Mysterious Deaths Doctors Can't Explain

[@M_3o]

Doctor mike is both a doctor and a storyteller

[@wolfy3210]

Facts

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Yea

[@A_skeleton332]

factionios desperationias

[@jacoobiusthe3rd]

chatgpt the hour before this video did great in my opinion

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[@VivianTaylor-u2j]

Mad respect for the animators who put this together!. Story time with Dr. Mike should be a regular thing!!! ️.

[@canadianhotbod1]

I concur!

[@tjs653]

​@canadianhotbod1 so do I

[@RipResistantPantyhose]

Agreed! This was fabulous

[@basicwhitebitch9970]

YES PLEASE

[@lissygomez2090]

i agree!

[@carlp4353]

As for saying Poe's death was scary because it was real, here is a fun fact: The military barracks he was trained in, upon renovations, found a body in the walls, dated to around when Edgar Allen Poe was there. So there is speculation that some of his works were based on real life, and he was venting his guilt into his works.

[@maneskingirlie]

Really??

[@Alex-cw3rz]

Which poems would those be? Edit : I found out that when he was in the military there was a rumour that was not true, that their was a soldier entombed in the walls of Fort Independence. However not just was this not true the story was told before Poe was at the Fort, at it is speculation that he got the idea of it for a couple of his short stories from there.

[@Lin-vh7uv]

​@@Alex-cw3rz Cask of Amontillado, one of his most famous and acclaimed

[@namantherockstar]

Mike inspires me.. My parents said if i get 50K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally Begging..

[@Alex-cw3rz]

@@Lin-vh7uv but that's in a catacomb in Italy between two nobleman. All his poems about m urder he likes to put them down under floorboards or again in a basement, not in the walls. Edit : I found out that when he was in the military there was a rumour that was not true, that their was a soldier entombed in the walls of Fort Independence. However not just was this not true the story was told before Poe was at the Fort, at it is speculation that he got the idea of it for a couple of his short stories from there.

[@s.stinnett3972]

As a Baltimore native, I loved that you covered Edgar Allen Poe! Growing up, we were always told his death was syphilis & alcoholism-related complications.

[@nothanks9503]

Yeah that sounds about right for Baltimore

[@robynsmith4164]

Story time with Dr. Mike should be a regular thing!!! ♥️

[@biguy617]

Just ask Dr John Campbell

[@Kindnessgodgood]

He should post this daily base

[@JESUSLOVESYOU033]

@@biguy617Jesus Christ loves us unconditionally+eternally!He cares for us so much that He sacrificed Himself on the cross for our sins!God is so good!💗✝️

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@@KindnessgodgoodJesus Christ loves us unconditionally+eternally!He cares for us so much that He sacrificed Himself on the cross for our sins!God is so good!💗✝️

[@DiegoGomez-pk5tg]

Technically every good KZbin video is a story

[@yugioht42]

Actually Edgar’s story after death gets more strange as he was in financial distress and was actually buried in a mass grave as a pauper in Baltimore. Funds were raised for a memorial but it took several years to get something there and even the body they took out was not even believed to be Edgar because his body was to the bones already. The people had no way of knowing who it was. The strange things is that every year on his death date a person sets out flowers and leaves red lipstick near the grave. The graveyard placed a fence to keep people out. But also a raven sits on the grave every so often despite the grave being straight white marble. It gives most people the creeps at night despite being fully lighted. Heck even Edgar’s spirit might appear as a ghostly head at least in local legend.

[@BeeSweet16]

Quoth the Raven... Nevermore!

[@mrfelixelvis6732]

Fun Fact:He actually wrote a narrative poem named "The Raven" making it more interesting

[@AliM-kl5rp]

Thanks

[@johnd5740]

It's strange to be respectful of the dead? 🤔

[@Alex-cw3rz]

​@@mrfelixelvis6732 that's not a fun fact, that's the only reason ravens are mentioned, as people made up the story of his grave attracting ravens because of the poem.

[@winninglisa]

I cant believe someone as popular as Edgar Alan Poe’s death is still a mystery

[@coachlucas42]

Something about him that isnt a mystery is that he married his 13 year old cousin.

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

He would have wanted it that way

[@disco-guyproductions8199]

his death sounds like one of his stories

[@hoofhearted4]

being popular still doesnt allow for time travel to get information that simply doesn't exist lol

[@ZainAhmed456]

​@@coachlucas42okay????, how does that matter to this video lmao

[@naiayaa]

I find this interesting as it holds great truth for me. I am Hmong and I have personally witnessed the impact of "dab tsog" or "spirit sickness" on my relatives and in the Hmong community. Growing up, my parents shared with us the traumatic stories of their escape from Laos. They recounted the haunting scenes of countless disoriented bodies, fragments of life lost, and encounters with spirits/ghosts. Alongside these harrowing experiences, they also endured severe poverty, all while being separated from their families. My father was separated from his family and embarked on a treacherous journey on foot to Thailand as a teenager. Each time my father recounts his escape, he would cry. My mother experiences panic whenever she watches movies or hears sounds that resemble war. It’s really sad. Thank you Dr. Mike for mentioning the Hmong.

