Swedish authorities are
investigating the mysterious case of a Smaland man whose wedding tackle went
into rapid decline after his dentist prescribed a mouthguard to cure him of
grinding his teeth.
Apparently 90 per cent of
Swedes involuntarily grind their teeth. The condition can lead to jaw pain,
damaging their own gnashers and potentially their relationships, as partners
are forced to listen to their gnashers grinding away in the wee small hours.
Our unfortunate individual
took the entirely sensible option of getting fitted for a mouthguard. However,
while the plastic contraption undoubtedly kept his teeth in order, he noticed
an immediate negative effect somewhere else.
The patient reported
erectile dysfunction, compounded by a shrinking penis, and duly reported this
to his dentist. He followed up with the observation that a week after dumping
the apparently potency sapping mouthguard, his erectile problems had dissipated
and his genitals had regained their original size.
The dentist has reported the mystery to
the Swedish Medical Products agency, together with the patient’s suggestion
that the plastic used in the mouthguard might be at the root of the problem, so
to speak.
Going by the reports, in the Local and Kvallposten, it appears the
evidence is anecdotal - there appears to be no suggestion that the dentist had
recorded the patient’s penis size before, during and after the use of the
mouthguard. Or, indeed, that the patient was wearing the device incorrectly.
Still, if it does transpire that a
certain variety of plastic does have mysterious shrinking powers, perhaps
firemen the world over could be spared having to deploy their angle grinders to
free foolhardy chaps who get their vitals stuck in: ring
spanners,
steel rings, or plumbing. Who knows, perhaps it might even help athletes who
have unfortunate stiffie inducing accidents with
their mountain bikes
Swede suffers shrinking penis after dentist fits mouthguard
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