac from It's Always Sunny... I remember him saying in an interview that it sucked getting to that point of physical fitness lol.
Lmao I literally thought that the guy at 6:15 was mac, then he showed pictures of him
Your channel pop up the other day... since then I'm glue to it...im so into it...thank you
Hey, so I have a pretty severe dowagers hump. Those “neck stretchers” are designed for people like me. And they actually do work. They just are uncomfortable because it’s literally stretching your spine slowly back into place. But they do work, they just take a week or two to see full effects.
Oh, there was a device i saw, years ago, that was a neck stretcher that attaches to a door, looking like a weird torture device. . This was in a Goodwill thrift store. It was in a box that made it look medical. LOL, i almost forgot about that. That is probably what that was for. Interesting. Hopefully, the inflatable one is better. I'm glad it's as least working for you. that sounds frustrating and uncomfortable to endure.
I have the hump. Its huge. Does it ACTUALLY work lol
I have kyphosis too and am convinced that the only way to fix this is to train the muscles at your shoulder blades. This will slowly pull your shoulders backwards and you'll stand more upright. It's annoying and I dislike sports, but for me it already improved quite a bit since going to the gym
@@BrianaLynn7 You have to do your own exercises as well, like the guy above me says. But doing that alone imo hasn’t entirely worked for me. It does a lot, but I struggle holding my posture consistently. That’s why this thing really helps.
I had one of those! The neck stretcher here is much safer.
4:00 Her face is unique and beautiful, like many others, since no one is the same for the most part. her end result by the "doctor" was literally APPALING.
Shes really beautiful, the vid made me jusge the doctors face and it looks plastic.
Yeah, and she ruined the face.
Kinda reminds me of k-stars. They have a basic formula on what they think is beautiful that makes everyone looks so similar to one another.
It was pretty bad. A person can make all the corrections they want, but unless it's to correct something that actually could use help, like severe damage from an accident, plastic surgery just tends to make a person look more and more fake and uncanny.
@@EstherHulst-Artist I noticed all her photoshopping just turned her more similar to the doctor and it was then I realised her eyebrows looked glued up and her forehead was shinny like plastic.
Dr mike has taught us a lot over the few years and I wanna say thank you for that.❤
Oh Dr Mike we've been using the Lucas device for chest compressions in the hospital setting for a while now, and it works especially well at providing quality compressions without the fatigue a person would experience. Helpful for paramedics also!
Doctor Mike is once again trying to convince us to never trust anyone or anything on TikTok.
Yeah lol
Tik Tok exercises be like "30 seconds of finger exercises equal 30 years of brain growth"
Yeah
As one should do
Let's ban tiktok.
I follow Footless Jo, she’s a great creator, and educates people about being an amputee. I’m so happy to see you feature her! I also can relate to what she says, I’m dealing with a messed up ankle, and it’s definitely a workout just get to around.
Doctor mike should have Jo on the channel for sure
I don't understand why footless joe is in this list... Her content is about her own lived experience and one post (taken out of context and rebranded as miss information) doesn't represent a whole load of valuable content! Dr. Mike's team should check her out properly and invite her on for a collaboration!
@@judithlashbrook4684 I'll admit I've been a little disappointed with Mike and his team lately. Sometimes it seems the team doesn't do proper research for the videos or don't give him context about what he is reacting to, and he doesn't read the comments to see the advice. If you check any of his reactions to Dr. House, he always has the same comments and questions regarding the show, even though people constantly explain in the comments why he is like that, why they do it like that, what it is happening. But there is no change in the content
@@judithlashbrook4684 true i wish he hadnt interrupted so much and just listened to her
I don't follow her but I've watched a number of her videos, very interesting.
I’ve seen the chest compression kit being used quite a few times on “Night Watch” the New Orleans based reality rescue show. It’s incredible! I mean it little hard to watch at first cause it looks so rough, but that’s how good chest compression are suppose to look. It keeps the blood flow going the whole trip, and frees up the paramedics to work on other things to help the patient.
