A lot of people in the US aren’t aware that the way we’ve been taught to home test for COVID is outdated & that’s probably 1 reason why home tests are “negative” with positive symptoms I’m gonna paraphrase/streamline below instead of Alt text: - ThreadSky

queeringpsychology.bsky.social • 521 days ago

A lot of people in the US aren’t aware that the way we’ve been taught to home test for COVID is outdated & that’s probably 1 reason why home tests are “negative” with positive symptoms

I’m gonna paraphrase/streamline below instead of Alt text:

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kathleenlenihan.bsky.social•521 days ago

I’m a don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good kind of person. Getting people to blow their nose before testing, putting the swab way up there, and doing a good thorough sweep would be a significant improvement over what I’m guessing many people do.

barneylaurance.uk•521 days ago

That looks like instructs for nasopharynx swabbing. Doesn't that need significantly longer swab sticks than the ones designed for anterior swabbing. All the tests I've seen in the last two years in the UK have been for anterior nasal I think.

handle.invalid•519 days ago

It's not. Note the difference in these two sets of instructions (and especially the diagrams) that are both from PHO. In fact, the site that the instructions are taken from even says that swabs designed for nasopharyngeal collection are not preferred (see the 3rd image).

xianlandia.com•521 days ago

please charge your phone!

mjc0961.bsky.social•521 days ago

Hahaha glad it wasn't just me

https://xkcd.com/1373/

themckenziest.gay•521 days ago

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SHARE THIS

designbyadrian.bsky.social•520 days ago

I wonder if you should have used A, B, C instead of 1, 2, 3 so it’s more clear that these aren’t steps, but options?

queeringpsychology.bsky.social•520 days ago

These are steps. Not options. That’s the whole point. The throat, cheeks, and nose in that order

myownpetard.bsky.social•520 days ago

thanks! saved for later use.

camilleuadams.bsky.social•521 days ago

Why can’t we bookmark yet?! This is helpful.

norby.bsky.social•521 days ago

Link for anybody who wants to print/share: https://www.ontariohealth.ca/sites/ontariohealth/files/2022-02/COVID-19RapidAntigenTests-HowtoCollectaSample.pdf

queeringpsychology.bsky.social•521 days ago

2) Test yourself 30 MINUTES AFTER you eat, drink, smoke, vape, or chew gum

Blow your nose 1st

Then wash your hands

With the same swab, it goes: -Throat
-Left & Right side of cheek/gums
-Left & Right nostrils/nose*

*See below for more details on swabbing the nose

queeringpsychology.bsky.social•521 days ago

3) For the nose: you wanna go low & down into your nose, spin the swab (give it a twirl) & then let it sit & soak up some muscus

Do this AGAIN in the other nostril

And then put the swab in the testing solution

If you’re not testing like this, you might be missing something

queeringpsychology.bsky.social•521 days ago

For anyone thinking, “but Pierre, I have a serious gag reflex. I can’t test my throat.”

1) Squeeze thumb in 1 hand like you’re throwing a bad punch

2) Press space between lips and chin with other hand

3) Squeeze the meat b/w index & thumb

Idk why it works

(I had a vid but it won’t post here)

ary.bsky.social•521 days ago

I am more confused than should be humanly possible by steps 2 and 3

tychon.dev•521 days ago

Since one and two are separate techniques that have been given over the years, I suspect this is meant as a list of options not steps.

Arbitrary article showing both:

https://mind-hacks.wonderhowto.com/how-to/turn-your-gag-reflex-off-with-pressure-points-0160711/

queeringpsychology.bsky.social•520 days ago

These are steps. Not options. That’s the whole point. The throat, cheeks, and nose in that order

trickycrayon.bsky.social•521 days ago

yeah this I cannot make my brain comprehend it lol

trickycrayon.bsky.social•521 days ago

(and I am super interested in it! my brain is just refusing to parse it rip)

queeringpsychology.bsky.social•521 days ago

"This quality project demonstrates that combining the results of nasal and throat swabs or using a combined single swab of the throat and nares resulted in increased detection of SARS-CoV-2 using a rapid antigen test, in an asymptomatic population."

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35762772/

liberrynb.bsky.social•519 days ago

little tip, if you can't post a video on bluesky, you can still drop a link to the video hosted somewhere else.

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