Today, I used my inhaler for the first time in a year. As soon as I took a puff I felt something strange go down my throat. Upon closer inspection I discovered there had been a spider living in the mouth of my inhaler... and I had just swallowed it. FML
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On 06/18/2009 at 7:07pm - health - by asthmatic (woman) - United States (New York)
#1 How did you know it was a spider?
#2 Wouldn't you have inhaled it, not swallowed it?
#56 - On 06/19/2009 at 9:16am by xitsbananas
How would you know it was a spider if it already went down your throat?
What would there be to inspect closely? The puke from when you made it come back up.
I'm tired of all these fake FMLs.
#61 - On 06/19/2009 at 9:30am by stereoskyline
Maybe she coughed it back up? But that would probably be part of the FML.
And yeah, inhaling something chunky would be insanely different from swallowing on :S
#68 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:12am by FerreThoughts
Did you swallow the spider to catch the fly?
I don't know why you swallowed a fly.
...Perhaps you'll die.
#4 - On 06/19/2009 at 3:38am by biancagolden
why wouldn't u inspect an inhaler before you use it after a year... I'm not even sure if that stuff stays good longer than a year...ydi
#6 - On 06/19/2009 at 3:39am by 1goodthing
I'm pretty sure if you are in the middle of an asthma attack, you aren't going to stop and check for spiders before using your inhaler. I would think the main concern would be the fact that they are unable to breathe, not the small possibility of a spider living in their inhaler.
Ewww... Don't those things expire after a while anyway? I think you probably need a new one
#7 - On 06/19/2009 at 3:41am by Avenging_Angel
they do expire but they last longer than a year, i got mine late 2007-early 2008 and it expires sept. 2009 soo... yeah.
oh. six legged goodness. I wonder if it laid eggs in your inhaler, and if you swallowed them too ;)
#10 - On 06/19/2009 at 3:44am by AndreaKina
Um...spiders actually have eight legs. Just, FYI.
I really hope you knew that, and "six legged" was just a typo. Cause I definitely learned the difference between spiders and insects in kindergarten.
LOL FAIL . FYI FOR NOT KNOWING A SPIDER HAS 8 LEGS .
#119 - On 06/19/2009 at 4:29pm by leeeighanneee14
#11 If you felt little legs tapping on your throat as it's going down chances are it's a spider (I've swallowed a spider before...It was the scariest experience for me lol)
EWWWWWW. Thanks for planting that image in my head...I'm not hungry anymore x(. *gag*
FYL for sure. That's disgusting.
But you really should have at least looked at the year-old inhaler before putting it in your mouth.
are you sure you swallowed it? i mean isnt it the point of inhaler to breathe the stuff inside it in? ..so it would end up in your lungs. well i hope not, but damn that would be even scarier
I agree with #11 - How do you know it was a spider if you didnt see it?! Methinks this could be either bullshit or speculation! And #10 - spiders have EIGHT legs, you idiot! I personally like spiders, so - Im kinda hoping it was a cockroach instead - a pregnant one... hahaha... ok,ok,ok, Im kidding...
Your meant to spray 3 times in the air before using it. Even if the last time you used it was only 2 weeks ago.
I've never heard of that and just saw my doctor a few weeks ago and wasn't told that either.
#24 - On 06/19/2009 at 4:15am by sickinlove13
Oh FUCK, I would fucking flip out!!! FYL indeed. Once I had a HUGE spider run down my face while I was watching tv, I couldn't sleep for 2 days, cause the fucker was still on the prawl...
#21 - On 06/19/2009 at 4:10am by PleaseSayTheBaby
I always wonder if the facts on Natural Geographic are true. This means you do swallow 10 spiders in your lifetime, aint that great?!
YDI for not following the basic rules of the inhaler, or of anything. Check before use.
#23 that is true. But it happens mostly in your sleep... Like when sometimes you wake up coughing for no reason... You could have had a spider crawl into your mouth and down your throght. I think I spelled throght wrong LOL. Have fun sleeping guys!!!! LOL.
#25 - On 06/19/2009 at 4:19am by PleaseSayTheBaby
lol throat u retard, and I think 10 needs to go back to 1st grade and learn about spiders
And OP FYL that blows
And you don't think that cleaning something you'll put in your mouth after a year of it gathering dust is irrational? /facepalm
#28 - On 06/19/2009 at 4:30am by ForWhatItsWorth
It's anatomically impossible to swallow the spider if you're using an inhaler. You don't swallow air; you breathe it and it goes down your trachea into your lungs. When you swallow, your epiglottis blocks off the trachea so the food/liquid goes down your esophagus into your stomach. Therefore, you're either completely full of shit and don't know what you're taking about, or your lungs are weirdly fucked.