Also people with constant allergy struggles, like not food allergies, will have more of a runny nose any time you are doing stuff with your face. Chewing, especially a hot or cold thing, will effect your nasal pressure or the consistency of the mucus to allow more flow. You can chew gum and start dripping, something I've used for relief many times. That's why singing can be good for people with congestion issues and we drink hot tea to loosen up our thick mucus to let it run.
Someone's probably already pointed this out, but the baby-ear-q-tip thing is just run backwards. There's lots of them out there, they're fun to watch XD
Thank you. I was looking for this comment. Hope no one watches this and thinks there are babies with magic ear reflexes! Lol
11:35 That condition is known as trench foot. It's called that because so many soldiers fighting in trenches during WWI suffered from it. Since the trenches were dug with poor drainage systems, they would often be partly flooded with water, leading soldiers feet to rot from soaking. The average life span of a british soldier fighting in trenches was about six weeks.
And it didn't help that the boots issued were very not water proof... in normal conditions not in ankle deep water for days on end
I don't watch such content...but you are very genuine...greetings from Sofia,Bulgaria..doc🥰
On freckles-- I never disliked mine, and I'm disappointed they've faded with age! Wish I had them back.
Hey Dr. Mike! EM resident physician here. In my country (Spain), the LUCAS (chest compression machine) is used by paramedics once they reach the patient so the machine does the chest compressions during transport to the nearest Hospital. Often patients come in with the LUCAS once we receive them in the ER :)
I'm pretty sure it's common in parts of the UK as well. I've watched a show called Inside The Ambulance and they've used it
wow that so cool..... third world country doctor here..... wish i could ever see one of those in action
i know they also use them in some parts of the u.s! i’ve seen one in action myself
I was going to say, I've seen this on a show called Nightwatch, and the patients heart wasn't beating, but because the Lucas device was working in the ambulance, the patient was moving around and actually awake.
Former lifeguard here, we used the LUCAS when transporting patients on our speedboat to land, since on rough seas it's nearly impossible to do correct chest compressions!
I'm glad you used 'withdrawal' to describe what happens after you get off certain meds. The clinical-sounding "discontinuation syndrome" always rubbed me the wrong way.
I think some people avoid it due to connotations it has with addiction, and since so many people don’t differentiate chemical dependency and addiction, it can cause further confusion, but I never loved “discontinuation syndrome,” either. Maybe instead of using a soft language term, we should just… I dunno, educate people! 😅
@@AmaraJordanMusic If it was as simple as just educating people, you wouldn't have people confusing addiction to illegal drugs with doctor's treatments.
@@TheSwauzz Respectfully, I disagree. I’ve encountered people who don’t want to hear, who think they can spot an addict, “you can always tell, just how they look,” even in the medical field. And those people aren’t reachable. But there are a lot of people who haven’t been chronically ill or been around addictive medication very much. They hear about the Opioid crisis all the time, they hear about alcohol addiction. It’s in the media all the time. Fights, crashes, overdoses. It’s all about addiction. Chemical dependency simply doesn’t get the same amount of air time, it’s not a national topic of concern and conversation. I’ve had people think I was an addict because I was on pain medication. I had to explain to them, “Yes, for some people, taking pain meds effects them wildly differently and their brains light up like Christmas. For me, when I take a pill, if I feel anything other than less pain, it’s maybe itchy, sleepy, or queasy. That’s my body telling me it’s a higher dose than usual. But I don’t feel “euphoria,” or get high from it. I’m lucky that that’s how my brain deals with narcotics, but for some people, if they had the regimen I had, they’d be experiencing addiction, which is different.” Then a brief explanation of that. “If I stop the meds, I will go through withdrawal, much like an addict would, because my body has been used to it for so long that not having the medication all of a sudden would shock it. That’s why we taper slowly and switch to a non-narcotic, then no pain medication.” Most realized I was not an addict. Two people called it BS. One came to me later and apologized. He’d looked it up and found out I wasn’t lying, like he expected an addict would. For other people (I’m a patient outreach supervisor at a pain clinic), the summary would be, “People’s brains react differently. Some don’t develop addiction, but can experience withdrawal if they discontinue their meds because your body is still used to it, and it IS a powerful brain-altering substance. Don’t worry, just taking it does not mean you’re an addict, but don’t discontinue without making a tapering plan with us so we can avoid withdrawal. No need for extra pain.” Some people get it, accept it, move on. Some people are more nervous and need more information. We even get people who self-report when they think they develop a problem, or are starting to. It’s much more likely that that will happen when we have an open conversation about addiction risk and other treatment options from the get-go. Understanding addiction, and how it starts, helps some people get out of the cycle before they have to hit rock bottom. People that understand addiction and chemical dependency and withdrawal tend to be more open about those processes and less judgy-shamey with themselves and others about it. It’s just another thing our bodies do. 🤷🏻♀️ Some people don’t want to learn, sure. But that doesn’t mean information isn’t power.
