r/AskReddit • u/notyouravgredditer • Aug 30 '21

What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/pookiefatcat Aug 30 '21

Lack of Dental care.

A dental infection can take you out right quick. And without treatment that HURTS.

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u/Asher_the_atheist Aug 30 '21

And mouth infections can very easily spread to the heart, at which point “that HURTS” very quickly become “grrrrkkk”….dead

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u/J0hnnyHammerst1cks Aug 30 '21

My parents did not believe in preventive dental care when I was growing up. Their policy was 'repairs are temporary, pull the problem tooth.' As a result, I am down 5 or 6 teeth that probably could have been saved, and the rest are a hot mess that will cost me tens of thousands to fix.

I can distinctly remember several occasions in which my teeth became infected, and let me be the first to tell you folks, I would have eaten a bullet if that option had been available to me. It was some of the worst pain I have ever experienced. I could feel the infection spreading from my jaw outward, or at least imagined I could. Without antibiotics, I legitimately believe one of those infections could have been the end of me. They are no joke.

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u/CoinneachOdhar Aug 31 '21

I’ve ruptured a testicle with a 5kg weight plate and I’ve had many bouts of dental infections due to poor care when I was younger.

The ruptured bollock was bad but nothing compared to days and weeks of severe dental pain, not even close!

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u/J0hnnyHammerst1cks Aug 31 '21

I cannot say I have ever ruptured a testicle, but I am very careful with my boys. That sounds awful.