Crime & Safety

Falmouth PD: Homemade Toothache Fix Sends Man To Hospital

A man injured himself trying to numb the pain with canned air, police said.

FALMOUTH, MA – A man was hospitalized Thursday after trying to use canned air to numb his toothache, Falmouth police said. The 61-year-old was at first thought to be "huffing" canned air before police learned he was using the air to numb the pain.

He was taken to Falmouth Hospital with a mouth injury, according to police.

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