A New Jersey woman yawned so hard that her jaw got stuck, forcing her to go to the hospital to have her mouth taped shut.
Jenna Sinatra, 21, shared her bizarre mishap on her TikTok account.
The event allegedly occurred last week, a few days before the young woman’s birthday. The latter would have dislocated the joints of her mouth when yawning, which prevented her from closing it.
The injury required hours of work by doctors administering medications to relax his muscles and attempting to “reset” his jaw.
Screenshot taken from TikTok
“Something like this could only happen to me,” wrote the influencer in the caption of the video which has been viewed 7.4 million times.
Dr. Anthony Youn, a plastic surgeon from Michigan, responded to Sinatra’s video by describing the phenomenon she experienced. This is “open lock” syndrome, which leaves the jaw completely stuck.
“It’s very rare, but when it happens, it’s often after a big yawn,” explained the health professional in his video which has received 3.2 million views.
