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Karaoke-Loving Man Collapses Lung Trying to Hit High Note for Song

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    A man in eastern China ended up in the emergency room with a collapsed lung after straining too hard to hit high notes at a karaoke marathon.

    Wang, 65, started experiencing chest pains after singing 10 high-pitched songs in a row.

     

    ā€œI was very excited in the heat of the moment and after singing a few songs with very high notes, I found myself having breathing difficulties,ā€ he told Pear Video, according to the South China Morning Post.

    Having always reached high notes, Wang decided to ignore his discomfort, until it worsened at home.

    A man in eastern China ended up in the emergency room with a collapsed lung after straining too hard to hit high notes at a karaoke marathon.

    The following day, Wang, who lives in Nanchang county, Jiangxi province was rushed to a nearby hospital.

    There, he found out that his left lung had collapsed.

    A man in eastern China ended up in the emergency room with a collapsed lung after straining too hard to hit high notes at a karaoke marathon.

    Peng Bin-Fei, a physician at the emergency department, explained that Wang had suffered a collapsed lung ā€œbecause of the high lung pressure caused by singing high notes.ā€

    ā€œIt’s better not to sing for a period of over two hours,ā€ Peng said, adding that such injury is common among middle-aged men or older.

    The bizarre medical case eventually went viral on Chinese social media.

    Weibo users commented:

    ā€œNow that’s someone singing for his life.ā€

    ā€œOthers sing for money, this guy sings to death.ā€

    ā€œThis is the first time I have heard of such a situation.ā€

    ā€œAfter this, no one will attempt having a concert at home.ā€

    ā€œWho would have thought that one needs to be careful with singing?ā€

    Images via Pear Video

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