[@greghodges2116]

My father-in-law was also from Laos but not Hmong (he was of the majority Dai/Viet ethnic I think?). He also suffered from severe nightmares and we all believed it was from his time in the reeducation camps after the Pathat Lao took over before he eventually escaped, the "sah-ma-nah" he called them. He endured some bad stuff there, including starvation, hard labor and watching executions. He eventually died after what was believed to be a heart attack but was in good heath (he played soccer well into his 50s). The war in Laos & Vietnam was very brutal by today's standards and wasn't very spiritual, and he really didn't like living away from his birth country.

[@anniestumpy9918]

Thank you both so much for sharing! 🙂

[@xo1273]

My uncle once had a terrifying dream in which he felt suffocated and unable to breathe. My aunt noticed him shaking and making noises as if he were choking. My uncle explained in the dream, he found himself in a bed surrounded by elderly people who appeared to be asleep. Despite his efforts, he couldn't wake them or free himself from the bed. Upon closer inspection, he realized that these people looked deceased. Although he became aware he was dreaming, he couldn't wake up, even when he tried to yell in the dream, no voice came out. He began to struggle for breath. My aunt, witnessing his distress in the real world, noticed him shaking and making choking noises. She quickly woke him up by shaking him. Following this ordeal, they performed a Hmong ceremony with jingle bells to address the unsettling nature of his dream. Lastly, my uncle said he was fortunate his wife was there to wake him up. As he tried to awaken himself, he felt the dream becoming darker and began to sense a looming death within the dream.

[@AnyGameAtAll]

whaaaaaaaaaaaat

[@brandnewkutta]

Seems like sleep paralysis cause of the suffocation feeling thing

[@strider5795]

Bro needs some Jesus

[@HumanHuman-fe8rc]

One time I also had a dream that my throat was closing up and I could breath. But actually I had just rolled face down onto my pillow and was accidentally suffocating myself 💀

[@blueedreamsx]

​@@strider5795x2😂😂😂

[@katherineclarke9282]

“Only this and nothing more” -brilliant use of Poe’s own words to wrap up the story of his death. I really really liked that addition, it was very clever and made me smile.

[@anthony-ud4to]

Read this as soon as the video said it lol

[@awesomedragon29]

@@anthony-ud4to Same

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@@awesomedragon29 🤣

[@okimimitsuko2735]

The story of the man who died because of nightmares makes so much sense to me. As a Syrian who experienced and witnessed the tragedies of wars from a young age, to this day I still have nightmares of what happened, the poor guy probably felt devastated, lonely, helpless, unsafe with nowhere to belong or a place to feel safe and treated like a human.

[@brentfarvors192]

His "description", was just a little "lacking" (Umderstandable, coming from a medical stand point)...But, MANY had reported being visited by a demon in their sleep...Going so far as to stay awake for DAY'S @ a time, before ultimately falling asleep from exhaustion, then being visited again before death. Also reports of violent shaking/tachycardia/tremors, and slowed breathing, while they couldn't be woken up. Was actually the original story for "A nightmare on Elm st"...

[@HDApex]

I was able to wake up from that state, but I was experiencing sleep paralysis. Heart beating hard with the feeling of suffocation. I don’t really remember anything supernatural, but I remember making a choice between staying or moving on. I guess other people in that situation will imagine a demon to try to make sense of what happened.

[@Dillon-117]

@@brentfarvors192 Sleep paralysis is a helluva thing. What you see is based upon your culture. I saw a black, clawed hand coming out from under my bed. Thankfully, it didn't last long, but sleep paralysis is a thing that can seriously mess you up if you have any heart issues, and I could see it triggering SADS.

[@bubble.beeeee]

I am also Syrian, but moved to germany when i was 2. I really hope you get better and experience some good times 🙁

[@pamellaarias]

Sleep paralysis happens to stressed out bodies. Either emotionally or physically. Please seek out help for ptsd. Try to meditate, journal and talk therapy as well as tapping may help. Hope you get better and I’m sorry for what you went through and I pray for everyone going through this.

[@ImUnchartedsoya-neverknow]

6:40 i know this sounds really bad but Poe screaming at the water was just hilarious.

[@javieravalentinasobarzo8348]

As a physician intern myself, I really adore getting to know this random facts of history. Please, keep informing and entertaining us by bring closer medicine to all.

[@melodyfussell829]

I actually learned about the Hmong deaths in my Cultural Anthropology class last year. There was a preexisting heart condition among many of the Hmong, which made them more susceptible to cardiac arrhythmia. Part of their beliefs is that if they perform the right ceremonies and worship correctly, good spirits will protect them from evil ones (It's been a while since I read the article so some of the details might be off). When they emigrated to America, many of them couldn't participate in their faith as much as they should have. A lot of the Hmong immigrants (mostly men for some reason) were believed to suffer from sleep paralysis, which involves a deep sense of dread and the feeling that something is weighing you down or watching/attacking you. They believed that the sleep paralysis was an evil spirit trying to kill them because they had no protection, and their intense fear triggered their heart condition and caused a heart attack. The only Hmong who died in their sleep this way had both the genetic heart condition AND suffered from sleep paralysis, and those who were able to keep up their participation in worship did not die.

