Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Get that Sound Out of My Head: The Ear Worm
Outrageous! Twice this week, I have been stricken with an ear worm. An ear worm - also known as "repeat-tune-itus" is when a tune or a jingle bores its way into your brain and refuses to leave.
And the ear worm is particularly obnoxious when you don't care for the jingle.
According to WebMD, there is no known cure but time. Last year, a colleague suggested singing the Elvis ditty "Viva Las Vegas" loudly and out of tune to crush the worm immediately.
Problem is, my singing crushes everyone else in the room! There's got to be cure that doesn't scorch the earth!
If anyone else has a family secret to curing earworms, let me know. ¶ 7/19/2006 03:18:00 PM
Outrageous! Twice this week, I have been stricken with an ear worm. An ear worm - also known as "repeat-tune-itus" is when a tune or a jingle bores its way into your brain and refuses to leave.
And the ear worm is particularly obnoxious when you don't care for the jingle.
According to WebMD, there is no known cure but time. Last year, a colleague suggested singing the Elvis ditty "Viva Las Vegas" loudly and out of tune to crush the worm immediately.
Problem is, my singing crushes everyone else in the room! There's got to be cure that doesn't scorch the earth!
If anyone else has a family secret to curing earworms, let me know. ¶ 7/19/2006 03:18:00 PM
