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Mosquitoes – your worst experiences

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In times when people are divided over many issues there’s one thing that unites us – our mutual hatred for mosquitoes. Now that Summer is in full swing we’re just buffets for the mozzies in this heat. For most of us it’s usually just a case of lost sleep and itchy bites.

Swollen eyelids and night terrors

Bobby and Lindy recall their worst experiences with mosquitoes. Bobby ended up on the cold floor, while Lindy got a makeover that made her look like the love child of Elton John and Quasimodo:

Mosquito

Mosquitoes can actually lead to surgery

We asked our listeners to share their stories about the worst encounters with a mosquito. We heard about poor newborns being bitten on their fist day at home, someone getting poison in the face, a remodeled bedroom, and an incident that led to knee surgery.

Read more: Doctor Randall Ortel – from the taxi to medical school

An interesting mosquito repellent

In Lindy’s Stat Chat we heard that according to a survey almost 1 in 10 people have a very unique method of dealing with mozzies:

Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

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