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☺️ these comments are hilarious!
There's a BBC show called Ambulance which follows paramedics. I've seen them use one of those chest compression devices so the paramedics could have a break from cpr and do other tests etc.
People who offer any kind of advice on your health or your body publically on the internet without a MASSIVE disclaimer should be legally treated as entering doctor-patient relations, with all the legal consequences of doing that without a medical license and ensued malpractice. This ought to shut the TikTok quacks up real fast.
I lost it when he started screaming, "WE'LL REVERSE IT! WE'RE GONNA LIVE FOREVER!!!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Thank you for discouraging plastic surgery. I think it is so sad that people think they need to modify themselves to look good. We need more people like you telling them the grass is not greener on the other side.
A lot of mental illnesses work like that. You think "If I could only have/do/look like x, I could finally be happy." Then that thing happens, and your anxiety or depression just finds something else to fixate on. That's how plastic surgery addicts are formed.
Well he did actually made a collab like vid with a plastic surgeon before
Can plastic surgery...melt? Is the vid name
i mean, theres definitely good uses for plastic surgery! after a severe accident, if youre trans... but i do agree, if its purely because you suffer from body dysmorphia (not to be confused with gender dysphoria!), its best to seek a therapist instead of a plastic surgeon
@Nome [Virtual Gravedigger, Member Of Dab Police] Yeah but he was Holistic that different
Fun fact Mike at 5:01 the Lucas is carried in most ambulances in the UK so it is very common when sombody goes into a arrest or has early signs of a heart attack it’s very useful they should do it in the us
Regarding the neck stretcher, in Physio when I am on the traction machine and stretches the neck and spine out that is truly a helpful and beneficial motion of movement… for myself anyway.
For the amputee one, this person had daily pain in her ankle from the time she was young (a result from an accident involving a horse) so her activity levels were likely extremely low before she got her amputation, which would explain her talking about being more hungry
I follow her on KZhead. She’s awesome
9:29 Doctor Mike screaming has such chaotic energy, I love it. Lmao
"REVERSE IT, JUST LIVE FOREVER, JUST AAAAAAAAAA-"
The Lucas 2 aka the chest compressions kit is an amazing tool in both hospital settings and EMS. It does CPR much better than you can, doesn't get tired, and frees up the hands of seveal people during a cardiac arrest to allow more tasks to be done.
Dear Doctor Mike, the Devise seen at 4:51 is called "Lucas" and is used by paramedics in Europe (or at least here in Austria where i am one) for CRP treatment, precisely said chest compressions during Transport of patients to a Hospital to keep the chest compressions running. Its customizable for many adult patient Sitzes and is much safer for everyone involved, especially if it has to go fast and the ambulance driver has to drive like the protagonist from the Fast and furious franchise
I don't know what's worse: the fact that they think they're giving legit advice or the amount of people that will actually believe them. Thankfully, we have someone like Dr. Mike to fact check them.
