A Man In China Who Is Addicted To Smelling His Dirty Socks Shockingly Got a Fungal Infection In His Lungs
A man in China who reportedly sniffed his dirty socks each day learned the hard way that his habit is apparently a health danger.
The man, identified only as Peng by the Daily Mail, reportedly developed a habit of sniffing his socks each day after work. But this unusual custom allegedly landed him in the hospital after the Zhangzhou resident complained of chest pains, tightness in his chest and a cough, Science Alert reported.
Initially, doctors at Zhangzhou’s 909 Hospital suspected that Peng, 37, had pneumonia. But when his symptoms persisted, doctors re-questioned the man and he eventually admitted he was “addicted to smelling his socks that he had been wearing,” he said, according to the Daily Mail, which cited local Chinese media.
Physicians would later discover the man had a serious fungal infection in his lungs, more formally known as pulmonary fungal disease. The infection was likely caused when the man inhaled the fungal spores found in the dirty socks, Science Alert reported.
A stunning series of events here. It turns out sniffing your dirty socks every single day is actually horribly detrimental for your health. Who could have seen that one coming? Certainly not this man from China. I mean this guy is basically Emilio from Mr. Deeds who insisted on changing Adam Sandler’s socks. Everyone has their “thing,” and this guy’s is socks. I, for one, could not be more out on socks. I hate wearing them. The moment I get home and get into bed they come off. If I ever get to do the sex my socks will be off. Even if I’m blackout drunk and have absolutely no control of my body I know for a fact I will wake up without socks. When I die I will make sure my socks are off. I don’t want anything to do with smelly socks. If it were up to me I would wear a brand new pair of socks everyday for the rest of my life. I should do this now that I think about it, but I’m way too lazy to go to the store.
The only surprising tidbit of this story is that he’s not from Florida. I guess China comes in second for bizarro world stories like this, but I was so confident we had a Fort Lauderdale resident on our hands. Very disappointing.