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You all have been sending me some FIRE medical TikToks, so it was time for me to clean out my inbox and do a new reaction video. Holy cow, was there a lot of good stuff in here. We talk about the Guinness Book of World Record holder for largest hands/height and popping out eyeballs, hypothermia, cartilage on the belly button, spiders in the car, hardcore braces and orthodontia, veins, and so much more. Got some TikToks you want me to react to? Send them to my producer @SamDonaldBowers and I’ll react to them in my next video!
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[@Ti4g00liveira]

Enemies of Dr. Mike: - Essential oils - Weird round plant - Spiders

[@joshuamalaki2316]

TV shows lacking Chest Compressions...

[@niveditanandan9098]

Bizzaro ECGs in medical dramas

[@Ria-fw2co]

Bad sleeping habits

[@artchic528]

What about a spider fused with the weird round plant that secretes essential oils as it’s venom?

[@shelleyberry378]

And anti-vacs

[@ibrahimfares1308]

“Here’s the worst part of the story, calling my Russian angry soviet father to tell him that this happened.” 😂😂

[@yazdhenab.]

Is like when you back home and cook you husband a reeeaaaly good diner to make him comfortable before telling him you made a tiny scratch on HIS car xD

[@ellatadros]

BAHAHAHA i felt that on a personal level 🤣🤣

[@imaginethat1331]

I nearly died 😂😭

[@AnnaC.GoodVibes2U]

I definitely know how Soviet parents can be ...scary! (I’m Ukrainian)

[@hsamapwns]

I can't blame him, I'd be the same with my angry Chinese Dad 😜

[@jerseyjay813]

The dementia one got me. My grandfather always said he didn't remember how to speak his parents' native language, but then he'd suddenly jump up from sleep and sing fluent songs in that same language. Wild.

[@raecreated2161]

I have a similar spider story! I was driving when a wolf spider launched itself from the visor onto my face. There was screaming, flailing, an angry bite on a foot (mine, not his) and then a tree. Car was totaled. Not sure if he survived or not. I remember warning the EMTs about the hairy assassin as I gasped for air (full-blown asthma attack). Family and friends bring it up just like this lol Glad you survived the accident, your dad and all the laughter!

[@JackSparrow-st5tg]

You got my like for the "mine, not his" clarification,it made me chuckle😅

[@nataliefoyx]

Mike talking to bear about getting a kitty is literally the highlight of my year 😂😂😂

[@gidget_]

I asked my dog if she wanted a kitty friend and she barked at me and got down and layed in the floor with her back turned.🤣🤣🤣🤣 I think that's a no. 🤣🤣🤣. I love my over dramatic pomeranian. She could be Bears chew toy.

[@kartiksharma2818]

That's just sad

[@nataliefoyx]

@@gidget_ awww 😂

[@nataliefoyx]

@@kartiksharma2818 probably is 😂😂

[@kaylahathaway4743]

I just adopted a kitten today and he is the sweetest boy! You need one!!

[@Cookie-oo7nl]

“Here’s the worst part of the story, having to call my Russian angry Soviet father” -mike 2021

[@berribunz1777]

Best Quote Ever

[@mariwashereo6]

My sister and I got into a similar car accident once right next to our house. Car was totaled but we were so scared of my Armenian Soviet dad that we didn’t call him and instead called our mom who was an hour away 😂 I’m still traumatized I feel you Dr. Mike

[@jazzytalucci9771]

My father was just training me and my brothers tbh he was never scary to call since we didn't even jave the guts to say hi on the phone with him

[@wood2754]

I read it as Having to call my angry Russian father Soviet father

[@IanLukacOfficial]

Must be watching Bald and Bankrupt

[@brazyboy6493]

3:38 was so cute. The way he just sat there and listened like a little human is so cute 🐶🐶

[@1Reevee]

Thanks for sharing your car accident story. I got into an accident that was my fault, thankfully no one was injured and damage was minor, but hearing that even a professional can make a mistake and get in a car accident helps me with the guilt I feel over my accident.

[@Lykiir]

I mean... he's not a professional car driver. He's a doctor. He's also human.

[@BlackKoshka23]

"There was a spider" is a perfectly valid reason for crashing a car in my book.

[@MissVasques]

Especially in the us where several Very lethal ones lives. Here in Sweden a different story But I still Don’t like them.

[@blondecarla]

That's me driving off the cliff when there's a spider

[@laurabryan6938]

Especially when you're in Utah and it's the big annual migration

[@janpiet6612]

i would literally die if that happened to me. Not even from a crush just instantly

[@waywardgoddess7219]

Yes it is! Especially that huge! Looks like it's from freakin Australia lol could not imagine having a spider in your car there!

[@user-nm8jc2kb6x]

The fact he described his dad as an “angry Russian Soviet dad” made me laugh way to hard

[@harveersethi2462]

The fact your name is communist fish makes this joke 100x better

[@Ooobre]

@@harveersethi2462 it’s not a joke

[@harveersethi2462]

@@Ooobre true

[@cengvlogs5308]

And the reason is SPIDER 😭😭😭🤬HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

[@jorgeantoniotorrico7105]

He give a 50k European car to his son, he couldn’t be a bad guy, but rightfully angry.

