A passionate kiss ruptured a young woman’s eardrum in southern China, state media reported last week, in what has been called the “kiss of deaf.” The 20-something girl from Zhuhai city in Guangdong province was treated by hospital doctors after completely losing the hearing in her left ear, the China Daily reported.
“The kiss reduced the pressure in the mouth, pulled the eardrum out and caused the breakdown of the ear,” the treating doctor, surnamed Li, was quoted as saying, adding the woman’s hearing would likely recover in about two months.
The incident prompted newspapers to dispense kissing safety advice.
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While kissing is normally very safe, doctors urge people to proceed with caution, the China Daily reported.
“A strong kiss may cause an imbalance in air pressure between the two inner ears and lead to a broken eardrum,” said the English-language Shanghai Daily in a story headlined “Kiss of deaf.”
(AFP)
中國官方媒體上週報導,中國南方一位妙齡女子因為激情的「耳聾之吻」導致耳膜破裂,實在是得不償失。
中國日報報導,廣東省珠海市這位二十來歲的女子左耳完全聽不到聲音,因而到醫院求診。
報導引述李姓主治醫師的話說:「親吻會使口腔內氣壓下降,鼓膜受迫向內塌陷,造成耳膜破裂。」他並說,這位女子大約需要兩個月才能恢復聽力。
該事件發生後,各報紛紛作了親吻安全性的報導。
中國日報報導,一般而言親吻相當安全,但醫生仍建議民眾親吻時要小心。
英文上海日報一篇標題為「耳聾之吻」的報導中指出:「激情熱吻可能導致兩邊內耳內壓力不平衡,造成耳膜破裂。」
(法新社�翻譯:袁星塵)
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