Pop quiz!

My throat was numb for the better part of this afternoon because:
A. I drank too much ice water
B. It was sprayed with lidocaine
C. Of a weird side effect of my allergy nasal spray
D. Strange things like that just happen sometimes

If you guessed B, you win the prize! Now, you may ask, why did I have lidocaine in my throat? For the laryngoscopy, of course! That probably doesn't clarify much, so here's the story:

For my Doctoring class, we were learning about how to do an ENT exam, so we were assigned to a couple hours with ENT residents to learn about their exams. And instead of using standardized patients (ie actors), they had us do it with student volunteers. So for the laryngoscope exam, I volunteered to be the patient. No one else really wanted to, and our class gunner was trying to volunteer a different girl, so I said I'd do it so she didn't have to. I really didn't mind, actually, it was pretty cool to see my own throat up close, and it really didn't hurt or anything (thanks to the lidocaine, of course). And now I know what it feels like, in case I ever get the chance to do it on a patient!