TikTokers are sticking garlic up their noses to clear mucus. Does that even work?


Please don't put garlic up your nose to clear congestion. — 123rf.com

When it comes to terrible health advice, social media platform TikTok is the gift that keeps on giving.

If eating papaya seeds to poop out parasites wasn’t enough, now users are jamming garlic cloves up their nostrils in the hopes of clearing their congestion. The videos are uninviting, to say the least; watch at your discretion.

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