An intense kiss led to unexpected consequences for a Chinese man who suffered a ruptured eardrum and hearing loss after passionately kissing his girlfriend for 10 minutes.
While enjoying a date at West Lake in China‘s Zhejiang province, the couple experienced the unfortunate incident.
On Chinese Valentine’s Day (August 22), while the couple was kissing at West Lake in China’s Zhejiang province, the man heard a strange bubbling sound and felt a sudden sharp pain in his ear.
Following the incident, he was quickly taken to a hospital, where medical professionals identified a perforated eardrum. The doctors estimated a two-month recovery period and provided him with antibiotics.
According to medical experts, passionate kissing can result in a sudden shift in air pressure within the ear, particularly when combined with the intense breathing of a partner.
As per the report, this combination can create an imbalance and cause a puncture.
After the incident, the man and his girlfriend quickly went to a nearby hospital. Doctors at the hospital found that his eardrum had been perforated. They informed him that it would take about two months to recover fully.
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The doctors also prescribed antibiotics to aid in his recovery.
Medical experts explain that intense kissing can generate powerful suction forces that tug on the eardrum. The rapid alterations in air pressure, coupled with vigorous breathing, have the potential to result in a perforation.
This is not an isolated incident. In 2008, a young woman from Zhuhai, China, lost her hearing in her left ear after her boyfriend accidentally ruptured her eardrum during a fervent kiss.
A Reuters report, citing China Daily, revealed another case where a similar situation occurred in Guangdong province in July.
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