[@saturnshlhsjourney]

my mom works at a retirement home and has some people with dementia really bad but i once went in to visit with a lady who did ceramic painting and she told me her entire life story about how she started, why, what she did when she wasn’t painting or working, things my mom couldn’t believe she could ever recall again. it was really sweet being able to listen to her talk for a long time. according to my mom she’s very quiet and doesn’t say a lot but she went on and on and on, it was beautiful.

[@paninywbtsrealm]

Mike’s excitement when he thought they were making bear a Pokémon card 🤣 2:02

[@SobeSalas]

My grandma has dementia and she always says she doesn't know how to play the violin but once she holds the bow and plays she she just flows with emotions

[@nvv2452]

@Sunday Girl why cus his grandma has dementia but when she holds the violin she can play it?

[@Axe_Slinger]

@@nvv2452 I think more along the lines of her mind has lost every part of her being EXCEPT her music remains! It's so ingrained in her soul even Dementia can't take it away once the violin is in her hands!

[@dragnsmeldy3566]

@@nvv2452 music is shown in many different studies to have actually been helpful or at least show a recognizable difference in the rate some people mentally decline with issues such as dementia.

[@stellam5872]

I think this has to do with the difference between declarative memories and non-declarative memories. Declarative memories are memories of things like events and facts, while non-declarative memories are mostly things like procedural memories, such as remembering how to ride a bike, walk, play a musical instrument, etc. -- also known as "muscle memory." (You may notice that you don't have to put much thought into how to walk when you walk -- like you're not thinking about how much you should lift your foot, extend your knee, put your foot down, shift your weight, etc.) These different types of memories are encoded/stored in different ways/regions of the brain. I'd guess that dementia mainly affects declarative memories, but doesn't affect non-declarative memories as much -- since that would explain why people with dementia can sometimes not remember the fact that they can do certain things and/or not remember the events in their life in which they learned to play and played a musical instrument, but they still can still play the instrument.

[@canofworms7603]

aw, i love her already

[@itzissy7672]

I never realized how big bear was until he gave mike a high five for a kitty

[@glitchythefox3617]

That’s by his dogs name is bear 😂

[@cloudymew]

That reminds me, my kitten didn't want to watch what I was originally watching so he literally tapped on this video with his paw, I'm not joking lmao

[@afharaelfiore7866]

@@cloudymew cute

[@hudaghani6264]

@@glitchythefox3617 do you mean bc?

[@avithebest984]

1000th like!

[@danielfernandez7752]

Brooooo when you started speaking out all the initials that was impresive as heck!! Sooooo much information in that brain

[@em095]

Thank you for the comment on underappreciated workers in the medical field, there are so many working cogs behind the scenes besides Drs and nurses that most people don't know about. I know I didn't until my sister became an RT, and I've seen the times her and her coworkers have been ignored due to not many people knowing the importance of RT

[@patriciatomilonus7384]

That old lady: "I don't know it.." *proceeds to amaze me*

[@avanicc]

I said the same thing in my head

[@xkatjejonise5735]

Exactlyyy

[@maahamlateefi1912]

I genuinely had TEARS in my eyes when he said "Pharmacists" because I swear nobody ever acknowledges us at all! But we do what we do for contributing in saving and improving lives, so it's all good 💛🤍

[@rachelwoodward5476]

I feel you! Without pharmacist and pharmacy techs/assistants no one would ever get better. The doctors could write the scripts but its just a random piece of paper till it gets to us! I appreciate you Maaham keep being awesome

[@izzyk9-]

WE APPRECIATE YOU!! Thank you!

[@bysscanna]

thank you pharmacists 🥰

[@randomheadful7190]

Thank you, Pharmacists! Without you, I wouldn’t be alive!

[@hothotboy6041]

Thank you for giving me the right doses and medication. ✌

[@user-fv2pb2dn5c]

Not Bear listening SO INTENTLY. I CAN'T. Someone do chest compressions, I'm dying of cuteness. 💀😍

[@CharlotteKandy]

I love when people tell their embarrassing stories, doesn't make me laugh it makes me feel better about myself and being human and mistakes and stupid things happen to EVERYONE!

[@tavernowl1737]

Dr. Mike: "Hey, i'm gonna translate this real fast." *throws a bunch of disease-names, diagnoses, medical words around Me, a german with like 2% of medical vocabulary: "I could google all of those... bit it's 2am and I'm tired."

[@judithmohring855]

hey from what part are you? Greats from Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

[@tavernowl1737]

@@judithmohring855 Greetings from South Hessen :D

[@gayTea]

greetings from NRW

[@azarath886]

greetings from South Bavaria

[@softsunlightnaiad]

@@azarath886 Greetings from Greece

[@somedingusdragonborn6913]

The lady who played the piano is a dementia patient, the thing is that she said she didn't know how to play that piece, but she played it almost perfectly, even though she couldn't remember it.

[@SaneeXD]

This is why stuff like music therapy is so fascinating to me

[@startariot5648]

muscle memory

[@m.c0015]

Like muscle memory?

[@somedingusdragonborn6913]

@@m.c0015 yes

[@somedingusdragonborn6913]

@Leafy Kingdom Yes, I believe she was a pianist. There are news articles about her if you want to look into her story further.

