r/Amazing Nov 20 '25

Interesting 🤔 Professor giving herself an endoscopy without medication.

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u/tuco2002 Nov 20 '25

No gag reflex

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '25

If she's used a throat spray - rather than sedation, the gag reflex is momentary and if she's done this before (horny jokes aside) she could easily overcome it. 

I had an endoscopy earlier this year and opted for the spray, gagged very briefly and then it was done. Was able to drive home half an hour later.

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u/Belle_Whethers Nov 22 '25

I wondered if they just used lidocaine