Worthy experiment subject

finally, sth interesting during this hols. today went for this experimental thingy which i volunteer as a experimental subject. actually xy and peng also volunteered, but we had different timing for the experiment, so i was alone.


i filled in some forms without really understanding what's the experiment was about, cos i could see shazia (the experimenter) was really eager to start.. she first asked whether i had put on any moisteriser on my face.. (OS: was my face that dry, or peeling and she was commenting on my facial condition?? oh gosh!!).. i answered "no" in quite an embarrassed manner. then she said "good, if u have u need to wipe it off cos it will interfere with the electrode conduction".. (OS: phew -__-").. and then i had to use the alcohol wipe to clean the area on my face where the masseter and thyrohyoid muscles are located, which are in front of the ear and where my double chin is respectively..


after adjusting some devices, she got me to sit down..


"I got some sand paper and i need to sand your face"


(OS: nani??!!)


then she just rub the sand paper against my face in front the ear and my double chin area..


(OS: don't disfigure my face pls..-_____- ")


then she wipe the area with alcohol and stick on the electrodes.. (OS: may be it's a good thing not to look at it..)


then there were some technical stuff going on (taking of impression, adjusting the bite block etc).. the dentist (i didn't get his name) cum shazia's supervisor came.. i did some exercises like clenching and chewing.. the chewing was really really tiring.. i think i chewed for 2-3min continuously at marching speed.. n it's not like chewing chewing gum. the strength involved was more like chewing on an apple.. n towards the end i could feel that my lower incisors had biten through the impression material onto the metal biting plate.. some abrasion must have occurred and crown height lost.. but i had to b cooperative.. the fact that the two of them were counting down the number of minutes left did not really help.. it was just very tiring.. but it was over.. shazia was commenting that my chewing was very strong (which is sth i don't know whether i should be proud of) but then shazia was telling the dentist she could find my data which she had just collected from my chewing, and the dentist was saying, mayb it's faster to redo it then to look for it.. (OS: NNOOOOnoonooo!!!). but luckily she found it, and my masseter muscles were spared..


then i did clenching again, but this time i need to clench very stably. there was this screen in front of me, i had to look at it to check that i clenched stably such that a white matched with a red line.. wow, it's really hard to explain.. but this was tiring too.. n i could feel some sensation on my lower incisors, like i was wearing braces..


and then the interesting part.. INJECTION!! the dentist, too, was eager to get me jabbed.. personally, i don't find it daunting, cos last time i had 4 premolars taken off, n thus had got a few jabs.. i was told to lie on the sofa (dental chair??) and shazia was holding a torch light (operator light??).. (OS: where's my bib n safety glasses?? i think i need suction??) i couldn't remember abt the dentist's infection control.. but then they start asking me abt somethings in singapore such as food, national service and my orthodontic tx.. (OS: ah ha, distraction technique to calm a patient sia, i know what u both are up too, but i'm not nervous what -_________-"). then came 4 small jabs.. which i felt some sensation, but it was bearable.. and just when the dentist was going to give the proper anaestheics, i could feel tears coming out from my right eye.. and shazia fetched me some tissues.. (OS: erm, i'm not crying.. the tears just came sub-consciously). n the dentist said jokingly, "oh, pls don't cry". (OS: -_________- '""). then he gave me another 4 shots and then 1 last shot on the palate behind the upper incisors, which wasn't as painful as i thought.. felt quite numb.. barely felt anything. (OS: i'm so going to drool like a 3 year old.. )


then a 5th year student came in, whom i think was here to help with the experiement.. (OS: oh gosh, another person to witness how i'm going to drool..).


then i did the clenching and chewing again.. tiring sia.. was trying to be rhythemic in my chewing (i was thinking abt tank's song to keep me in pace) n i was concentrating very hard to match the white line with the red line.. subconsciously, i was worrying whether i was drooling.. (i am well-known by my clinic partner to have a excellent, unlimited salivary flow).


finally everything was done.. n when i moved my mouth from the bite block, saliva flowed like nobody's business.. n i think some landed on my jeans.. (OS: argh!!!!!! -__________-", super embarrassing).. pple passed me tissues.. (OS: sigh sigh sighz..)..


then they arranged an appointment for me to have my radiograph.. then the 5th year student asked for my birthday cos he needed to fill in the form.. then shazia discovered that my birthday was next week.. then she passed me the form for the radiograph-taking n said "this is for you as an early birthday present". (OS: diaoz, thanks.. -___________-")..


ok, my lips felt like 2 sausages.. n i totally couldn't feel anything.. i'm so afraid saliva will flow out without me noticing, n it will be super embarrasing.. actually i wanted to do some grocery shopping but i thought better not.. then i chosed to walk the more remoted way home to avoid the crowd..


hopefully i will get my remuneration soon.. btw, xy din finish the experiment n din get the injection cos the device wasn’t working properly.. but she still got some $$.. mayb it’s a good thing..


interesting, really interesting.. -_____- "