[@jennh2096]

I have seen non verbal, advanced stage dementia patients start to sing along to their favorite songs after working with a music therapist for some time. Its amazing to see the person they used to be, come back to life with a familiar song.

[@capri4275]

Imagine having the entire hospital laugh at your story of having your knee dislocate. Painful, but at least it helped them destress that day.

[@olivia4554]

“...yeah I’m not going to tell that story anymore” -Dr. Mike, after exposing himself wrecking his car over a spider

[@katmable1839]

That is probably how i would reck a car😂😭

[@KrezMihori]

@@katmable1839 no fr i would rather die by driving off a cliff because a really big spider appeared in my car than letting it get close to me

[@fishyfishyy]

“The worst part was calling my angry soviet father to tell him”

[@Eli-rq8et]

I’ve literally been in the same situation of having to xall an angry soviet father because of an accident. It’s not fun

[@livetoride008]

also russion

[@financecat3306]

I have that only with my Russian mother. I swear every time I get a phone call I near have a heart attack haha. But I love her.

[@crimsonclover1588]

I would like to say thank you to all CNAs (Certified Nursing Assistant) too. I feel like they need to get notice too to all of their hard work in the hospitals or in a Nursing Homes. They’re also part of a medical team everywhere together with the RNs. So again thank you CNAs for your hard work.

[@dragonstorm1919]

3:07 my aunt is actually a nurse in the ICU and it's true: nurses are very underappreciated and deserve more acknowledgement. Go nurses! 👍

[@aleenaabbasi1858]

Dr Mike translating medical abbreviation "CABG" Me: lol ᶜᵃᵇᵇᵃᵍᵉ

[@JeremiahFrye]

MY CABBAGES

[@oddeda]

Hey! How do you make those small letters? That's cool

[@spulwasser]

Me too bwahaha, I've just finished studying Horticulture😂

[@aleenaabbasi1858]

@@oddeda it's an app called "fonts" :P

[@eishalkhalid3755]

ⁿ⁰

[@lindenpeters2601]

That girl with the blue lips is pretty much every little kid at the pool in the summer. Mom: come out and warm up! Your lips are blue! Kid: B-b-b-but I'm n-n-not c-c-c-coooooldddd * shivers violently *

[@sselesUneeuQ]

Unless you live somewhere in the mid or northern parts of the world (northern hemisphere) or opposite (southern hemisphere)... then you're wrong. As a southerner from the US, pools are literally NEVER cold in the summer here. In my area, summers get as hot as 110 Fahrenheit and pools will feel about 30-35 degrees cooler AT MOST (unless it is in deep shade). Also, side note, I go up on commercial building roofs a lot and summer makes those white, reflective roofs feel like 150-165 degrees. -- (by reflective, I mean light colors reflecting hwaf like how darks colors do the opposite and absorb heat).

[@dookie__5650]

I just commented that-

[@dookie__5650]

But true-

[@jamesboland2813]

Yeah, I live in the Northeast of the US, and I will admit that I was that kind of kid.

[@syro1664]

Lol

[@elianycardenas7354]

Dr. Mike translating the acronyms from doctor language to english was SATISFYING to understand 😂

[@mainestwins4150]

You have actually helped me because I actually want to be a nurse when I grow up thank you for your service

[@timaj6673]

Bear looked so serious when Dr.Mike was talking to him, I was actually half expecting him start speaking 🤣🤣🤣

[@BlazeRBXonYT]

“Why did you hit our car” *there was a spider* **understandable have a great day**

[@Soapy-chan_old]

Reading this after he told the story and that everyone loved at him made my laugh last so much longer thank you

[@mx.lilith666]

But I love spiders ;-;

[@demitriusvaughan3356]

@@mx.lilith666 not me lol

[@kayleennilsson5542]

I did this to a mail box when I was a teen. My dad did not believe this was why I hit a mail box.

[@KHAN.304]

Bruh no cap that would be me

[@coffee-beans-animation]

2:39 Me+stepdad: *vibing and watching a soap opera.* Soap: *shows medical scene* Me: “Um, we’ll actually.” Soap: *shows police scene* My step-dad: “HA! Nope.”

[@melonrunt]

“I don’t know it” *Plays the piece perfectly*

[@iloverockmusic0303]

He was really excited about Bear being a Pokémon card 🥺😂

[@SomeBeans]

Is he a POK-E-MON 😍

[@sherinmaxis5044]

666? Your likes don't worry I'll make it 667😄

[@blackshadow49xyz48]

I’m gonna go and make him a pokemon card now

[@StormyxBoi]

☺ Bear is so cute

[@mic6074]

My uncle knows a man who knows literally nothing about himself or anyone in his life- he just has a very short memory or something. But when they bring him to a piano he plays amazingly.

[@kimes2329]

Memento

[@adjunacat7127]

Wow

[@plantern4590]

@Dazed Loc Momento Mori

[@plantern4590]

@Dazed Loc Momento Mori

[@avamckinney6521]

Could be wrong, but I believe that’s called Retrograde Amnesia, where there’s a problem with processing memories into long term storage so they can only last a little bit in short term memory

[@xxmrsduckyplayzxx3914]

health care assistants deserve some love, not just nurses. They work so hard!