[@Gr3nadgr3gory]

The mind is a powerful thing, what you have faith in is very important to how you react to such stimulus.

[@HolyNamed]

for real @@Gr3nadgr3gory

[@animefreak3010]

That doesn't explain why none of them died after the first batch. Guarantee they were all murdered because of some type of knowledge they had

[@YourPalKindred]

​@@animefreak3010 Okay but what knowledge would a bunch of random 3rd world villagers have, and why were only the men targeted? And if they were murders, where's the evidence? Dr Mike even said that some of the deaths were witnessed, so how would an assassin kill them in a room full of witnesses?

[@fiusionmaster3241]

@@Gr3nadgr3gory indeed

[@baobaixiong3417]

Thank you for talking about the unexplainable deaths that affected Hmong/Laotian refugees. It is something not many are aware of and needs to talked about more.

[@Kittykat5kits]

So glad you talked about the deaths of young Hmong men here in MN. My mom (a doctor) was friends with the team members who spearheaded the reports here. The publication they released is called “My heart it is delicious”

[@precilxiong]

Fun fact, the Hmong deaths were one of the inspirations behind Nightmare On Elm Street because it’s correlated to the myths around sleep paralysis. Growing up, my grandparents told me it was the demons while experiencing sleep paralysis.

[@flicksandfandom08]

Their story sounds like the trope of a scary movie. And yeah demons are real!

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

Maybe it's just that I've learned to lucid dream pretty much at will... BUT the only demons I ever get with an episode of Sleep Paralysis is my favorite Succubus... who could suck-start a Harley if she was only real instead of (as I suspect anyway) a {ahem} VERY playful figment of my deranged imagination... haha ;o)

[@phajthoj]

@@gnarthdarkanen7464 sounds like a wet dream that can kill you lol

[@wmdkitty]

@@flicksandfandom08 I befriended my sleep-paralysis demon. Now it's just, "Oh, you again, cool, going back to sleep now."

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

@@phajthoj With her? I wouldn't mind... It would probably be THE BEST OF ALL TIME way to die... lolz ;o)

[@DarlingBrianna_]

As an English teacher who has a funko pop of Poe on her desk, I squealed in delight when you told his story! And I yelled out “yessssssss” when you said “only this, and nothing more.” Another mysterious aspect of Poe’s death is that a mysterious person visits his grave on his birthday, drinks some cognac, and leaves behind roses. They have no idea who he is, and they call him the Poe Toaster. More medical mystery videos! Loved this!

[@catzkeet4860]

Not any more. The mysterious visitor to EAPs grave has not done so for some time. There's speculation that they have passed away.

[@WasabiKitCat]

​@@catzkeet4860I mean, it did start in the 1930s, so I'd be more concerned if they hadn't died by now lol.

[@lizzieandmocha1131]

​@@WasabiKitCatsomeone needs to take up the tradition again to keep the spirit alive and confuse the heck out of people lol

[@H-Marina-Sas-Pige-Tapa]

You might want to go listen to ‘Who the Hell is Edgar’ by Teya & Salena!

[@charleslamanero5805]

I'm a Filipino and my dad died because of a bangungut. He usually sleeps in our store to check for thieves. We checked our CCTV and we saw him shake and breath uncontrollably. It was traumatizing watching him suffer😭

[@ilyssahagood8387]

I'm so sorry that happened

[@mikehawkisbiggerthanyours]

That's horrible, I'm sorry for your loss

[@Jackie-lg5se]

Sounds kinda like sleep paralysis. I will wake up but can’t move and feel like something is behind me. I don’t scare easy so want to turn to see what’s is there. I can’t it like my body’s primordial instinct stops me because seeing it would destroy my mind. I try to move starts with shaking a moan will escape when I fight to wake up. I’m sorry to hear that about your dad.

[@linkin0983]

Omg, that's horrifying.. sorry for your loss 😔

[@monishraaj4537]

Sorry for your loss

[@AspieAnswers]

Love this type of style videos along with learning different conditions or what have you in the body and more. Thanks for what you do, Dr. Mike. I appreciate this.

[@bestpenguin4711]

An apple a day keeps the doctor away,if you throw hard enough atleast

[@Nedits1381]

Agreed

[@notifydr]

real

[@jester_24-78]

I promise no one is gonna tell him he is wrong😂🤣 especially if he got plenty of apples

[@M4diee]

An apple a day keeps the trucks away if u throw hard enough to hit the truck tho

[@il.das.8408]

Fr

[@yeelingvang2055]

I'm glad us Hmong people are getting noticed everyday and the Hmong language is mostly written in english because we did have our own language written yet. The Hmong langauge is also pronounced differently from english and it also words sound different base on your tone. For example: "Kuv tus kws kho mob uas kuv nyiam yog Dr.Mike" which means "My favorit doctor is Dr.Mike".

