I had also never heard an explanation before. I'd like to think I would inquire if it came up (haven't needed antibiotics since I was a kid), but many people ar

I had also never heard an explanation before. I'd like to think I would inquire if it came up (haven't needed antibiotics since I was a kid), but many people aren't inquisitive. I had a similar lightbulb moment when I heard why you shouldn't slouch, even though it can be comfortable: the intervertebral discs in your spine are poorly innervated[1], so you don't feel the damage you are causing until it is severe. 1 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2913007/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2913007/