An old man in his 70s was so tired of his endless belches that he repeatedly slapped himself in the face last Tuesday as his wife teased him.

To his surprise, the technique worked. However, he soon noticed that there was something wrong with his ear.

A doctor at a hospital in Dalian, Liaoning, told him that he had injured one of his eardrums.

Doctors reminded people not to try to treat their illnesses using such methods.

(中国日报)

By Sun Tzu on 20-04-2007