Woman Accidentally Uses Super Glue Instead of Lip Gloss

A New Zealand woman was left speechless by making a simple mistake
while sifting through her medicine cabinet.


A 64-year-old woman made the unfortunate mistake of thinking a
container of super glue was medicated cream. Wiithin minutes she
couldn't open her mouth, the Otago Daily Times reports.


The patient, who sought anonymity from the media, was fumbling in the
dark for a balm to apply to a cold sore late Thursday night, the
Telegraph reported.
The super glue and cream were kept in the same tray in her cupboard,
theIndependent reported.


She couldn't get a whiff of the ointment, because her sense of
smellwas muddled by a cold. The next thing she knew, she was in bed
and her lips were sealed tightly.


When she called the emergency services number, she couldn't even get a
word in edgewise with the operator.


Senior Sergeant Steve Aitken said thewoman "sounded gagged or possibly
had a medical condition," according to the New Zealand Herald."She
could only grunt."


The glue was removed with paraffin oil at a hospital in Dunedin, the
Independent said.