#29 - On 06/19/2009 at 4:31am by BrutalDave
Most people swallow to get the taste out of their mouths afterwards. My doctor actually encourages it.
#106 - On 06/19/2009 at 1:52pm by shattered2004
one time i was in the car going to school... my aunt / grandma were visiting from arkansas and theres a bunch of daddy long legs there... i felt something on my chin... guess the rest....
#4 WIN
#33 - On 06/19/2009 at 4:59am by NewLight8421
LOL #32 mythbusters nerd and #18 some spiders have 6 legs dipshit LOL dumbasses that think they know everyhing these days
#34 - On 06/19/2009 at 4:59am by ilaughatfmls2
Umm... yea no spiders have 6 legs.. idiot. Like the replier before me.. that would clearly make them an insect, and not a spider. Wow grade school really failed you, huh?
#98 - On 06/19/2009 at 1:18pm by planetearth
YDI for storing it without its cap on. Though #29 makes a reeeeeally good point about the whole inhale vs. swallow thing...
but it could still crawl in the little bit at the top where the metal canister doesnt quite meet the plastic...
This is why they tell you to clean them and spray them away from you twice before you use them if you haven't used them for a few months.
Although...How did a spider get in? Unless you left the cap off, in which case get a new one.
#39 - On 06/19/2009 at 5:41am by catatonicsleep
YDI for not looking at what you shove in your mouth first.
#42 - On 06/19/2009 at 6:05am by SteinAuf6425
Her boyfriend probably enjoys and takes advantage of this error.
#46 - On 06/19/2009 at 6:49am by redbluegreen
Yummy I bet that was fun I hear many ppl eat spiders by accident so ur not alone but that is an FML moment
#45 - On 06/19/2009 at 6:32am by smartsportsbabe
as bad as it is to swallow a spider, come on, after not using it for a year common sense would say to check it and clean out the inhaler
Oh the irony. As I was reading this a cockroach flew by my head which sent me running for Raid whose fumes then sent me into an asthma attack. I triple checked my inhaler before using it.
OP: If you haven't used it in a few months its a good idea to spray it once or twice into the air to clear out the chamber. And I guess from now on you will be checking it to make sure that its clear.
As for using the lid, I had a similar problem with my inhaler and it had the lid on. I kept it in my purse and a piece of paper slipped into the top. I didn't check the chamber and when I took it the paper stuck to the back of my throat. I could have swallowed it but I coughed it up. So her story is plausible...
#54 - On 06/19/2009 at 9:08am by anonymous1116
Thats gross...but if it makes you feel better people swallow spiders all of the time in their sleep.
LOL at you idiots? Personally, I would never check my inhaler when I'm having an attack. Severe asthmatics are probably more worried about themselves LIVING than whether their inhaler is dusty.
#57 - On 06/19/2009 at 9:20am by fmlalicious4
It's so severe, the last time he used it was a year ago. Seems so worrying that he should be screaming like a 5 year old girl.
#59 - On 06/19/2009 at 9:25am by ForWhatItsWorth
If you hadn't used it in a year, shouldn't you of washed it first, or checked up on it, before deciding to use it.
And at #57, I don't think he was having an attack. I seriously doubt it.
YDI. and FYL.
#60 - On 06/19/2009 at 9:27am by HummingBirdsFly
Was there a web inside that said "Some Inhaler!"? :)
#22, I think the average human actually eats 8 spiders in their lifetime. This makes me feel slightly better, but when it comes down to it, I'm still eating more spiders than I'd like to. It also scares me to think about how people were able to figure this out.
At least Asthmatic has one less spider left to swallow.
omg that sucks. i used 2 watch the discovery channel when i was little and i learned you swollow @ least 8 spiders in your lifetime when you r sleep. i was always afriad of that.
btw ppl who dont beleive him... the spider has 8 legs and you can feel more than 2 down your throat and the spider could have made a web SHUT UP you R-tard
#64 - On 06/19/2009 at 9:43am by MissyWissyKach
...that's why you puff it twice if you haven't used it in a long time :/
#65 - On 06/19/2009 at 9:52am by chunkofchange
This Is Fake!!!
1) People with inhalers KNOW that they have an expiration date.
