After a piece of popcorn got stuck in his teeth, this man needed lifesaving surgery. A firefighter needed open heart surgery when he got a potentially fatal blood infection after getting popcorn stuck in his teeth, Adam Martin was on death’s door after the deadly infection attacked his heart and left him fighting for life. The 41-year-old contracted an infection called Endocarditis after he struggled to dislodge the piece of popcorn stuck between his teeth.
Endocarditis occurs when germs from another part of your body, such as the mouth, spread through the bloodstream and damaged areas of the heart. Doctors quizzed him about a possible cause, and the only thing that Adam can think might have caused the infection is his constant wiggling and poking at the food lodged in his teeth. Read the full story here ▶