[@kurtwinchell]

I have a Hmong coworker, and some of his mixed-race Hmong and/or Vietnamese cousins now as well, and while I haven't really learned any yet, I have found the language an interesting topic to study. The system of writing a tonal language, using a borrowed English alphabet, deserves some respect for its ingenuity. If I ever get my physical and mental health under control, I would like to study the language more, even if just as a sign of appreciation.

[@loganbagley7822]

I was going to say, Dr. Mike didn't pronounce "dab tsog" correctly, but that's okay. It's cool that he included the Hmong in this video.

[@fiusionmaster3241]

@@loganbagley7822 Agreed bro

[@smooshiebear80]

@@loganbagley7822He did pronounce Hmong correctly, though! Living in an area with a large Hmong population it drives me crazy when people say “Hah-mung.” My mother in law actually speaks Hmong fluently, and my husband and I know a few phrases. Sometimes we like to joke that we’d like to learn to speak “Hah-moob.” (Hmong is spelled Hmoob in their language.)

[@unyxpectedtrinkets4616]

As someone who suffers chronic nightmares, I can 100% believe it can kill. There have been times I felt very close to being scared to death. I even have a heart monitor at home and nightmares are a big trigger for arrhythmia (the fear and breathe holding only amplifies this). I imagine that the chronic stress of adapting is what triggered the intensity of these nightmares. Now that I’m with a very loving partner for the first time in my life and feel safe, my nightmares aren’t as intense.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

quite literally scared to death

[@mapulaisme]

I used to suffer from this until I got saved and now I don’t anymore. Jesus gives such freedom from spiritual oppression and terrors that seem unreal and far fetched but are so real. There’s more to this world than what meets the eye.

[@renaissancemanrogue3543]

Hi, I am a medical student and I just wanted to say that his portrayal of this is wholly false and irresponsible. If you have nightmares and or panic attacks they will not kill you. It was discovered that the laotian refugees all came from a community with a history of congenital heart disorders. I say this not to ruin the fun of this video, but to hopefully bring you comfort in that what you are experiencing will not harm you suddenly like that. Obviously chronic sleep deprivation isn't good for your health, if that is what your nightmares are causing, but anyways. I just wanted to reassure you that you will be OK!:)

[@Yohoc-gh9ys]

I had a lil something wrong with my brain that gave me night terrors

[@spinelessaless]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@renaissancemanrogue3543I don’t think they meant these things may directly cause death but may possibly trigger health problems that will result in death. I for one would have night terrors (I literally take meds for night terrors now) and with my autonomic dysreflexia would experience real medical emergencies if my blood pressure kept increasing. All from “bad dreams”. Technically it would be my bad dreams that gave me a stroke or heart attack and killed me but yes I do have SCI. Extreme stress can kill in certain circumstances, don’t be one of those doctors that discredits anything that isn’t textbook.

[@mintallyn7291]

How did I not realize I wasn’t subbed after watching doctor mike for a whole year

[@matthewavery2934]

In all honestly I think Edgar Allan Poe himself would want his death to remain a mystery, it would honestly fit the fact that he was known for the darkness in his stories

[@begrateful9836]

F

[@CatBehaviourPhD]

Yeah, the authors story was the most interesting of them all. I hope he found peace though

[@matthewavery2934]

@@CatBehaviourPhD honestly he probably has found peace now, he’s no longer suffering

[@HistoryNerd808]

Honestly, it's appropriate. It's how the master of Gotchic suspense, horror, and mystery should've gone out. His life being shrouded in darkness and mystery adds another level to his work. Life mimicking art.

[@gamerjaqi7873]

I had to do a video research project on Poe in high school he was a heavy opium user as well.

[@meganmiller173]

I could listen to Doctor Mike storytelling all day, he’s fantastic at it Also, that thumbnail is just unholy 😳

[@mrscomeback4184]

Same ❤

[@MonkeyJedi99]

I got some Jonathan Frakes (Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction) vibes from this episode. Fun!

[@polyglycerol3968]

go watch MrBallen if you want someone who’s phenomenal at storytelling

[@Joshua19189]

10:30 As a grandchild of Hmong grandparents, this story honestly scares me considering that my grandparents were around that age (30 yrs old) when they fled to America. When I heard this story for the first time, it was really surprising, but I also appreciated my grandparents even more for overcoming such difficult events. And from other stories of this event, ppl also think that Hmong people may have had sleep paralysis from their trauma, which is why any survivors would say that they saw "shadows" or "demons" when they went to sleep or were lying in bed. 12:21 And I don't blame Dr. Mike for butchering the hell out of these Hmong words lmao. The Hmong language has a lot of tone markers and Hmong words are pretty hard to pronounce if u can't say the tones correctly. In this case, the way u pronounce "Dab Tsog" is like "Da-Cho" or "Da-Chaw."

