Puncturing the ear drum with a cotton swab can lead to everything from a hole in the eardrum to paralysis of the face, to deafness to vertigo.

用棉签刺穿耳膜，能导致从耳膜穿孔到面部麻痹，从耳聋到眩晕等等一系列的疾病。

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Infectious diseases such as meningitis, measles, mumps and chronic ear infections can lead to hearing impairment, mostly in childhood, but also later in life.

如脑膜炎、麻疹、腮腺炎和慢性耳部感染等传染病可导致听力障碍，大多发生在童年，长大后也会发生。

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Infectious diseases such as meningitis, measles, mumps and chronic ear infections can lead to hearing impairment.

脑膜炎，麻疹，腮腺炎和慢性耳部感染这类传染病有可能导致听力障碍。

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"He might get a sympathetic ear in Congress that could lead to some political strength, " the analyst speculates.

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