Once when I was little I seriously injured myself chewing on my tongue before the novacaine wore off

Yow! My biggest numbness-related problem was right after I had my wisdom teeth removed, so I was *very* numb, and through much of my face. Mom was advised to get me a Frosty so I could eat *something,* so we stopped by Wendy's on the way home. I was eating by getting a spoonful, pointing it into my mouth, and turning over the spoon. So I thought. Mom realized after a while that I was missing my mouth with nearly every spoonful and thus very slowly pouring the Frosty down my front. Messy, but at least not painful.