Someone sent me an e-mail, regarding a girl who got a kiss of deaf from her boyfriend. I guess that particular someone thought it might interest me as it is related to the field of hearing, and it did. Read on first before going through my thoughts :)
A young Chinese woman was left partially deaf following a passionate kiss from herboyfriend.
The 20-something from Zhuhai in Guangdong province arrived at hospital having completely lost the hearing in her left ear, said local reports.
The incident prompted a series of articles in the local media warning of the dangers of excessive kissing.
"While kissing is normally very safe, doctors advise people to proceed with caution," wrote the China Daily.
The doctor who treated the girl in hospital was quoted in the paper explaining what had happened.
"The kiss reduced the pressure in the mouth, pulled the eardrum out and caused the breakdown of the ear."
The chorus of warnings was echoed by the Shanghai Daily, which wrote: "A strong kiss may cause an imbalance in the air pressure between two inner ears and lead to a broken ear drum."
The young woman is expected to regain her full hearing within about two months.
Upon reading this, I just thought, there are so many holes in the story!
Did the girl realize she has hearing loss exactly after she kissed that guy? Was it her first time kissing her boyfriend? If it wasn't, was the kisses they had before were not as passionate as that 'kiss of deaf'? What was the girl's hearing history? Was the doctor even an ENT doctor?
It was reported that the girl is expected to regain her full hearing within about two months. What is the nature of the hearing loss? Conductive (temporary) hearing loss? Sensorineural hearing loss, meaning that it is sudden hearing loss?
These are just some of the questions that are flowing through my mind. It is just so bizarre! Especially since it is the first time I heard of this.
If it is really possible, then I advise all passionate kissers to take note. You won't want to be a deaf kisser now would you? ;P
xoxo!
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Dear author,
I would like to share a little of my opinion upon this matter. This is because not this is just referred upon the evidence of a single case and this does not usually happens. Even a test needs more than 1 subjects.
Secondly, it could be caused by many other factors and yes, as you have said, this might not be the first time she'd been thru a passionate kiss.
This world has numerous number of people who passionate kiss all the time and this is the first time I came across such a situation. Very bizarre indeed. Uttermost bizarre...
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