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Woman kisses goodbye to her hearing

(Shanghai Daily)
Updated: 2008-12-04 09:32

You may want to think twice before puckering up with that special someone next time as a woman lost hearing in one ear while kissing her boyfriend in Guangdong Province.

The woman in her 20s was diagnosed with a broken ear drum at a hospital in Zhuhai City, Guangzhou Daily reported today.

Her boyfriend told a doctor that her left ear cracked while they were kissing. The woman later found she couldn't hear anything with that ear.

The doctor, who was identified as Li, told the couple that the inner ear is linked to the mouth. A strong kiss may cause an imbalance in air pressure between the two inner ears and lead to a broken ear drum.

Li said the woman's hearing would recover gradually after treatment over the next two months, according to the report.