Why Kissing Infants Ears is Risky: Small children are very sensitive, parents and family members should be very cautious about them. Kissing a child is a normal joke that everyone does, but everyone should know the right place to kiss a child.
Newborn babies are extremely delicate, their skin, their body and most of all their ears are sensitive. Many times, out of love, we kiss their cheeks, head and ears, but have you ever thought how dangerous this love given on the ears can be for the child? According to doctors and audiology experts, “Cochlear ear kiss injury” is a real medical condition in which any loud sound, loud speaking, shouting or even a kiss given very close to the ear can create a pressure wave on the delicate ear-drum of the child. This pressure wave can damage the eardrum and take away the child’s hearing ability.
Why is it dangerous to kiss a child’s ear?
The ear-drum of a newborn baby is very thin, delicate and sensitive. When someone kisses a child’s ear or right near his ear, air pressure suddenly goes inside his ear. This pressure can create a micro vacuum-like effect, which damages the delicate hair cells in the cochlea (inner ear). It is because of these hair cells that we are able to hear sounds and once they get damaged, they never recover. Therefore, many audiologists advise not to do anything near the newborn’s ears that creates strong air pressure, whether it is kissing, loud noises or shouting in the ear. New born babies are very sensitive, hence it should be the responsibility of the family members to take special care of their every little thing.
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Change the way you show love, adopt a safe way
Loving a child and cherishing it is the most beautiful feeling in the world. But there are safe ways to show love. Experts say that a light and distant kiss given to the child on the forehead, stomach, legs or head is absolutely safe. Just don’t do any activity involving high wind pressure around his ears. Instead, it is perfectly safe to give her a gentle hug, hold her hand or express your love by kissing her on the forehead.
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