Kiss of deaf: passionate 10-minute smooch with girlfriend on Chinese Valentine’s Day leaves man with ruptured eardrum, loss of hearing
- Lovers kiss beside scenic lake leaves man with perforated eardrum which needs trip to emergency room
- Doctors prescribe antibiotics to fix problem but experts say in serious cases surgery is required
The story of a man in China whose eardrum ruptured as he and his girlfriend engaged in a passionate 10-minute kiss has captivated mainland social media.
Hangzhou TV reported that on Chinese Valentine’s Day on August 22, the man and his girlfriend locked in a passionate embrace beside the scenic West Lake in China’s eastern Zhejiang province.
During the kiss, the man said he heard a bubbling sound and felt pain in his left ear which left him unable to hear properly.
The couple rushed to a hospital where doctors discovered his eardrum was perforated. He was told it would take two months to recover.
Medics say passionate smooching can lead to a rapid change in air pressure inside the ear. This, combined with the heavy breathing of a partner, causes an imbalance leading to a puncture, the report said.
It is not the first time such a thing has happened.