[@kateonly29]

He did the same with the Tagalog “bangungot” which, if pronounced correctly, would sound like “bang-ngu-ngot” i guess pronouncing “ng” isnt easy lol

[@klondike3112]

@@kateonly29 It's a sound we have in English, it was just due to his low level of linguistic training.

[@j.lee_k]

​@klondike3112 went to comments section to see this. Lmaoo. Understandable. We can give doc the pass not his native tongue. 😂

[@merrygrammarian1591]

English does have the ng sound, but it only appears in very specific environments and never syllable-initially. Hmong has a super cool orthography and history! The use of certain consonants, which are actually remnants of historically present consonants, now represent tone markers. It allows for simpler typography than trying to incorporate diacritics. It's famous among orthographers!

[@SofieBarr-bi1hz]

@@j.lee_k his native tongue is actually russian. english is his second language.

[@patriciaannvines4536]

This may be the most brilliant video ever. Love this and your delivery is so perfect.

[@OrigamiCL]

This was a great idea! I think there are enough of these to make a compelling Part 2 to this video! Here are a couple mysterious deaths that you might find interesting: Gloria Ramirez, AKA the Toxic Lady, the Dyatlov Pass hikers (specifically those not believed to have died of hypothermia), the crew of the HMS Terror and Erebus, the Roopkund bodies, Cleopatra, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Meriwether Lewis (of Lewis and Clark), Alfred Loewenstein, the Isdal Woman, and the Lead Masks case are a few examples!

[@mrsjessicalove27]

Thanks for this. I am still baffled about Gloria's case. Everyone around her got sick! Craziness.

[@IDK-y1n]

@@mrsjessicalove27 It actually has plausible reason which I forgot but you can see dr karans video on it

[@fiusionmaster3241]

Cool

[@GamerGrovyle]

I was expecting Gloria Ramirez to be in this video.

[@DamItsDDG]

king tutankhamun aswell

[@hebneh]

Unexplained “nightmare” deaths also occurred among Filipino immigrant men living in Hawaii in the middle of the 20th century, just as described here. They were regularly reported in newspapers as they were happening.

[@Capricorngurl-sm9yh]

Wtf

[@JR-yi3cz]

Nightmare deaths are very common in the Philippines. We call it "Bangungot".

[@livebackwards]

These deaths are what inspired the movie A Nightmare On Elm Street.

[@liangwenhe3225]

Wtf

[@skyesfallenxx]

​@SordidusFellatioWhat's wrong with you?

[@jessicas.4898]

Weather's cooling down, Halloween candy is in stores, Dr.Mike's telling up scary fact stories. I do believe spoopy season is upon us.

[@johrathbun]

Yay! I love spoopy season! ;)

[@Smol_Bacon]

@@johrathbun spoopy tyme

[@johrathbun]

🤣@@Smol_Bacon Yummmmy...!

[@michaeljohnbalisi9236]

I love spoopy the dog :P

[@cindyvang9800]

Been following you for months, thank you for being one of the first KZbinr that I follow, for including the Hmong, along with our history and cultural beliefs!

[@AlayahSpence]

I need a petition for Dr. Mike to read long stories. Love this series. Definitely want more episodes of medical mystery death stories!.

[@sparklepugtea]

Honestly I love videos like this. It gives my mind something stimulating to think about when half the time it’s not even finishing thoughts. Theory’s and questions galore. Thanks Dr. Mike! Take care!

[@mohammedarmanulhaq]

Hats off to the animator who illustrates the animations of ur vids and enhance the viewing experience so much.🔥 I would also love to watch Part 2 of this 'Mysterious Deaths Doctors Can't Explain' video with more unexplained and unsolved deaths in history.

[@ImmortalKat4ever]

Who else came back here after Dr. Mike's recent horse accident video?

[@Nothanks_1259]

Me lol 😂😂

[@Therian_on_paws20]

Me but didnt watch all

[@NotFxng]

Not me

[@adammanicad5702]

Here

[@EmmaTom-wh6yh]

Me

[@geno2490]

I appreciate you telling that Hmong story. I’m Hmong and I’ve heard relatives and friends tell that story over and over. I’ll never get tired of hearing it 😊

[@justsomeawesomeperson6396]

A little off topic. But i just wanted to say thank you for how much this channel taught me about how doctors, nurses and hospitals work. Recently my grandfather passed away in hospital from injuries related to a bicycle accident. If it wasn’t for this channel, i wouldn’t understand much of what they were doing to first treat his injuries and after the decision was made, everything they did to make him comfortable so we could be there with him and talk to him for the last time. He was so glad that both his children and all the grandkids were there with him. And i was at ease understanding he was treated really well and as comfortable as he could’ve been… I can’t believe why I haven’t subscribed yet. Once again. Thank you dr. Mike

[@donkekung4150]

sorry for your loss, brother

[@AshleyAbnouss]

Im sorry for your loss❤

[@blu_heron]

Mad respect for the animators who put this together!