[@willoefantastic4906]

Your videos are so educational and inspire me to learn more about the human body☑️

[@dannyboy6017]

That woman playing the piano with dementia was the coolest thing I've ever seen

[@emizuramskas5013]

it's thanks to muscle memory :D

[@xjewellord9008]

Ikr

[@Amiwasnothere]

Ikr

[@Ins1gn1f1c4nt]

Ikr

[@lorrie2878]

The power of music. My brother was playing guitar and died of brain cancer a couple of weeks later.

[@zoew_]

"DID THEY MAKE HIM A POKÉMON CARD?!?!?!?!?" the pure joy i love it

[@madethistocomment727]

And then the disappointment when he realized it wasn't 😔

[@lourenceted9087]

SOMEBODY PLS MAKE HIM A POKEMON CARDDDDDDD

[@priNcess__piNky]

Yeah that was kinda cute 🥰 Do you possibly know the name of the song that's played there ?

[@mangalshankar8850]

Mike really loves chest compression. A big shout out for chest compression 😂😂

[@Tay18-09-]

my brother was a nurse on the covid floor. he left nursing because it was stressful but im still proud of him.

[@kate8705]

Everyone laughed at his story "I'm not telling that story anymore" still proceeds to tell everyone the story haha

[@lonelylion_]

Dr Mike reacting to stuff is getting me through these "unprecedented times"

[@ultratacoman956]

Why does this have no replies

[@lonelylion_]

@@ultratacoman956 I have no idea 😂

[@doggy2173]

Yee

[@idalarsen2540]

For sure. Need more!

[@keirahealy7082]

Totally agree with you I would love ❤️ to see him react to more grey anatomy, good 😌 doctor or maybe house md he haven’t done that in while

[@kittyxbella]

These make my day, can’t wait for you to reach 10 million!! Love ya keep up the good work!! ❤️

[@winklenator]

Muscle memory is such a cool thing. It’s been over 10 years since I’ve been on drumline and I still remember solos and parts of half time shows that I practice the most.

[@justinbrown6233]

There is one thing to be feared more than death itself: A Russian angry Soviet father.

[@erikajoyal765]

An Italian one is pretty scary too 😅

[@justinbrown6233]

@@erikajoyal765 You-a make-a me sick (Like that? :3)

[@msduccACK]

@@justinbrown6233 I had a hard time pronouncing what you said

[@justinbrown6233]

@@msduccACK Which part?

[@justinbrown6233]

@TRAN CAO Uh oh- I won't even ask XD

[@RWAsur]

"I'm never telling that story anymore," he says as he tells us this story for the second or third time on this channel

[@stretchkitty21]

I'm happy about it.. I had already forgotten again. Makes me feel better about being terrified of spiders

[@shreyathapa1756]

Omgg ikrr

[@heathermiller6046]

Lol first time hearing it 😄

[@bkyheiselt9035]

I'm not a doctor, I'm a medical social worker who mostly works with senior adults and adults with disabilities. I had this one client with mod-severe dementia and he couldn't remember people's names, but he could play tons of song on the piano from memory! The brain and its physiology are so amazing and interesting!

[@ChiefTiffNaw86]

I'm a massage therapist & definitely find face massage is super important for anyone who suffers from headaches & migraines. Often, people clench 😬 or grind their teeth, making the neck into shoulders tight, which causes headache & migraine. Sometimes I can get through a whole massage & the face is the most relieving area for clients 😬 I'll ask in beginning do you clench or grind & it's usually something they aren't aware of. Wanted to see you in Philadelphia on the 20th it says sold out. Hope your tour goes amazing & stay safe always ❣️

[@theresaginn8505]

I love your spider story. It reminds me of one time my husband thought a spider was crawling on him as he was waking from a dream in the middle of the night. He jumped so fast out if bed that he smacking his head on the wall. He ended up with a mild concussion and we had to tell everyone it was because of the dream spider that tried to kill him . 😅

[@nikitagabrielle9733]

omg this comment deserves more attention 😂😂

[@saradavidsen1502]

I could imagine this happening to myself haha... Once woke up really panicked because i thought a spidser was crawling on my arm but i just breathed on my arm in my sleep...

[@saradavidsen1502]

@Jelly0rd1naryP3rs0n noo did you survive that? I have an intense fear of swallowing a spidser in my sleep eacth time i sleep with my mouth open (often when im sick with a stuffed nose) i get nightmares either about hundred of spiders crawling out of my mouth or im drowning in really thick slime that i cant spit out hahaha my brain love when im asleep apparently

[@kerijeanbean]

I had a spider in my car. I pulled into a Walmart Parking lot, threw the car in park and jumped out, right in front of a cop. The cop stopped what he was doing and asked if I was ok. All I said was spider. He thanked me for putting the car in park first and went back to what he was doing laughing.

[@katherinedobias7499]

We were in a car and my friend was driving. My brother and I were in the backseat, and another friend in the passenger seat. Suddenly the car makes like 2 to 3 turns, zig zag style, and then goes diagonally nort h west and stops with the wheels just above the curb of the sidewalk. My friend gets out of the car and runs away leaving us all in there motion sick, dizzy and wondering what just happened. I thought we got into an accident but it was just a bee

[@227DFET]

That dentist explainer literally had the most perfect teeth I’ve ever seen.