2) They are not effective after said date.
3) The opening that the inhalant comes out of is WAYY too small for a spider to pass thru.
4) #4, you are amazing xD
#69 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:28am by Phoenix_GAD
I'm an asthmatic, and I can almost guarantee my inhaler is expired since I have no idea how old it is.
I also have 2 expired epi pens. You've never used expired medicine?
#97 - On 06/19/2009 at 1:14pm by MoobyTheCow
no, i actually dont.
im a bit ocd about that sorta thing.
or it could just be that the medicine is usually all gone by the time it expires.
#108 - On 06/19/2009 at 2:22pm by Phoenix_GAD
1 down 7 to go!
(You consume approximately 8 spiders in your life.)
#70 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:30am by emilysembem
what, because i make a comment, it means im a jackass?
but as everyone else has been saying, if he/she swallowed it, how would they know it was a spider?
and why would you store the inhaler w/o the cap/top on?
If you are asthmatic, wouldnt you take better care of ur inhaler? i know i do.
#73 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:46am by Phoenix_GAD
Who knows maybe you'll get some web slinging powers out of it.
#72 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:41am by maverick21703
I just puked a little bit.
If that happened to me, I probably would end up freaking out so bad that I would need the inhaler again.
Fail.
#74 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:46am by kdb
Wouldn't you check it first? Or can you not see that part I don't know I'm no inhaler specialist
#76 - On 06/19/2009 at 11:10am by beaniebabe
70, are you stupid? His expiration date could've been longer then others'
#77 - On 06/19/2009 at 11:10am by beckified
are YOU stupid?
seeing as 70 is talking about the number of spiders people swallow,
i assume you meant 69. Me.
and no, i am not stupid.
jesus. whats with all the name calling?
nerd in your mothers basement you have nothing better to do?
no convention to go to?
hmm..
get a life.
#109 - On 06/19/2009 at 2:25pm by Phoenix_GAD
THATS WHAT YOU GET! Youre supposed to prime your inhaler if you havent used it for a while. pump it a few times. furthermore i dont think ur supposed to keep the same inhaler that long lol
THANK YOU.
jeez. this entire comment section has been ganging up on me.
thank you for agreeing.
#111 - On 06/19/2009 at 2:28pm by Phoenix_GAD
Today, I read this FML about someone discovering himself INHALING a spider after he inhaled it already. FML.
#83 - On 06/19/2009 at 12:04pm by kentucky89
Wouldn't you have noticed if there was a spider on it BEFORE you put it up to your mouth? I mean, they can be pretty hard to miss sometimes tbh.
#84 - On 06/19/2009 at 12:25pm by stephyvengeancex
Oh my god. As an asthmatic and life long spider-phobic person, I would have left asthma in the dirt and went straight to heart attack. I am so sorry for you.
#86 - On 06/19/2009 at 12:27pm by alwaysalady
Same here! Asthmatic and completely afraid of spiders (and pretty much all bugs), so this is my worst nightmare T-T
That's nothing: the average human swallows 7 spiders a year during their sleep.
#88 - On 06/19/2009 at 12:42pm by jiggles101
Congratulations: You were fooled by a practical joke started over 15 years ago to see how readily people would believe ludicrously fake facts spread in emails. (Look it up.)
PS: Spiders hate warm, moist mouths.
#93 - On 06/19/2009 at 1:09pm by MoobyTheCow
If you haven't used it in a year spraying it the first time probably won't work anyways. Usually you have to do it 2-3 times to clear the nozzle.
So I'm skeptical.
#90 - On 06/19/2009 at 1:00pm by MoobyTheCow
dont worry too much about it. the spider will just disintegrate when it hits your stomach acids :D
#95 - On 06/19/2009 at 1:12pm by theskippster
well you apparently used the inhaler wrong anyway.. if you swallowed the spider, then you swallowed the inhalant, which obviously wouldn't help your condition. Either that or you inhaled the spider and hopefully coughed it up, but clearly you can't swallow and inhale at the same time..
Or.. more likely:
This is fake
#100 - On 06/19/2009 at 1:21pm by planetearth
*should HAVE
should OF clearly makes no grammatical sense.. why do people type that? THINK ABOUT IT.
#101 - On 06/19/2009 at 1:23pm by planetearth
If you haven't used it in a year wouldn't you want to wipe it off anyway to get the dust off or something? Or at least look and make sure it's clean to use? I don't use inhalers, but I'm just saying.