[@Vega.pdf35mm]

I’m addicted to your videos! Your story telling is immaculate and gravitating!! Been binging 😅

[@sydneyaudette1018]

I am begging you to do these videos more often! I absolutely loved this and admired it so much! They're all so fascinating yet terrifying at the same freaking time.

[@HomecookMaria]

our doctor mike is such a good storyteller! ❤ love this kind of content 🎉

[@NaharTamrin]

I felt the same!

[@johnd5740]

What do you expect? Title + Name/adjective for a channel is the go-to storyteller formula lol 😂

[@LC.equine]

Same I love the animated ones like the stories it's my fav content and feels like a cartoon

[@celinemara565]

Pls keep this series a thing! Its so good and i love the animation and your story telling skills!

[@prions_arent_cool_man]

5:41 it couldve also been something like kuru, a neurodegenerative prion disease caused by either A.) Eating a brain with the infectious prions for it, or B.) contacing with sores containing its prions and considering its signs (specifically involuntary movements, behavioral and mood changes, involuntary movements, behavioral changes), it couldve been that, too, though i somewhat doubt it

[@l1lium]

Fun fact. Rabies in finnish is called "vesikauhu" which translates roughly to "water horror" or "horrified of water" (first is actual translation, second is how it is meant) It comes from the symptom where patients are afraid of drinking water Edit: corrected a typo

[@Madeleinewith3Es]

Hydrophobia is an older term for it in English, which means the same thing!

[@cantopig376]

@@Madeleinewith3Es not exctly tho

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

I'm guessing there is some tense or preposition in finnish that doesn't exist in english?

[@liamevans7661]

⁠@@cantopig376Means the same thing because both mean fear of water, referencing definitions not disease

[@tlauj1]

Thank you for mentioning the Laotian story. I’m Hmong and my grandparents, who are immigrants, would tell me stories about this when I was younger, it’s crazy to think about now.

[@bijouxdoum6199]

I have night terrors myself. My wife wakes me up and she is terrified because Im trying to fight someone/something. Its always somebody trying to kill me. I literally wake up and my chest is pounding and you feel the blood pressure skyrocket and adrenaline. My body immediately takes a deep breath to calm, but I rarely go back asleep. This has caused me to miss work the next day from lack of sleep. I used to keep a native dream catcher as a kid because the nightmares were so bad. Im 42 and haven't passed yet. But I surely will go out in my sleep.

[@mekenna6214]

@@bijouxdoum6199that’s horrifying to imagine. i hope you’re doing as well as you can be. same with the original poster of this comment.

[@gris417]

Doctor Mike, please keep this as a series! Loved hearing you story tell

[@Boritoman76]

DUDE YOU'RE PHENOMENAL AT STORY TELLING WTH.

[@reachandler3655]

Somehow, Edgar Allan Poe's death being a mystery seems appropriate. I really enjoyed this video, can we please have more?

[@msprincesss115]

edgar alan poe's death certificate listed the cause of death as: phrenitis, or swelling of the brain.. the smithsonian magazine site says that.. ..along with some of their theories.

[@winninglisa]

I love this new style of content with the storytelling and animations, keep it up!

[@jenb6412]

I recently learned that nightmares can set off seizures because it happened to my cat. It was scary for both of us but I think the cat actually recovered quicker. Thank gods my mother is a veterinarian and I could be on the phone with her as it was happening/winding down. Brains are a seriously strange machine.

[@kirayoshikagecat]

This is exactly what happened to my cat who died by it months ago

[@avocados1707]

​@@kirayoshikagecatim so so so sorry

[@soude85]

I’m confused, how would you know your cat had a nightmare?

[@jenb6412]

@@soude85 He was very twitchy and reactive just before he woke up, and he woke up scared and hissing.

[@tyruku18]

Hey, as someone who is Hmong, I am glad that you mentioned us. Even though I have no clue how to talk and understand Hmong, myself. Thanks, Dr. Mike.

[@relfyem]

Whoever animated this also deserves recognition for brilliance! ❤️

[@katiemessier1452]

so sad

[@mohammedarmanulhaq]

You are one of my fav KZbinrs Dr Mike! The best part of ur videos is that when u debunk misinformation regarding medical issues. Watching ur vids enrich my knowledge very much and lightens my mood to a great extent!😊

[@ItsJustElectric]

It's bang-ngoo-ngoot. You maintain the 'ng' sound from bang.💥

[@twilightdrone3431]

These are my favorite videos you do! The combination of storytelling, education and your own professional lens on historical events is so so interesting. Definitely my ideal way to learn😊

[@graciloo]

Wow never in my days would I have ever imagined Dr. Mike talking about my people! Thanks for sharing a story of the Hmong people!

[@archittles9856]

I think it’s incredibly interesting that Edgar Allen Poe spent his whole life intrigues by death and his own death ended up being a mystery

[@Turnip78]

All this mystery does really suit him though

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

I've heard theories that he was the victim of voter fraud which lead to him consuming tainted booze.

