![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/warning-as-woman-35-suffers-a-stroke-triggered-by-a-love-bite-hours-earlier/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/shot-young-couple-sharing-intimate-749504833.jpg&description=YOU MIGHT have memories of frantically trying to cover hickeys as a teenager, though it's not uncommon for adults to get a little carried away and give their partner a nip on the neck too. In most cases, a love bite is simply a slightly embarrassing reminder of a steamy encounter. 1 A 35-year old woman from Denmark suffered a stroke just 12 hours after getting a love bite But in rare instances, giving someone a hickey could burst your romantic bubble, as it could result in them getting a stroke . This was the case with a 35-year-old woman from Denmark , who in 2014 felt weak on her right side. Various tests showed that she's suffered a minor stroke 12 hours after receiving a love bite on the left side of her neck, which resulted in a lesion to her carotid artery and a clot forming. A hickey was reportedly behind the death of Julio Macias Gonzalez , a 17-year-old boy from Mexico City. Doctors believed that the suction for the love bite resulted in a blood clot, which travelled to Julio's brain and caused a stroke. And a hickey also caused a 44-year-old New Zealand woman to have a non-fatal stroke, according to a 2010 study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal . Researchers at the time called the chain of events 'a rare phenomenon'. These cases have recently received new scrutiny following a short TikTok video shared by The Skin Doc , which has garnered close to seven million views. The seconds long clip warns that 'if you are in the business of showing affection through hickeys, learn to know where the carotid artery is or you may end up learning what happens when somebody has a stroke.' In a follow - up video , the London-based cosmetic dermatologist advised viewers how to feel for their carotid arteries - these are major blood vessels that provide your brain's blood supply. "This artery sits in the neck and it's quite superficial," the Skin Doc said. You have two of them, one on each side of the neck. "A good way to find it would be to find your Adam's){kind=link}
YOU MIGHT have memories of frantically trying to cover hickeys as a teenager, though it’s not uncommon for adults to get a little carried away and give their partner a nip on the neck too.
In most cases, a love bite is simply a slightly embarrassing reminder of a steamy encounter.
But in rare instances, giving someone a hickey could burst your romantic bubble, as it could result in them getting a stroke.
This was the case with a 35-year-old woman from Denmark, who in 2014 felt weak on her right side.
Various tests showed that she’s suffered a minor stroke 12 hours after receiving a love bite on the left side of her neck, which resulted in a lesion to her carotid artery and a clot forming.