Best Way To Get That Annoying Song Out Of Your Head

It always happens to me. I'll be watching TV and some commercial pops on with a very distinct and catchy jingle. For the rest of the day it stays stuck in my head. I'll hum along, sing the tune, make parody lyrics and nothing makes it go away.

There's something extremely maddening about not being able to turn it off! Psychologists at the University of Reading in England decided to try to find a solution to this age old problem.

They found that if you want a song to leave your brain, you should try chewing gum. It's that easy. They also realized that people who chewed gum were able to reduce the time they heard the song in their head by 33 percent.

Furthermore, they believe that gum chewing will also help you to refocus your attention on something else if you're obsessing or stressing about a certain issue. This is probably why my grade school teachers let us chew gum during tests.

Next time you've got that annoying tune stuck in your head, try this and see if it works!

(Irish Examiner)