[@adriananeira3076]

Hey, Dr. Mike! Just wanted to say love this new series! Idk if it's new tbh, but it's the first such video I watch. Hope you make more! ✨️🤗

[@MoneyMakingGuide23]

you're the best doctor ever! Mike's reaction always gives me joy😀

[@manjimapaul3462]

Being from the field of Literature, I was always intrigued by Poe. He had a painful life actually and turned to excessive drinking due to his broken heart. His poems like The Raven, Lenore etc. are indicative of that. It's really sad that the literary world lost such a great author so soon. He had made some truly great contributions to the genre of Dark Romanticism. Will always remain one of my most favourite authors of all times😊 Also the Hmong men might have witnessed some severe war horrors which might have manifested in even more terrifying nightmares...... repetitions of which might be fatal😢

[@halatiny6537]

He also married his 13 year old cousin…

[@hahahehe8915]

@@halatiny6537stuff like that was normal back then

[@manjimapaul3462]

@@halatiny6537 yes but they loved each other truly. Also it was normal back then😊

[@angelachouinard4581]

I read a theory that there was an election going on. It was a technique to get people drunk and get them to vote for a candidate, eligible or not. In Dr Mike's video the man does write they are near a poling place. And he may have gotten bad alcohol, like the poor scientist in Antarctica.

[@hluteappac5523]

​​@@hahahehe8915not anymore now?? Cats you be attracted to your distant cousin??

[@Lilienfritz]

I once had a scary dream, well the dream itself wasn't scary, but the effect it had on my body was. I remember it just being a normal dream at first, where I was back in middle school. At some point in the dream I became so angry at the teacher, which I didn't like in real life, but also didn't hate that much, especially 10 years later. I just became angrier and angrier until I woke up with enormous chest pain, because my heart was pumping so hard. It would be easy to imagine, that you could get a cardiac arrest, with something like that happening to you.

[@HannaBooth-dc6iz]

Started watching this on my phone with my morning coffee. And my two year old just sat down next to me and watched the whole video 😂😂 Kudos to the animation and story telling

[@cirmented]

it’s insane how many ways the human body can be killed off

[@Lau3464l]

It’s even more insane the ways the human body keeps us alive every minute

[@sassykaren7587]

Doctor Mike I have a personal situation that happened to me in March of 2018. I ended up falling into a coma, and my brain wouldn’t stop swelling. It was causing me to have strokes and seizures, and the doctors couldn’t find the cause, and no meds were helpful. The doctors told my grown kids to take care of my final expenses because they were sure that I wasn’t going to come out of the coma alive. I did come out alive, but the doctors were still stumped as to what caused this to happen. A couple of years later I had done some research, and I found out that my magnesium, and potassium levels were in the basement. Do you know what could have caused me to now have to live with seizures, and panic attacks? I never had to deal with any of those things before in my life. Anyway, thank you for the great videos that you make, and I’m sorry this was so long. 😊

[@sparklepugtea]

Oh goodness! Hopefully he sees this 🤞 I’m no doctor but I’m glad you’re alright 😊

[@sassykaren7587]

@@sparklepugtea thank you so much for your reply and kind words. 😊

[@Catras_unfairly_gorgeous_smirk]

He's not going to answer to this. It'd be highly unethical and unprofessional for him, as a licensed and still practicing doctor in the US, to answer these sorts of questions in the comment section of his videos.

[@sparklepugtea]

@@sassykaren7587 Anytime dear! 😌

[@S.A.A-y4j]

LOVE your page - subscribing -- I read, back around the days of the advent of computers, that medical students at some University did testing (or was it conjecture instead of tests - it's been 20 years) that determined that Poe most likely died of rabies. Not sure now, but since you mentioned it (which I was waiting for) I wonder now how much testing was done, if any at all or it was all symptomatic type determination? Thanks again!

[@tiffanytartt5690]

Please I am BEGGING you to do these videos more often! J absolutely loved this and enjoyed it so much! They’re all so fascinating yet terrifying.

[@williams.n.9443]

9:34 the man dancing is perfect

[@alondrareynoso3811]

This is definitely one of my favorites videos Dr.Mike has done so far. It was both intriguing and educational. And he has a great storytelling voice lol

[@MichaelFerrell-pq1kn]

Mike do more of these. I loved this!!

[@mikea5817]

A series of these or similar types of videos would be great during the month of October! Dr. Mike makes for a good storyteller

[@BunnyNorris]

Love this series. Definitely want more episodes of medical mystery death stories!

[@kennethM]

sad story but i love the dancing around 9:21 11/10 animations all of them. especially the guy with the brown mustache

[@A_river_dirt_cheese]

Loooooooooooooooooooooool

[@therogueartist]

I'm fairly positive that the series of nightmare deaths are what inspired Wes Craven to make A Nightmare on Elm Street.

[@lolabloo]

I love this. Videos like these are my favorite

[@legocommandercody212]

Nahh I’m sorry but when he died that was literally the minecraft horse death noise 13:13 😭

[@Cheese_samwich25]

Fr

[@OliviaLin-y5k]

What's kinda funny is that Edgar Allen Poe visited my school, Norfolk Academy, as a visiting author years ago. When he died soon after, everyone in the school said that the cafeteria food killed him.

