A woman in the UK bit
off more than she could chew when she was hospitalised after trying to
take a bite out of a triple-patty burger.
Liverpool resident Nicola Peate, 25, dislocated her jaw after taking a single bite of the 'Kids in America' burger in the city's Almost Famous restaurant on August 8, The Guardian reports.
The three-patty burger includes pretzels and candied bacon but Ms Peate could only enjoy a single bite before she handed the jaw-stretching snack to her fiance to finish off.
The social media worker left the eatery in pain but dismissed the idea of having suffered serious injury — "You don't expect it to happen eating a burger," she said.
By the next day the pain had increased significantly and the 25-year-old had an x-ray that confirmed her fears — she had dislocated her jaw.
Using his thumbs a doctor was able to put Ms Peate's jaw back in place.
It is not the first time the Liverpudlian has suffered a dislocation. The 25-year-old suffers from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
It means Ms Peate's joints are extremely flexible and prone to becoming dislocated.
Ms Peate, who is engaged to be married next year, said she has learnt a lesson from the experience.
"I'll stick to canape-sized burgers at my wedding," she told The Guardian.
"I will be more conscious of the size of food in future. If I had a big burger, I'd cut it up with a knife and fork."
Almost Famous has offered Ms Peates a complimentary burger as well as an emergency kit, containing pain-killers should she need to use them.
"We all had a massive cringe at the thought of someone's jaw being popped back into place, but we're all really glad Nicola is OK — kudos to her for giving it a go, though, that's a pretty big amount of burger to be tackling when the chance of jaw dislocation is high," a spokesperson from the restaurant said.
Liverpool resident Nicola Peate, 25, dislocated her jaw after taking a single bite of the 'Kids in America' burger in the city's Almost Famous restaurant on August 8, The Guardian reports.
The three-patty burger includes pretzels and candied bacon but Ms Peate could only enjoy a single bite before she handed the jaw-stretching snack to her fiance to finish off.
The social media worker left the eatery in pain but dismissed the idea of having suffered serious injury — "You don't expect it to happen eating a burger," she said.
By the next day the pain had increased significantly and the 25-year-old had an x-ray that confirmed her fears — she had dislocated her jaw.
Using his thumbs a doctor was able to put Ms Peate's jaw back in place.
It is not the first time the Liverpudlian has suffered a dislocation. The 25-year-old suffers from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
It means Ms Peate's joints are extremely flexible and prone to becoming dislocated.
Ms Peate, who is engaged to be married next year, said she has learnt a lesson from the experience.
"I'll stick to canape-sized burgers at my wedding," she told The Guardian.
"I will be more conscious of the size of food in future. If I had a big burger, I'd cut it up with a knife and fork."
Almost Famous has offered Ms Peates a complimentary burger as well as an emergency kit, containing pain-killers should she need to use them.
"We all had a massive cringe at the thought of someone's jaw being popped back into place, but we're all really glad Nicola is OK — kudos to her for giving it a go, though, that's a pretty big amount of burger to be tackling when the chance of jaw dislocation is high," a spokesperson from the restaurant said.
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| Nicola Peates ended up in hospital after eating a burger. |
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