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When you started screaming “Reverse them we’LL LIVE FOREVER AGHH!” and cut yourself off I laughed for 10 mins straight 😂 Thanks for this debunking video Dr. Mike! Also just wanted to say that I’ve been watching you for 3 years, both during and after nursing school. As a practicing inpatient RN who has now seen/heard the stuff in this video, I’m JUST as extremely amused and extremely frustrated 😂 Like…this is exactly what misinformation is! Never take medical advice, ESPECIALLY on social media, unless it’s from a reputable medical source aka your doctor, your nurse, your allied health professionals!! ✌🏾 Love you Dr. Mike ❤
Whats your address ?
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@@robber4217 why tf would you want there address? It's just wierd
@@jinxed8880 Guess the joke was they wanted the adress because they're a "Robber"
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0:26 ITS BEEN 26 SECONDS AND MY JAW IS DROPPED 😭😭
This video taught me a lot .... It taught me to stay off of Tik Tok because there are a lot of people in there that don't relate to you.
The neck stretcher is good to help with stiffness. As a person that has had 2 neck surgeries due to ruptured disc and stenosis, that machine has helped alleviate a lot of pain without having to take pain meds. I only use it when my neck gets stiff a long with stretches of course. Was recommended by my chiropractor. May be a mind over matter thing but with no pain meds, I'm down with the placebo effect.
Nah, I could see that. Helps create space between the vertebrae, which can certainly relieve pain. I have two herniated discs from a car accident, and I achieve similar results with an inversion board.
Ahhhhh traction
Nah, my dad’s a pain management specialist who tries to work around pain meds when he can, and for some patients things like that work wonders. Having their necks in traction for I think just 5-15 minutes a few times a day when they’re having issues can really keep the problem from getting worse, their pain compounding, and them then needing pain medication. A trigger for migraines for me is tension in my neck causing a tension headache, and one of those expanding neck wraps helped me get ahead of it before the muscle had time to keep tightening up. I do recommend using some heat beforehand, but generally, it’s a snazzy that they’re more widely available now.
I know that bad boy worked because it would stretch my neck so much that it would Crack and I'd feel like separate. It felt like I gained am inch. I got a new , better , more intricate stretcher a few days ago and I love it. But that blow up one definitely helped. I had to really blow it up as much as it possible could go though. That's why I switched to the kind where you put your head in a contraption and can pull it up and it will lock where you lift it too. I can pull down my my body weight to separate the cervical spine
"Recommended by my chiropractor" is not a positive. Chiropractic is woo woo.
I absolutely love Footless Jo, she’s an incredible content creator and I love that she shares all aspects of life as an amputee. The good and the bad, the wonderful days getting to live life how she wants and the phantom pain that she can do nothing about but endure the best she can. She’s raw and willing to put herself out there in a really impressive way. I have a ton of respect for her. She also has an excellent sense of humor.
Yes! Jo is awesome!
I am a medic and Can absolutely attest to the effectiveness of the Lucas Compression device. Our ROSC rates had a huge statistical spike immediately following implementing the devices on our truck. We’ve had a few saves as well. Lucas + proper ACLS = lifesaving!
Hey Dr. Mike that machine at 5.9 minutes into your video is called a Lucas machine and us EMTs actually get to use that out the field every now and then it’s very rare cause it’s a super expensive machine but some of our firefighters do have them on board their rigs, and when somebody goes into cardiac arrest, we borrow that machine from them to use for chest compressions it’s super effective, but it does have its drawbacks because you have to be a certain size person to be able to fit into the machine properly.
I love how he gets irritated by misinformation on a daily basis and still smiles and jokes alot!
I don't particularly like TikToks but they're so much better when Dr. Mike is making fun of them 🤣
Real verified channel with no comments? I'ma change that
Right! Pretty much the only way I watch them here with Dr Mike or momma Dr Jones
100% same
I love Tik Tok. I don't like employees of Social Media apps giving medical advice to people they don't even know.
