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Silly question?

Hope this is a silly question.

I was in a massage paerlour and received a "happy ending" by surprise. I worry about the towel I used to lie on being contaiminated by previous customers. Also that night I noticed some smegma on the head of my penis under my foreskin.

Any of this a risk?
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Sorry for being an annoyance. I only ask as I never get ear-aches and the fear and worry is ruining my Christmas
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Are you having a problem understanding what has been written to you?
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So I should ignore such symptoms?

Thanks, happy Christmas.
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Change my mind...you just blew my mind.

Nothing you say is going to change what has been told to you.
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Hi, would you change your mind on this if I told you that 2 weeks ago my ears clogged up, they cleared but now I have a slight earache in my left ear? I saw some symptoms here mentioning earaches
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Your are not going to experience ARS you never had an exposure.
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Hi, I am really sorry to be posting on this topic again I know it is not appreciated when you have already answered. But I am so afraid and worried right now.

It is now Monday, this incident was on Friday night, and it is 3 days and I am terrified I am experiencing ARS symptoms.

Firstly, I have a lump inside my mouth, on the side and slightly sore, where the molars at the back of my teeth meet when I eat. I fear this is the mouth-sore symptom. My left arm pit is also sore.
Finally i have a couple of pimples on my belly and chest.

I know it sounds irrational what I am worried about and I realise i might sound stupid for worrying. But I am worried that the smegma lump came off the towel I used in the massage place, and that it was from the previous client which would have been about 45 minutes previously.

Thanks so much for reading this, I am sorry if I am annoying. I only ask as I am completely panicked.
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NO
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My last question on this, I know i am not meant to post a follow up.

Would a smegma sample represent a concentrated lump of the substance which could make it still active?
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186166 tn?1385259382
hiv is not transmitted outside it's host.  once exposed to air it becomes inactive and unable to infect.

you had NO risk
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(ie someone else's which was attached to the towel)
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Even if the smega had come from the towel??
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No.
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