Mosquitoes or Tinnitus?
An article on mosquito repellents published by an English speaking website in Korea, Chosun Ilbo, caught our eye because of a tinnitus-related issue. One of the options discussed used to repel the pesky summertime critters can apparently cause tinnitus.
Electric mats used to keep mosquitoes at bay emit a powerful insecticide (also used in mosquito-aerosols) called pyathroid, which kills the creatures by paralyzing their nervous system. That’s a neat trick except when we learn that they can cause tinnitus, allergic rhinitis, asthma, sneezing, headache, nausea or in extreme cases coma. Oh and its also rumored to reduce sperm count.
To quote SNL character, Roseanne Roseannadanna (Gilda Radner), “It just goes to show ya. It’s always somethin’! If it’s not one thing, it’s another!
We couldn’t agree more.
Brent Curtis – Editor
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An article on mosquito repellents published by an English speaking website in Korea, Chosun Ilbo, caught our eye because of a tinnitus-related issue. One of the options discussed used to repel the pesky summertime critters can apparently cause tinnitus.
Electric mats used to keep mosquitoes at bay emit a powerful insecticide (also used in mosquito-aerosols) called pyathroid, which kills the creatures by paralyzing their nervous system. That’s a neat trick except when we learn that they can cause tinnitus, allergic rhinitis, asthma, sneezing, headache, nausea or in extreme cases coma. Oh and its also rumored to reduce sperm count.
To quote SNL character, Roseanne Roseannadanna (Gilda Radner), “It just goes to show ya. It’s always somethin’! If it’s not one thing, it’s another!
We couldn’t agree more.
Brent Curtis – Editor
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February 16th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Great post, loved the detailing, learned alot, im going to add it to my Rss list!