@Infinity Have you ever seen me? I'm very popular.
Thanks again for saving us from all the chaos Dr. Mike
4:19 nah, Dr. Mike is savage😂
5:22 for those wondering the video is just playing backwards giving the illusion that the ear has a reaction to the q-tip
“We’re not supposed to cook our food!” But, that’s literally what separated us from the rest of the animals in the beginning.
You may find a UK trial on the compression lucas device paramedic trail an interesting read. Obviously the general public and medical professionals manual cpr is commonplace and necessity but the devices are actually used in some areas within prehospital care setting here after that study. I'm not sure if America or other countries use it, that would be interesting to know.
I love seeing Dr. Mike loose it 🤣. ARRRH...
9:23 i think mike is about to go insane
Lol
The clip at 6:15 about the guy getting into that shape he's actually extremely honest about how much effort it takes and how bad it is long term to be doing that to your body. I think its a great clip to be honest. He's basically saying not to aim for movie bodies, aim to just be in shape for your body and your needs.
This is cap It may be bad/unachievable for some, but it’s not that way for everyone, so don’t discourage people I maintain 10% body fat and 30lbs more muscle mass than my baseline year round natural and without dieting just training 3x a week
That's rob, creator of It's always in sunny. Him and the whole cast are great people (despite the show content) and are always aiming to be truthful and forthcoming. The genius interview was based on a season where"mac" came in fully ripped.
@@agentk3388 That's you then. Still 10% isn't what you see in movies. Some of the actors have to get down to 5% body fat just for a few fight scenes, or do the opposite, put on weight and mass to look bigger while still being in shape all in a matter of months.
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the guy with the clammy foot, i had that before from working in ankle high water all day every day, it hurts
2:00 im listening to dr mike ramble while im just trying to figure out what RMC that is 😂 the lift hill and track color looks like Wildcats revenge, but its hard to tell, especially since its just the concept video that doesn't have all of the park built around it.
1:55 “it makes a guy moan when he comes homes that’s ok” 💀
"Noice"
I agree with the body dysmorphia counseling when getting plastic surgery. I had my nose changed when my chronic rhinitis was fixed. Because I did this surgery outside of the U.S. I did not get counseling and my surgeon wanted to really change my nose. I was glad that I told him I simply wanted my nose to look how it had before I broke it.
Thanks Dr Mike for the incredible medical insight provided in this video, with gems like "human legs are not cake"
3:08 if run out of my night time meds I just will not sleep, if I run out of ritalin I will go into withdrawal and like my mind just goes into narcoleptic hamster wheel mode. Once I accidentally double dosed myself on ritalin, that was not fun, shaky hands, heart rate basically never got below 120bpm, hyper focused on minesweeper for like 4 hours
My nose runs almost every time when I eat something warm, I don't know why 😂 but it never did me bad, my family all has the same experience
Obviously you are allergic to warm
I am with you on that
My grandma's nose runs every meal.
Warm soup makes runny nose. Helps decongesting. That's why it's recommended when you have a cold!
Mine anf my moms nose often do that but to my dad that's still such a weird thing because He has never experienced that except for like Real spicy food.
7:40 Imagine driving across the countryside and you see a dude doing that on his lawn
the fork in the knee cracked me up. That is CAKE....lol.
They do use the Lucas fairly often in the hospital. It saves nurses from having to do compressions for extended periods of time...if you're short on staff to provide relief, compression quality goes down over time...Lucas doesn't get tired.
What Dr Mike said about the eyeball tattoos, its really a shame to me how risky the procedure is and how difficult it would make diagnosing any eye issues. I love the way tattoos like that look and if i could have my sclera tattooed without significant risk and without the judgement of other people i would absolutely do it
Honestly, if you have no problems with putting contacts in, i'd say get some colored sclera contacts. They can be a little expensive, and putting ANYTHING in your eyes has its risks (especially if you havent done enough research). But if you wanna have fully black eyes sometimes, contacts are safer than tattooing.