[@radhiadeedou8286]

They were a little creepy, reminded me of Ross

[@vjapple3083]

My grandfather was a dentist and my mom worked in the front office. If you go in you’ll notice all of them have really nice, white teeth. It’s part of advertising the business. If the people working there have nice teeth, you’ll surely have nice teeth in the end too! My mom (and probably everyone else there) was required to bleach their teeth constantly to make sure they were prestigiously white

[@DEC7PRODUCTION]

@ً You could become specialist after that that Like OMFS which has very high demand ❤️

[@confused_shark2537]

@@vjapple3083 like with real bleach? or is there like a special bleach

[@vjapple3083]

@@confused_shark2537 pretty sure it’s just straight up bleach. It’s applied for a limited time using a mouth retainer and then removed as far as I remember. Idk, I haven’t used them myself

[@esaawagrant2]

Dr Mike is adorable, no cap. The spider story always gets me

[@BryonBlack1]

Fun fact: my grandpa had Dextrocardia. He was also a bit of a jokester, so he always thought it was hilarious when the nurses couldn't figure out why their machines weren't giving them proper readings. He loved to tell the story of one day when he had a particularly headstrong nurse who wouldn't listen when he tried to tell her that he had this condition. She kept insisting she knew how to hook up the machine for the test, so he decided to stop arguing with her. Fast forward to a later date and the doctor comes in to go over the results: "Uhh... Mr Black, are you feeling ok?" "Feeling great doctor. Is something wrong?" "Well, according to these results... You're dead."

[@daniakh7850]

Dr. Mike’s dog “bear” proves his Russian roots 😂

[@bobbytan711]

Omg yesss👁👄👁❤️

[@daughterofnature5564]

Yaaaaaaaaassss

[@imtired_24_7]

Nah then he would name him “Mishka” which in Russian, translates to “bear” I know bc my cat is named mishka

[@lynnleigha580]

I took care of a lady that had Alzheimer's and back in her prime, she was an organist and they had this huge pipe organ in their house and most days it was just decoration but some days she'd play it, like she never stopped and it always amazed me how she could play a whole hymn but didn't know what a fork was

[@kayleighkelley5129]

Ok so can you please make more since out of that please

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

Okay... Basically there's two kinds of memory, and thus two ways the brain stores it... 1... Episodic Memory... It's how you remember a particular place you went and what you did there... Like that one time your school took you on a field trip to the museum and you got to see a really rare exhibit that doesn't go on tour anymore... AND you can still remember some of the most interesting and fun details the guide lady told you about it... That's an example of Episodic Memory... Basically a snap-shot or short experience clip from your life... 2. Procedural Memory... This is how you develop skills and habits, both for better and for worse. It's created through actions and study and reinforced by repetitions... Learning to tie your shoes, how to walk (because it's not just ingrained instinct or programming), read or write, and other skills you pick up throughout your life all fall into procedural memory. The more you repeat those skills, task by task and step by step, properly, the less effort it takes to think about them and repeat them, because the neural pathways get "reinforced" with more such pathways over time and repetitions... This is also where the neuro-scientists agree that NOT all practice is necessarily created equal and only GOOD practice will actually build your skills. If you slack off on the procedures, excusing poor quality practice with "Well, that's good enough, because I'm trying."... You can unintentionally create the pathways and then reinforce them for slop and bad habits in the skill... Just like you don't think very much about walking (for instance) because you've done so much of it in your life, it's still in procedural memory in your brain... It's just so often used that you've got such an information freeway for it that there's almost no conscious effort at all... Likewise, when someone really religiously practices an instrument or some other skill until they've truly mastered it, they don't really have to consciously think about it either... Frequently, someone with dimentia can sign their own name (if you can read their handwriting, of course) even if they've deteriorated to a degree that they can't even verbally tell you their actual name... In the case of the vid' and O.P.'s story, such practice was the case. Both people had practiced so much as to create the kind of skill that requires no actual thought, but they simply act on instinct and feel of their instrument... It's a bit of a misconception that it's "muscle memory" because muscles don't have the neural capacity to have any memories. All memories are still stored and accessed in the brain... BUT Alzheimers most directly attacks the Episodic Memory center... It still destroys the Procedural, but not nearly at the rate that it diminishes the Episodic... ;o)

[@Lexi-te5mq]

@@kayleighkelley5129 can you try to spell “sense” instead of “since”, because you’re not really making any “ sense” right now.

[@nomichaelnothatwassonotrig5380]

@@gnarthdarkanen7464 there is also the semantic memory which is memoring facts such as the capital of France or England or the date of the Battle of Hastings.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

@@nomichaelnothatwassonotrig5380 That's still debatable... Arguably it fits with "Episodic" such as remembering reading about the Capital of France or the Battle of Hastings... a snapshot of your life... It could also fit into "Procedural" involving studies and repeating the act of looking at or reciting the facts around the Capital of France or the Battle of Hastings to reinforce those information paths... There's admittedly still a lot we don't all together "get" about memory... SO I'm not discounting or dismissive of "Semantic" memory... Smarter and more studied people than me are still arguing about where and how it all "fits together"... AND such is why the current thinking from Neuroscientists suggests that the best forms of study involve not just reading and re-reading notes... but re-arranging the words of questions to force independent "recall" of details so you build upon and reinforce the information paths in your brain and literally "learn to think" more efficiently about a subject, rather than just imprint flimsy, single indexes to any given "factoid" you've managed to gather... In any case, appreciate the addendum, too... It's a debate we can share in this thread just as well. ;o)

[@squirrelkingcometh]

My mom used to work for a chiropractor and learned quite a few facial massages that relieve congestion, passed some of that knowledge back to me. Saved my butt multiple times as a kid

[@angelenadeau2889]

For the braces elastics, it could be that the client got jaw surgery recently and these elastics help hold everything in place to heal properly..

