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An unnamed man from China was rushed to the hospital recently after he developed a severe fungal infection in his lungs from sniffing his own 'smelly socks'. According to several reports, the unnamed man from Zhangzhou in South-China’s Fujian province would regularly take off his ‘smelly socks’ after work and sniff them for several minutes.

The bizarre habit ultimately resulted in him catching an infection that had developed from a fungus in his footwear. It spread to his lungs after he began sniffing the socks.

After getting admitted in the hospital, an x-ray confirmed the lung infection and doctor advised the man to begin treatment quickly.

The doctors confirmed the infection was caused by frequent sniffing of dirty socks.

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While foot fetishes are becoming common and videos are getting shared on social media on a daily basis, fascination with socks are still less heard of.

Earlier this year, a 21-year old girl from the US revealed that she was in touch with a ‘Sock Daddy’ who was ready to pay large sums of money for her sweaty socks.