I wear contacts every now and then, basically the same result just dont keep them in 24/7 obviously
Im so glad you did a clip from Footless Jo. I love watching her because, as someone who is not an amputee, I naturally have questions. She answers a lot of wonders freely and openly. I know for me, I get insanely hungry when Im sick (flu or cold), or, I found out, after I had a series of dental surgery visits. I was incredibly hungry all the time for about two weeks. I think its not only us trying to heal, but also she had to adapt and use more calories learning to walk again. Just figured Id share, because when I saw that clip on her channel, I thought the two situations were oddly similar.
I love footless joe! She’s so fun and relatable but also down to earth
I love Footless Jo-Dr.Mike should have her on his podcast.
Footless Jo's comment is right below yours and that is just wonderful haha
I also love that she's not afraid to do and say the "wrong" things like not act inspirational all the time and admitting that it just sucks and that's OK.
I was so glad, too!
The reaction the fork going into the patella was hilarious 😂 That cake was so realistic!
about the spoon thing, there's some connotation between breath smell and health connotation for things like GERD and untreated diabetes, but the breath is ancillary when compared to the other symptoms if left untreated.
Mike's face when the guy pushed the fork under the patella.... priceless 😂
I forked my leg, it was cake
One small thing with the chest compression robot. My dad’s a firefighter/paramedic, and he’s said their department uses it a lot. It’s just a much more consistent alternative while they’re preparing the person for transport. Plus if I’m right, you can attach it to the gurney and have it running while you’re driving to the hospital if need be (could be wrong on that though)
I've definitely seen it used in a UK based documentary where they follow ambulance crews (and the air ambulance) around to scenes. It allowed them to drive faster to hospital as there wasn't a paramedic having to stand in the back doing compressions, they could sit seatbelted in, just monitoring the machine keeping the patient alive.
Yes, it´s also used in helicopters where CPR can be pretty much imposible due to the small space, and for organ donors, to keep the blood flowing until you arrive to the hospital
As someone with EDS I found the neck stretcher nice for light adjustment but def didn’t get any real cracks out of it
I dont have a way to reset your nervous system, but i DO have a way of turning it off first, remove your spine, or break it if you cant break your spine, breaking your back also works
as many have pointed out already, the LUCAS is standard in many EU countries. I am a paramedic from Austria and we also use this machine for CPR. In our case only the vehicle transporting the NOTARZT (emergency doctor) has one on board, however since an ambulance AND an emergency doctor are dispatched to a patient in cardiac arrest, we more often than not use this machine to save peoples lives. Greetings from Austria, love your videos:)
Lucas is really cool! I was able to watch it at the long night of science at the meduni vienna :D they demonstrated how it works and also explaint it! Greetings from a nurse student in vienna :D
Bin aus Soizburg🎉
My ER in the UK also has one (as do at least some of the ambulances), but if your patient isn't receiving manual CPR while they're waiting for the doctor/paramedic to arrive then it probably isn't going to be much use. Especially in the UK where the current wait time for ambulances to respond to a heart attack can be an HOUR! (I'm assuming for cardiac arrests they're faster than that, but who knows...)
@@callum9999 in austria the response time is quicker, thank god nobody has to wait 1h, but I definitely agree. The hands only chest compressions by non medical personel are crucial for the survival of the patient. (Until the ambulance arrives and they can take over). So if no one performs chest compressions for let's say 10min or longer...the LUCAS will not magically bring them back to life. I definitely agree with you on that
They're pretty much standard in the US too. I've been an EMT for 10 years and we've used them my entire career.
8:51 Is it just me does my guy look like a hippy Mr Beast???
Mr. Bro
Nah I see it 😭 (and now I can’t unsee it.)
I always like reading possible side effects of a new med and realize I have half before starting
On the foot thing, it made me super aware of how slightly Moist my feet are. Also my dad told me when he was in the army he had a solider with that foot thing