Pee Shiver, Ear Flutter
So, you know how sometimes a person does something unusual, or has something unusual happen to them and they never ask about it or bring it up because it seems weird. Or, perhaps they assume that it happens to everyone else but in the back of their minds they aren’t positive.
This is what happened to me with both the Pee Shiver and the Ear Flutter.
Ear Flutter
Every time a yawn, I hear a “fluttering” in my ears. This is something that has happened to my for my entire life. It also happens if I shut my eyes really tight. I always thought that this happens to everyone, but have never been sure. I finally asked my wife and found that she had never heard of such a thing. So, off to google I went. Sure enough I found out that there are tiny little muscles on your ear drums that can “spasm.” No one mentioned my exact circumstances, but I thought “that must be it!” It also made sense when realizing that it happens both when I yawn and shut my eyes really tight. Under both of these circumstances, I am stretching the muscles around my ears.
So I did some testing and discovered that this was what was going on. I found that if I flex certain muscles in my face, I get the fluttering. Knowing what these particular movements were I attempted to alter my normal yawning movements to get rid of the flutter. For the first time in over 30 years, I yawned with no flutter. One small step for man…
The Pee Shiver
Every once and a while, I shiver when I pee. Not the whole time, just for a second. I always wondered what this was, but was worried I would ask people and they would think I was nuts. Every time it would happen, I would wonder about it, and then I would eventually forget about it.
One evening, my then girlfriend (now wife) came home from work and asked me if I got the “pee shivers.” I was stunned. Was she talking about what I thought she was talking about? It is so common they have a name for it? Yes! I was so excited. Turns out, she was part of a conversation at her office and a bunch of the guys she works with were talking about it. Others do it too!
I googled “pee shivers” and sure enough there are about 150,000 results. Apparently, this mostly happens to boys, but a few girls mention it too. There is also a rather detailed attempt at explaining the pee shiver.
What did I learn from all of this? That I should always ask questions about things I am suspicious of. Gotta go, off to google “smelly belly button.”
bloodbride wrote:
Ummmm, I think there was a misunderstanding about the ear thing. I actually have experienced it before but would describe it more as the “sound of the ocean” rather than a “flutter”.
Posted on 14-Jan-07 at 5:52 pm | Permalink
Blood wrote:
That’s great. I was essentially told I was a freak when I first brought this up. Now you are all like “oh, yeah, I get that.”
Posted on 14-Jan-07 at 5:55 pm | Permalink
Operamom wrote:
Wow I thought that everyone experienced this as well. However lately this has been happening to me without yawning or closing my eyes. It is like water torture as it can go on for hours and this last bout days. Have you ever consulted a doctor about it? What exactly did you do to get rid of the flutter? Please help……Oh I found if the bathroom fan and water are running it sometimes relieves the fluttering.
Posted on 30-May-08 at 7:47 am | Permalink
Blood wrote:
I never did consult a doctor, but then again, mine was only occurring intermittently .
I seem to remember reading some place that this was some tiny muscle or bone in your ear that when put in a certain position (like when I yawn, or shut my eyes really tight) causes this sound to be heard.
I’m guessing some people are more sensitive than others. Might even be a stress thing. Anyway, I am certainly no doctor, but I bet if you talk to one they would have some ideas.
Let us know what you find out!
Posted on 30-May-08 at 7:54 am | Permalink