Brilio.net - A woman admitted that she loved chewing ice cubes. The freshness sensation in the mouth makes it addictive. It turns out that this hobby actually causes serious problems. He shared his story via a TikTok post posted by the account @chuznulmim.
This habit is often carried out by a number of people. The reason is that it is considered a trivial action that is usually not considered dangerous. However, this woman is proof that chewing fresh ice is a dangerous routine, she had to be hospitalized and had surgery.
According to the woman's confession, she also often eats apples whole without cutting them first. Moreover, several times he often laughed and yawned with his mouth wide open. So apart from the ice cube case, his health condition is also affected by other trivial actions.
Based on the doctor's diagnosis, this woman was diagnosed with Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorder or jaw joint disorder.
According to an article published by the Nation Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, TMJ is a condition that causes pain and dysfunction in the jaw joints and muscles that control jaw movement.
surgery because of ice cubes
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TMJ simply refers to the temporomandibular joint itself. Everyone has two TMJs one on each side of the jaw. A person can feel it by placing their fingers in front of their ears and opening their mouth.
Meanwhile, an article entitled "Temporomandibular Disorder" published in Johns Hopkins Medicine states that often, the cause of this disorder is not clear. However, the main cause that is often found is due to excessive tension in the jaw joints and muscles that control chewing, swallowing and speaking.
This tension can occur when consuming hard foods, one of which is ice cubes. Additionally, for an apple one has to force one's mouth wide open when eating it. This can also be a cause of TMJ.
The woman admitted that she had felt the symptoms for 3 years. Namely pain in the left jaw and spreading to the right. Even when yawning he can only open his mouth three fingers wide.
surgery because of ice cubes
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The woman named Chuznul also often heard clicking sounds in her jaw joints when eating. This made it difficult for him to close his mouth several times. So the doctor said that this condition was acute and needed immediate surgery.
He immediately agreed to the doctor's actions. Because, if not immediately, the consequences could be even more fatal. The jaw usually doesn't open or close anymore. And the most terrifying thing was that his jaw fell off.
After the operation, he could only drink milk for 2 days. On the third day, you can only eat food, and even then only soft food. Apart from that, the woman still has to undergo regular physiotherapy to restore her jaw. Because of this story, he advised netizens to stay healthy.
"So take care of your health, don't do unusual habits because they can be risky," he wrote in the post.
surgery because of ice cubes
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This story immediately went viral and attracted the attention of netizens. Netizens flocked to express their fear of picking up another piece of ice cubes. Apart from that, there are several who also said that they experienced something similar.
"I'm scared because when I open my jaw there's a crack," said the account @alyhyynsyhs
"Thank God, I am also an alumnus of TMJ disorder, I have been feeling sick for months and not feeling good about eating. Allah has given me guidance through my own therapy via YouTube," said the account @egamanies
"I also had TMJ Disorder in 2017, I once yawned until I couldn't close it for 2 minutes, I'm really panicking now. Thank God it's getting better," wrote the account @hoshiii209
"It's really hard not to eat ice cubes," commented the account @pyulina_.
surgery because of ice cubes
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From the video being posted until this article was written, the @chuznulmim account has gathered 4.5 million views. Apart from that, there were also 437,800 accounts that gave likes and 14,800 comments.