#105 - On 06/19/2009 at 1:33pm by ILoveJace01
Who doesnt notice a spider living in anything?
Seriously.
#107 - On 06/19/2009 at 1:54pm by SarlaccBits
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. I'm arachnophobic and this made me shudder so badly that I scared my cat out of the room. But seriously, I would've checked the inside of it beforehand, and I bet you will do that now everytime you use your inhaler. x_x
#113 - On 06/19/2009 at 2:47pm by heatherrrx
Yeah, I've had similar experiences. Like not using my inhaler for like 6 months then needed a puff only to inhale random pocket lint.
Ewwww!! That would kill me faster than the asthma attack!!
#117 - On 06/19/2009 at 3:51pm by Miz_Firebrand
the average person swallows eight spiders in their lifetime. you are not special.
#120 - On 06/19/2009 at 4:34pm by black_heartz
YDI, you should have checked. Plus, inhalers expire after a few months.
#121 - On 06/19/2009 at 4:46pm by Kimba_Sprite
that's disgusting! One time I had an earwig in there, but I never swallowed it! I've checked it every time I've used it ever since though lol
Hey...statistics show that you swallow at least 2 spiders a year in your sleep. This just means you will get extra protein! But don't feel bad. I've found bugs in my inhaler too. That's why I check them before I use them. Lol.
#125 - On 06/19/2009 at 7:10pm by ChelseaAnn08
that makes nooo sense. because you wouldnt no if it was a spider
#126 - On 06/19/2009 at 7:23pm by liloneoflaughter
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is soooooooooo groooosssss
#128 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:50pm by beauty88
Auuugh, that sucks.
To everyone whining about inhalers expiring after a few months - my salbutamol (ventolin) inhaler expires in 2010, and I received this one in early 2008. Not to mention all the ones I have owned prior for the past 10 years running have had the same 'shelf-life.'
Plus the top end of the inhaler is open where the tip of the canister pokes out, so the cap really does nothing but keep the mouthpiece clean.
Sorry, but YDI. You're always supposed to prime your inhaler after extended periods of no usage. Not hard to do, even when having an attack. Next time just try to remember to do that.
#136 - On 06/21/2009 at 2:30am by morgueprincess
Maybe the OP knew it was a spider even though they didn't see it because there was a web? Though this is one FML I hope is fake because it's so disturbing.
#137 - On 06/21/2009 at 12:34pm by purple_sarah
smart one. comments get deleted due to name calling. obviously your the nerd with no life bc your responding to EVERY comment because you have nothing else to do?
#138 - On 06/21/2009 at 2:49pm by beckified
wow this is sum real bullshit im an asthmatic nd i got it real bad but i dnt think it wud kill 2 press the lil button a few times so tht shit dnt happen this is a real fake fml fu trick nd if it not... hope u breathin good now mmmmm nd tht tasty spider u lucky shit
I'm an asthmatic too, and I know that before I read this I'd never checked. But I use it every day, so there doesn't seem to be much need. I know I definitely will now though. The thought just makes me gag.
#140 - On 06/22/2009 at 3:28am by peppy29
if you swallowed it, how then AFTEr you swallowed it did you realise there was a spider there? if you ate it?
FAKE
*story was edited slightly* the spider actually got caught in my retainer (I use my inhaler every day btw) the spider was also a daddy long legs... ewwww
nope, completely real. the story got edited though so it sounds impossible. spider got caught in my retainer and i didn't swallow it >.
wow, maybe this is a different story than mine? kinda weird though being that we submitted it during the same time frame and all >.< and they are nearly identical stories, who knows
Since I keep my inhaler in my purse with my hairbrush, I accidentally inhaled a hair once. From then on, I made it a habit to remove the medicine canister and blow into the inhaler to be sure there's nothing lodged in it.
#150 - On 07/25/2009 at 2:41am by yumpinyiminy
As an asthma sufferer myself, I smell fake here. First, the inside of the mouthpiece wouldn't be a hospitable environment for a spider (or any other arachnid or insect) to hang out or lay eggs. Second, you don't swallow the contents of what comes out of the inhaler. Third, "upon closer inspection"? Please. If there was only one of them in there, there was nothing to inspect...and if there were two or more, you would have seen them before taking a puff.
Therefore, I call bullshit. However, just on the off chance you're not posting a fake, unless this is your rescue inhaler, you need to use it every day. Most asthma sufferers can't skip a day with their prevention inhaler.
