domingo, 30 de noviembre de 2008

The kiss of deaf


Yesterday, I have read an amazing news story in a newspaper in the internet. It told about a chinese young woman who had become deaf after kissing passionately her boyfriend. Well, it scares, doesn't it?. Government should advice people that Kisses can seriously harm your health with labels like they do in packs of cigarettes.
In that article it is mentioned that it had not been the first case. The same damage had happened before. In that occasion, a mother suffered damages in her ear when was kissed by her little daughter. Then I read the article where this mother explained his experience that will be the subject of an upcoming medical journal report. She commented that all happened after her daughter, who was 4 at the time, gave her a hug and kissed her on the left ear. After the buss she was deaf, but when partial hearing came back, she heard noises in his head. Finally, two years after the incident, her problem seems to be remaining.
Doctors said that this is due to a pressure change that provokes the eardrum breakage. But the questions here are: What is in a kiss?, Is love harmful?, Is this another version of the kiss of death?.
Sorry, but I do not have these answers. However, I will ask you one more question: Will you take the risk?. I think you will.



While I was reading these articles I learnt about the meaning of some English words. You can see them below.

eardrum
the tympanum, the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound.
buss
kiss.
hug
embrace, a tight clasp with the arms.

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