Someone in the house loves to chew ice.
Not only do I hear the crunch crunch crunch
but also the grind grind grind of the ice dispenser.
I googled "ice chewing annoying"
and found out I was not alone in being annoyed.
Did you know that the compulsion to chew ice,
or pagophagia,
can be a sign of iron deficiency?
Neither did I.
I thought I'd get a break over the winter.
Alas, much of our winter has been a heat wave.
I'm sure it could be worse.
Tell me something that drives YOU crazy!
That sound would make me nuts, too.
ReplyDeleteI knew the urge to eat dirt or chalk was a thing, but chewing ice? Wow.
I admit, I tend to chew my ice cubes. I know I shouldn't but it is strangely satisfying and my mother was a consummate cruncher of ice.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, it is calorie-free!
My iron levels are fine, so chalk (ha!) it up to bad habit. If it bothers someone I am with, I do try to not do it. You'll have to remind me.
Something that drives me crazy: bits of toothpaste left in the sink.
ReplyDeleteAny crunching sound sends me over the edge.
ReplyDeleteI know, about the iron bit, so its sorta like "please take a vitamin instead! with spinach!"
ReplyDeleteI used to crunch ice. Then I got a crown (not the cute princess kind) and my ice crunching days are over. I do not want any more dental work. The ice crunching drove my mother bonkers.
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