[@Irishbutgermansoldier]

Maybe,and kids this is why we don’t trust the cafeteria food 😂

[@M1ntPi]

he died in 1849???

[@OliviaLin-y5k]

@M1ntPi Yeah he died in 1849, my school is really old lol

[@M1ntPi]

@@OliviaLin-y5k dang, yeah lol

[@madelynmatamoro]

what school do u go to??

[@marinec4164]

As a history lover, I really enjoy this kind of videos! This is my first time seeing one of those in your channel, so I'm positively surprised! :D

[@jenevievepang2217]

Doctor mike really inspired me and I learnt a lot of medical information from him, and I really really want to be a doctor when I grow up. Thank you so much doctor mike! Keep up the good work!

[@songcognac]

ohhh I'm loving these unsolved medical mysteries with Dr Mike!!! this should become a regular segment 🔥

[@tommymayfield814]

The dreaming deaths were caused by guilt. They had to watch their families get murdered right in front of them. The women and older men didn't die from the same community because they knew they couldn't save anybody. The young strong men always thought they could have saved their brother or their mother and the guilt from not trying killed them. It's really sad.

[@spongebobs_pinnaple]

It truly is so sad... Why do I feel guilty 😢

[@tommymayfield814]

@@spongebobs_pinnaple because you have a soul.

[@ashleyolney3092]

Loved the story telling! Awesome video! I hope there'll be more of these!

[@ashgaapkilnumoj8albahal164]

I love the way you are telling theses stories! You have to do more!!! You should make audio versions too!!!

[@IamKALORFUL]

Hi Doctor Mike! I’m Hmong, thanks for sharing our story and this mystery!

[@elyxen8578]

The way Doctor Mike mentioned "bangungut" surprised me.. as an avid viewer from the Philippines ❤ really love medical mysteries in history and also the medical trivias and how it was delivered..

[@EDM_drummer460]

3:46 I know him, I do an assignment over him. Edgar is born in Boston, Massachusetts, son of two actors Eliza and David Poe. Eliza contracted tuberculosis and died. Edgar possibly suffers from recurrent depression, bipolar disorder, and drug & alcohol abuse. Poe went from grammar school to a boarding school in Chelsea, and all happened in 1815 to 1817. Edgar died later when older, possibly because of his complications of Alcoholism. That is pretty much all I know.

[@jerielk.6975]

This man is a compelling storyteller! The narrations make the whole video

[@slimyboixd]

OMG I remember learning about the dream deaths from MatPat over on game theory and everyone I talked to about it refused to believe me. Thanks for validating me Doc XD

[@paigemarcum5586]

Same!! I was so stoked to see someone else talk about it!

[@landygocong3323]

This was pretty good Mike! You should keep doing these storytelling vids.

[@SL33P_D3PR1V3D.]

Almost completely out of topic here, but I can’t think of the historical Edgar Allen Poe, without thinking of the Anime Edgar Allen Poe

[@atarula85]

Now I need a collab of Dr. Mike with our Ghoul boys cause he would be a great addition to the True Crime part of the Unsolved series. He's almost as good as Ryan at narrating and setting up the cases

[@bakeSomeTreats]

I love the little stories and animations! I wish he did a little chat session with someone after each one :D Story time, and then his unscripted opinions.

[@mikivox4524]

You're a great storyteller! I would love to hear you do full audio books!

[@Diva-thevamp]

ah yes, i love watching Dr. Mike storytelling about death while im eating my breakfast.

[@vincentstuart9562]

I wanna see more videos like this, it feeds my ADHD medical fixation and my "I'm into the macabre' fixation at the same time

[@mxqueer]

These are fascinating cases. Dr Mike brings the stories to life - he could definitely have an alternative career as an audio book narrator!

[@bleukettu4521]

I would love an episode about sleep paralysis. I have done a lot of research and asked many medical professionals, but most if them just call it "bad dreams". I would love to hear you take on this.😊

[@eds1942]

The Old Hag in folklore. And sometimes associated with succubus & incubus. (I’d also add alien encounters). Anyway, the reasoning behind the folklore was that some of those that experience sleep paralysis either feel a presence and or see someone at the foot the foot of their bed. I’ve experienced this twice. I’d just wake up, breathing hard, couldn’t move, and something like a shadow of person standing and looking over me at the end of the bed. It only lasted a few seconds and I’d fall right back to sleep.

[@bleukettu4521]

@@eds1942 I've never seen an old hag I've always seen what I call the hat man. A tall figure in a long coat with a wide brim hat that just stands at either the side or foot of my bed, just staring. I've experienced it on and off since I was a small child.

[@jennyb1650]

We need more videos like this, very relaxing and helps me sleep 😊

[@Callimoone]

I really enjoyed this video! I love mysteries and these medical ones with your story telling and actual medical input were great. The animation was cool too.

[@laurawhitehouse2333]

Im loving this format. I hope dr Mike does more of these.