Brandi Glanville’s latest attempt at a home remedy ended with a trip to urgent care after a TikTok health hack went badly wrong.. The former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star said she was trying to fight off a cold when she followed viral advice involving garlic, only for the clove to get lodged in her ear.. The bizarre mishap comes after years of serious health struggles that Glanville says have already cost her hundreds of thousands of dollars.. Brandi Glanville’s TikTok Cold Remedy Quickly Backfired. Snorlax / MEGA. Brandi Glanville recently revealed that a seemingly harmless TikTok trend landed her in urgent care after a clove of garlic got lodged in her ear.. Speaking candidly on her “Brandi Glanville Unfiltered” podcast, the 53-year-old said she was trying to shake off a cold she caught from her 18-year-old son, Jake.. Like many people looking for fast relief, Glanville said she came across videos claiming garlic could help clear congested sinuses. However, her experiment quickly spiraled.. Instead of helping, the garlic clove slipped farther into her ear canal than she expected. “It really went down further and I had to go to urgent care the next day and get it taken out,” she admitted.. Glanville explained that she had first tried placing the garlic in her nostril, but it quickly became too painful due to recent cosmetic work. “It was burning too much so I moved it to my ear. It was like burning my skin because I’d just lasered it,” she said.. Looking back, Glanville said the whole ordeal was a reminder that not every online trend is worth trying. “I was just trying to clear my sinuses. It’s online. Don’t listen to people online or TikTok or Instagram or Twitter or Facebook,” she said. Glanville Has Been Fighting Major Health Issues For Years. Steven Bergman/AFF-USA.COM / MEGA. The urgent care visit is just the latest setback in what has already been a long and exhausting health journey for Brandi Glanville.. Over the past few years, the former Bravo star has been vocal about dealing with serious medical problems that she says have affected nearly every part of her life.. One of the biggest battles involved a severe facial condition that she initially believed was caused by parasites she contracted while filming “The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Ex-Wives Club 2” in Morocco in 2023.. According to the 53-year-old, the infection led to major facial swelling and disfigurement, forcing her to seek answers from specialist after specialist.. Glanville said she spent about $200,000 trying to understand what was happening and to repair the damage.. “I went to 21 doctors and I’m telling you, $200,000 … the people at my insurance … let’s just say sucks,” she said on the “I Do Part 2” podcast per the Daily Mail.. Glanville explained that she consulted nearly every type of specialist possible, including infectious disease experts and rheumatologists, in search of answers.. Brandi Glanvill