[@GabiAPF]

You can't ruin medical dramas for me. My parents did that when I was a child. Now I just laugh at them.

[@fandemanga3378]

Me too. My father is a pharmacist with lots of doctor Friends so he would just explain everytime lol

[@lynzholmes2550]

Yup me too!

[@chair547]

I have a hypothesis as to why medical dramas never do chest compressions. It seems like faking chest compressions while making them look realistic would be very difficult, and doing real chest compressions to someone who doesn't need them can cause significant harm.

[@ChakraDragons]

Use a dummie and CGI it lol

[@MC-es7oe]

@@ChakraDragons It might not be that easy, i don't know because I don't do stuff like that, but It might not be as easy as it seems.

[@jacksongreen4107]

@@ChakraDragons Good CGI costs money. Money that most of these productions don’t have.

[@maddiesmith21]

It’s so hard!!! I’m a theatre director and we had to do it for a show and it was super tricky. Luckily, it was only live streamed due to covid restrictions so we could make it look realistic toward the camera and not have to worry about audience members on the sides!

[@i.coelho9255]

Those "paintings" on the wall are perfection! Brilliant!

[@Noneya_07]

Dr. Mike you are a GEM never change. We love you

[@prestagraber1145]

I have a client with Alzheimer’s, she was diagnosed over 10 years ago. Most of the time she makes little sense, but she has a beautiful singing voice.

[@lizzalkula376]

I am curious. If she sings about something can she sing and speak clearly? Similar to how people with a stutter can sing words instead and be clearly spoken? W/could that work?

[@ashleyburns2968]

Lizz Alkula My grandfather has Alzheimer's and by now most of his ability to make coherent sentences is completely gone. His ability to hum and sing along to songs were one of the last things to go. For some fun reason he will still swear and giggle after. Lol

[@qienna6677]

My Dad has Alzheimer's, he talks a lot of nonsense and has trouble getting started if he thinks about it, but he can still play guitar.

[@prestagraber1145]

@@lizzalkula376 yes, she sings real songs. Mostly Hymns. Very clearly!

[@lizzalkula376]

@@prestagraber1145 thank you for replying. But I was meaning more conversational. For example would she be able to ask/answer better if the conversation was in a sing-y tone of voice?

[@mandaa5xo]

If Dr. Mike doesn't get Bear a kitten I will be heart broken. BEAR DESERVES A KITTY FRIEND

[@gamercatswonderland9322]

Yeah, I agree with you. Petition to Dr. Mike for getting a kitty cat for Bear

[@juniperbliss4815]

@@gamercatswonderland9322 all in favor say I. I

[@mars5709]

@@juniperbliss4815 I.

[@ellybean7354]

@@gamercatswonderland9322 Id be scared he'd eat the kitten. He seems well trained, but you never know with animals.

[@gamercatswonderland9322]

@@ellybean7354 But if Bear doesn’t know what a kitty is it is likely that he will be soft and curious about it more than harsh to the tiny being

[@RackfullOjacks]

part of the reason I watch doctor mike is because he is a funny guy but also because I learn new stuff every video.I never knew that for chest compressions you needed to go 2 inches deep with a rhythm to effectively restart the heart.Thanks doctor mike!

[@DrakDivergent]

This video gets a like for the nurses, lab workers, and every other background worker who deserve a lot more credit.

[@tigerlilyswanson7476]

My aunt was the first known person to be born without a thyroid. She has a whole medical paper written about her

[@CARCINO1GENETICIST]

interesting fact

[@alancrisostomo8428]

Wow

[@IJustWantToUseMyName]

How long did it take the doctors to realize she didn’t have one?

[@comfort1569]

Also could you link the papers please? That would be a very interesting read.

[@jahanviwadhwa6441]

@@comfort1569 yess

[@amazngamalth3a256]

thanks to you, when I go to school today, I'm gonna go somewhere random on the playground, yell "CHEST COMPRESSIONS" at the top of my lungs, then run away like nothing happened.

[@randystache78]

I work in a retirement home, and there was a lady who could hardly talk, but she could play piano beautifully. It seemed to make her happy,too.

[@madisonlovesvids1862]

My grandma has dementia and she used to play the piano awhile ago. She remembers names but forgets who the name belongs to. My name is madison and my mom is Andrea, she’ll call us both Andrea. But one day, she sat down at the piano. And started playing amazingly. She forgets everything but remembers the piano. It’s amazing 🤩

[@atlascorrigan7883]

The fact that she remembers her daughter name out of everyone is wonderful. Mom's love

[@madisonlovesvids1862]

@@atlascorrigan7883 yep, she also remembers her husband Bill but now she’s getting worse, she will barely talk, she won’t eat somethings, and it will be tot he point where she won’t even remember to breathe and she’ll basically hold her breath till she dies

[@madisonlovesvids1862]

It’s sad tho and there’s nothing you can really do about it

[@PrechtGaebolgHades]

I guess she just remembers the stuff she experienced a lot. Like her daughter, husband and other children but not grandchildren or other little stuff.

