Overview
- After trying a viral congestion tip, Brandi Glanville said she put a garlic clove in her nostril, then her ear, where it got stuck and was removed at urgent care the next day.
- She told listeners on her Unfiltered podcast that the remedy burned her skin, which she had recently treated with lasers, and she urged people not to follow medical advice from social media.
- An ear, nose, and throat specialist quoted in coverage said raw garlic can cause chemical burns and infection on delicate tissue in the nose and ear.
- Doctors also explained that a garlic clove in the ear cannot relieve sinus pressure because the eardrum blocks the ear canal from the middle ear and the Eustachian tube that drains into the back of the nose.
- Reports link the episode to Glanville’s recent health saga, including ruptured breast implants that leaked silicone into lymph nodes and preceded facial infection and treatment.