EasyJaw! Student was forced to pop her own JAW back into place after it dislocated during a flight when she yawned
- Isabella Prusak-James, 21, was flying from London Luton to Malaga in Spain
- Student from St Albans, Hertfordshire has dislocated her jaw 10 times
- Friend tried to snap it back into place but Isabella finally did it herself
- Has been happening since she was 18, but she doesn’t know the cause
A plane passenger was forced to pop her own jaw back into place after it dislocated during a yawn at 40,000 feet.
Holidaymaker Isabella Prusak-James, 21, was on an EasyJet flight from London Luton to Malaga in Spain last week when her jaw suddenly dislocated.
Footage shows the student, from St Albans, Hertfordshire, with her jaw wide open as her pal shoved her fingers in her mouth in attempt to snap it back in place.
After Isabella and her friend were ushered to a private part of the plane by staff, she eventually managed to put it back into place herself.
Isabella, who studies at Nottingham Trent University, said: ‘It’s the tenth time it has happened, the first time it popped out was when I was 18.
Business studies student Isabella Prusak-James, 21, from St Albans, Hertfordshire, has been experiencing jaw dislocation since she was 18 but doesn’t know the cause
Isabella Prusak-James, 21, was on an EasyJet flight from London Luton to Malaga in Spain last week when her jaw suddenly disjointed
‘I still don’t know what the cause is, it’s common for it to happen once to someone but uncommon for it to keep happening.
‘It’s always been caused by yawning and it’s always on the right hand side.
‘When I was on the flight I yawned and that’s when it happened, it isn’t painful just inconvenient.
‘I typed on my phone to my friend to get the flight attendant as we didn’t have enough space to put it back in as someone needs to be behind me.
Isabella said she doesn’t have any longterm side-effects from dislocating her jaw, but does worry about it happening if she’s alone with nobody to help her put it back in place
Isabella said that everyone around her was very kind and supportive, which made her feel better about the ordeal
The student said she did havea moment of panic because she thought she wouldn’t be able to put her jaw back in place by herself
Isabella was on a flight from Luton to Malaga for a holiday with a friend when she yawned and dislocated her jaw
‘I was trying to cover my mouth so people couldn’t see but I think people were looking at me.’
The business student was quickly ushered to the back of the plane, where her friend attempted to push it back in before the brave passenger finally did it herself.
Thankfully, Isabella did not need any medical attention after the ordeal.
The condition doesn’t have any long term side effects apart from increasing the risk of arthritis in her jaw the more times it dislocates.
She continued: ‘The flight attendant took us to the back of the place and pulled the curtain back.
Why does a jaw dislocate if you’ve not had an accident?
The lower part of the jaw is called the mandible and is connected to the skull by the temporomandibular joints (TMJs).
If the mandible becomes detached from one or both of the TMJs, this is known as a dislocated jaw, and it is often caused by trauma such as a fall or a sports injury.
However, opening the mouth too wide to yawn, vomit and bite, or during a dental procedure can also dislocate the jaw.
A disorder of the temporomandibular joints can cause pain and affect movement and also puts people at a higher risk of dislocation.
To put the jaw back in place, a doctor will put their thumbs against the lower back teeth inside the mouth and the rest of their fingers under the mandible to move it back into place.
In some circumstances they will use supportive bandages to keep the jaw in place and restrict movement as it heals.
Source; Medical News Today
‘She was very nice, she stood there and watched us. She understood the instructions I was giving to my friend and was motivating her to get it back in.
‘She said it was the first time it’s ever happened.
‘My friend kept trying but eventually said ‘it’s stressing me out’ and she asked if I could put it back in.
‘I had never tried before but I managed to do it.
‘When I got back to my seat the guy next to me said he had a metal plate in his jaw and we talked about our jaw problems.
‘Everyone was really nice, which was comforting.
‘It’s gave me confidence as sometimes when I yawn and I’m alone I worry because I’ve always thought I couldn’t put it in myself.
‘But, now I know I can put it back in myself it’s reassuring. Every time it happens, I learn something new.’
The holidaymaker posted footage of the ordeal on TikTok where it racked up 5.5 million views.
Users were quick to comment on the post, with one writing: ‘I’m never opening my mouth again’
Another said: ‘True friendship that’, while a third penned ‘new fear unlocked’, while another admitted: ‘I would freak out so bad’
Isabella said: ‘I just thought this is great content, being on a flight and it coming out.
‘I’ve been on flights before thinking it could come out and it finally did. I didn’t expect it to get the views it did.’
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