In a first-of-its-kind event, a 20-year-old guy was hospitalised following a bizarre mishap while masturbating.
The unnamed Swiss patient sustained a rare lung damage that is usually induced by strenuous activity or strong coughing spells.
As physicians worked to ease the anguish caused by trapped air, he spent a night in the ICU and three days in the hospital.
After experiencing abrupt chest discomfort and dyspnea while lying in bed, the guy rushed to A&E.
His face had enlarged by the time he arrived, and crushing noises could be heard from his neck down to his arms.
He had spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM), which occurs when air leaks from the lung and becomes trapped in the ribcage.
This is not the case.