[@madisonlovesvids1862]

@@PrechtGaebolgHades I’m not a little thing to her, she still gets super happy to see us, just because we’re grandchildren doesn’t mean we’re little things compared to our parents

[@misterminutes4504]

I'm just gonna wait here till bear gets a friend cat...

[@a_dsr4467]

Same!! Waiting for that to happen! Also love your username😂😂 relatable

[@misterminutes4504]

@@a_dsr4467 I love your name too LOL. Hope you find yourself 😄😘

[@kaylacartwrite8398]

We all need bear to have a cat and I love both of yalls names!!

[@TXBHenleyFan]

Bear needs a little Siamese kitten!

[@fabricadefritanga]

Good, now we won't be alone while we wait

[@rhondaarnold5249]

You are the coolest person ever Dr. Mike! Great content and info.

[@isacuddles]

“What are you doing you just hit our car” “But.. there was a spider” LITERALLY SOMETHING I WOULD DO 😂

[@leana2922]

“try massaging your masseter while you’re masticating” - Dr Mike

[@IceMetalPunk]

Well, okay, but I think that might be frowned upon in public...

[@acbutler42]

I did it. It was nice. I'm glad I don't live with anyone though.

[@kaazledazzle6891]

i read that reaaaally wrong

[@kaazledazzle6891]

@@IceMetalPunk 0-0 XD

[@vixen.11]

@@kaazledazzle6891 -cough- -cough- *masticating*

[@ithinkitsjames619]

me who gets 9+ hours of sleep a night, still feels tired and has to take a 2 hour nap every day just to function 😃

[@xkatjejonise5735]

You are not alone😅 me my boyfriend an my mom have the same thing😂

[@Camille-rb4ge]

@@xkatjejonise5735 that’s so cute.. that’s like more free cuddle time 😂

[@VeesChaos]

Same man ;-; expect I don’t take names Q-Q

[@xkatjejonise5735]

@@Camille-rb4ge bwhahahhaha thats truee😂 me and my mom have a chronic illness, which basically means we are in pain all the time. My mucles and joint are bad and i also have very bad astma. So all those things combined and the illness ib itself cause for chronic tiredness. So i basically need atleast 9 a 10 hours sleep to function, but i can sleep up to 12 hours if no one wakes ne up😅. When im really sick (my illness causes for a really low immune system) or when i have an astma attack i can spontaniously get very tired any moment of the day. And my boyfriend does power naps in the afternoon sometimes after work so that he has enough energy to get through the day. So he askes me to stay in bed with him so that he can fall asleep while i cuddle him xP🥰 which is indeed very cutee🥰 When i am tired too i will sleep with him too. But sometimes i cant fall asleep but make myself even more tired and thats really bad for my brain haha. And the other day i woke up and i thought it was the next morning. Forgetting i already had started the day but just took a power nap and it being the afternoon. I was reallyyy confused. (My illness also causes a very very bad memory😅 and im really young so no one believes me. I forget very inportant meetings, stuff from school, even promises i make to friends family and my boyfriend. It often makes me sad. Its really difficult.)

[@marixaandfoxy6906]

Same

[@bethking7348]

On a different perspective, I now find medical dramas to be hilarious! Thanks doc! 😂

[@Waffles_1]

my parants and i always scream random medical terms when we watch medical dramas cuz its fun and we love you videos

[@xtines9510]

As a lab tech, who literally no one ever remembers or knows what I do, you have no idea how thrilled I am that you gave us a shout-out first on that nurse appreciation tiktok 🤣🤣

[@marianna3253]

I appreciate you!

[@kandacekrueger4616]

Ayyye med lab over here 🙌

[@Re-Bound9136]

Bro I felt the same way I felt happy

[@aperson6463]

My moms an RT if i tell people that they go WhAaAaT iS tHaT

[@kirkygirl]

Aaaaayyyy! Thank you! Not only do you take all of my bodily fluids away from me, but you do it to make sure I'm healthy and to help the other medical staff figure out what's going on. And you get to deal with all of the lovely stuff in the ED too! 😣 You're all awesome humans!

[@kerissarayshawnnewman6525]

I just wanted to say that Dr. Mike hit home with the musical dementia patient. My mom has Alzheimer's (dementia) she doesn't know who I am now. But throughout her horrible decline she has always and I mean ALWAYS remembered her songs. It's a 70/30 gospel and oldies with a lil mix of 80s and 90s r&b. I love my mom so much. She is still living but I miss her.

[@elijahculper5522]

I used to work with a guy who was forgetting how to speak and walk. The way I’d get him to go from room to room was I’d play “the girl from Ipanema” on my phone. He would sing along and sway and eventually pick up his feet and dance to the music. Then I could just guide him where he needed to go. Music is absolutely vital for anyone working in memory care.

[@AshesAshes44]

I know the feeling of losing my mom to Alzheimers and dementia, before losing her to death. It hurts, it's frightening, and I sincerely hope it gets better for you soon.

[@aizen38]

Dementia is really tragic. Everyone with it ends up passing away eventually, I pray for your mother.

[@aizen38]

@@vesnakutricki832 Yeah I researched that, very unfortunate. There's no cure or treatment for it yet, if you have dementia. Your basically left in the dark..

[@stephanaeon]

God that poor woman with dementia. What's worse, watching your loved ones slowly deteriorate until they don't know who they are and who you are, or being the one that is slowly losing every memory you hold so dear. Those moments of clarity where your realize what's happening mush be horrifying

[@sarahramirez21199]

"but there was a spider 🕷️". 😂 LOL I was laughing real hard at that

[@aliencaesar]

My mother was a respiratory therapist, and she said it was one of the most under-appreciated and disrespected professions she's seen. Almost everywhere she worked, the RT department got treated poorly, so I appreciate the shout out, not only to RTs but to nurses and techs as well.

[@iEmeraldear]

My mother tells the same stories! Being raised by her, I personally think RTs are the coolest. But then again, that may just be strong bias XD

[@tarysunshine3878]

A good therapist is when you know a hospital is really good

[@dahlilahanderson6928]

My mom is a medical laboratory scientist and no one appreciates them either. She gets to stay isolated in the basement unrecognized for her work.

[@itsytyt5192]

יע

[@itsytyt5192]

Ff

[@clausedamouse3093]

1. Love how excited Mr. Mike gets over Bear Possibly being a Pokémon!! 2. Bear needs a tiny kitty!

[@chayawolff2532]

Hi dr mike im 11 years old and i love your videos they teach me so much thank you!!

[@make-upmaven565]

Dr Mike talking to Bear is everything. 🥰

[@michelleholliday5136]

My grandmother had dementia and was in her 90’s she played the organ and even though she couldn’t remember what she did 10 minutes ago, she could still play all the hymns she played in church by memory.

[@ravza1382]

It is called muscle memory

[@vijayarani2562]

@@ravza1382 no,its not muscle memory. For pianists, muscle memory only helps to find the keys. Remembering the pattern in which the keys should be played in a song and with which rhythm and at what time with what chords is all mental memory(i'm talking from experience) Ps. Its great that your grandma could do that I can't remember what my piano teacher taught me last week LOL.

[@prachiprallubdhakar]

@@vijayarani2562 actually it is muscle memory i hadnt played fur elise in like 2 years and i suddenly got reminded of it and played it and it was all in the correct order!

[@solar0wind]

@@prachiprallubdhakar Yeah, but that's the memory in your brain. He even explained it in the video that there are different brain parts for conscious memory and for musical memory.

[@yoavravid7893]

"A spider must be exterminated by any means necessary!" -Dr. Mike

[@AtotehZ]

I've got epilepsy in the Parietal lobe. For me it's touch. Sometimes I feel things touching me out of nowhere and sensations in my body go haywire. It's focal epilepsy only though so there are no generalized seizures with cramps or similar.

[@boojersey13]

Idk why but the funniest part of this whole video was him saying CABG as cabbage had me rolling

[@docsafi7749]

there is another common acronym we use a lot in emergencies/OTs: SOB: Shortness of Breath but it can be mistaken for a slang in outer environment as Son Of B**ch

[@skyeageddes700]

In my hospital shortness of great his know as SOB1 and Son of a b℅℅ch as SOB2

[@vinniy32]

"Is the patient experiencing SOB?" "Well, I mean, they cursed at me, but I don't think they're that bad..."

[@HyenaBellaDanceNSing]

im in emt school and i read it as both simultaneously, and giggle every time XD

[@slabsingletary7119]

@@skyeageddes700 I had a stroke

[@poofmane7320]

sea of barbers

[@DrCellini]

I never see any of these crazy things on my TikTok feed! Guess I need to try harder lol

[@thatguy720]

Lol. Man KZbinr Doctors are the best. Since quarantine started, my KZbin Recommended section has been all medical videos. Keep it up Docs!

[@syd.p]

@@thatguy720 same!!!

[@zynex9250]

Nor do I

[@braedynalmanza8948]

You kinda look like Dr. Mike in your pfp

[@cquick3277]

Jesus Saves Love God✝️

[@carmellasaulino2454]

My children are the ones always yelling “chest compressions!” When I watch a medical show 😂 or cheering when they DO chest compressions 😂😂

[@TroopOfArtists1]

4:06 thanks for translating all of that 😂 I was so confused

[@sandycheeks2372]

Yeah my daughter has a tumour on her pituitary gland, she’s had it removed once, but it grew back after surgery. It’s caused Cushings which causes gigantism. It breaks my heart. But she had a miracle baby last year after being told she probably won’t. ❤️

[@ugnevalackaite9384]

congratulations!!! 🥺 Must have been hard on all of you. It was crushing for my mom when she tried to have a baby before having me.

[@charcs_7624]

“Calling my Russian angry soviet father” plss😭💀

[@carolcano19]

I can totally relate to your spider story, Mike!! It's like you were telling a story from my book hahah

[@meiragross1025]

“Try to massage your face now when ur watching” Me: I already was 😂

[@1bnbnbn]

"While you're masticating" Yeah, I totally heard that right the first time

[@safsren]

I'm sure we all did