Song of the Moment: Simon and Garfunkel – “The Sound of Silence”

Here’s an interesting article for the day, found on Yahoo news:

BEIJING (Reuters) – A young woman in southern China has partially lost her hearing after her boyfriend ruptured her eardrum during an excessively passionate kiss, local media reported Monday.

The 20-something girl from Zhuhai, in southern Guangdong province, went to hospital completely deaf in her left ear, the China Daily said, citing a report in a local newspaper.

“The kiss reduced pressure in the mouth, pulled the eardrum out and caused the breakdown of the ear,” the paper quoted a doctor surnamed Li from the hospital as saying.

The woman’s hearing would likely return to normal after about two months, Li said.

“While kissing is normally very safe, doctors advise people to proceed with caution,” the paper said.

Ok, so the only thing I can think about is the amount of drool that must have dripped into that poor woman’s ear. I mean, Q-tip away, but the slobber residue still remains. Nothing is worse than a sloppy kisser who slobbers and drools all over the place, not to mention, sucks out your ear drum and causes you to go deaf. Seriously, did this guy have his lips suctioned around her entire ear and then proceed to suck at it like a lollipop? Whatever the case, I sure hope the girl kicked him in the groin and dumped his sad loser butt and gave him a sign language we all understand, one that involves a finger, particularly the one in the middle of your hand.