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Yawning student gets her mouth stuck open

By T.K. Randall
April 10, 2011 · Comment icon 23 comments

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What started out as an innocent yawn turned in to a painful ordeal and a trip to the emergancy room.
17-year-old Holly Thompson was in class when she let out a yawn and found she was unable to close her mouth again because her jaw had dislocated and was locked open. "All my classmates and teachers thought it was really funny, everyone burst out laughing. It was awful," she said.
Politics does not have a reputation for being the most fascinating of subjects. But one teenager yawned so deeply during a class on the topic that her mouth got stuck wide open and she had to be taken to hospital.



Source: Daily Mail | Comments (23)




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Comment icon #14 Posted by Admiral Danger 14 years ago
its funny how she looks so shocked and suprised about everything
Comment icon #15 Posted by Makazradon 14 years ago
The worst part of this article was learning that she's only 17.
Comment icon #16 Posted by Persia 14 years ago
Every high school classroom holds a few slack-jawed students. One British teen, however, unintentionally took the term to a new level. http://www.aolnews.com/2011/04/09/holly-thompson-cant-shut-her-mouth-after-yawning-in-class/
Comment icon #17 Posted by Taut 14 years ago
And this is news? Apparently not many have spent much time in the ER. Nobody's ever heard of TMJ? This isn't that uncommon. And then you ask yourself, why was this sensationalized?
Comment icon #18 Posted by Wolvenblood 14 years ago
This should happen to all females. At least once a day... just for an hour or so. Same reason I'm thinking of or is my mind just in the gutter?
Comment icon #19 Posted by sarah snow 14 years ago
I don't see why this warranted a news article. it can happen. jaws CAN lock. lol Well, I've never heard of it before. So, it was news to me
Comment icon #20 Posted by RavenEyes19 14 years ago
When I was in high school, this happened to someone during my math class. It was kind of funny though because the guy was super annoying and the teacher had to tell him to shut up all the time. So he was sitting there rambling away and then all of a sudden he couldn't move his mouth.
Comment icon #21 Posted by Beckys_Mom 14 years ago
I read this funny comment on the page.......... hahahahaha A female that wants to keep her mouth shut, well that's a new one on me HAHAHAHAHAHA right enough lol no wait...
Comment icon #22 Posted by kacy 14 years ago
i have tmj and this has happened to me before haha its awful
Comment icon #23 Posted by Anvil 14 years ago
I bet she's gonna sue the school for being boring. lol.. I shouldn't laugh i have had it happen to me for about 5 seconds before ( i can make my jaw crack pretty loudly) and the mild panick of having a potentially stuck joint is


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