21 Health Tricks to Teach Your Body

18.Treat a Tickling Throat

Treat a tickling throat (www.livestrong.com)

Another trick for the human body is next time your throat starts to tickle, don’t cough it out. Try scratching your ear instead.  Scott Schaffer, M.D. explained, “When the nerves in the ear are stimulated, it creates a reflex in the throat that can cause a muscle spasm. This spasm relieves the tickle in your throat.”