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Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody Sings With Dislocated Jaw for Eight Years

In what has to be one of the most bizarre ailments to have emerged from the crazy world of rock 'n' roll, Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody has revealed that he's been singing with a dislocated jaw for the last eight years. His condition only recently came to light when it became too painful for him to sing while recording his forthcoming solo album, 'Tired Portland.'

Having taken a drunken tumble down a flight of stairs at the Arts School nightclub in Glasgow, the dislocated jaw remained undetected thanks to his abusive behaviour to hospital staff who didn't bother to X-ray the hapless singer because they wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.

"I busted myself up pretty bad. My eye closed over like a beaten boxer and I lost some teeth, which I got replaced," he told the Daily Record.

"Waking up in a hospital bed with only one eye and the worst hangover I ever had is something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.

"Because of my previous night's behaviour to the nursing staff, the only thing they wanted was rid of me so there were no head X-rays taken. Let me be clear right now, I am not annoyed with the nurses at all. I am only ashamed of myself, not annoyed with them."

He continued, "A few years after that incident, my jaw started to get sore and has been a source of pain for years. I have seen all kinds of people about it. My mistrust of Western medicine meant, though, that never once did I get it X-rayed."

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Matthew

I think its great hes owning up to the way he acted but the wayhe was treated at that hospital was unacceptable. Those nurses are going to run into alot of people that are high or drunk and they may not like them or their actions but their job is to help them in EVERY way possible. Theyshould have taken better care of him! End of story! They are lucky hes not sueing them!

March 13 2010 at 4:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
cheedommm

I find that some of the comments about this never heard of guy or band, are pretty accurate. i had a dislocated jaw and yes you can eat. using a straw and food the consistancy of baby food. anyone stop to think this no one knows of band or guy is tryin to get famous. i find it hard to believe that people get paid to write this crap let alone, get paid to do it. andf as for you morons that are doctors who are lonely, get a hooker

March 13 2010 at 1:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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rs

Your jaw might have been dislocated momentarily which can leave the TM joint somewhat sore, but a consistent dislocaton would leave you unable to close or chew. In a dislocated jaw, the condyle (the upper end of the mandible) jumps out of the glenoid fossa (the part of the temporal bone where the condyle is seated) and moves forward. The jaw must then be repositioned posteriorily in the fossa before you are able to close. There is no possibility of a lateral dislocation without a fracture.

March 14 2010 at 12:03 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Joe

STUPID!!!

March 13 2010 at 1:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
rs

As a dentist I must say that the only way you can dislocate your jaw without a fracture also leaves you unable to close it. So this report is totally false.

March 13 2010 at 12:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Angiebaby

I find this so interesting. I've never given a dislocated jaw much thought, but I wouldn't have thought you could chew and swallow with one. It took my computer forever to bring this up, but I was curious to know how someone COULDN'T know they had a dislocated jaw. Of course with rock 'n rollers, mind altering substances COULD explain anything! Ahh haa ha! Strange, but true.

March 13 2010 at 12:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
olan5

It's amazing how many people put alchohol ahead of health, others, life, others lives and themselves. Alchohol is NOT worth it.

March 13 2010 at 11:25 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bill

The guy had some teeth replaced and the dentist never took xrays before replacing them? Not a dentist I would ever want looking inside my mouth. This guy should have trusted western medicine a little bit more.

March 13 2010 at 10:38 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Emily

I have seen several of my own dental xrays and a few other dental xrays. What is really surprising is that the xrays were OF MY TEETH, not my jawbone. Besides tht if the patient isn't complaining you don't look. Now I have to wonder wtf you're getting whole head xrays. Life is too short to suffer fools.

March 13 2010 at 12:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
rs

Unless a panoramic x-ray was taken, there would be no view of the TM joint, which is the only position a dislocation could occur. That said, a dislocation without an actual bone fracture would leave an individual unable to close their mouth.

March 13 2010 at 12:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Michelle Davis

No boldier, we can't and won't. Give the guy credit for admitting it for crying out loud. He didn't have to, but instead put it out there for someone to learn from it. The way some people find fault you'd think there was a reward!

March 13 2010 at 9:36 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lori

HMMMM,
Glad you didn't blame us nurses for your admitted stupidity. So who finally fixed
it? Socialized medicine?Prat

March 13 2010 at 9:29 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
boldier

Yeah but now he can swallow his kills whole

March 13 2010 at 9:05 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply