TEXTO:
Don’t Do This
Given the case of a 43-year-old French
psychiatrist who suffered a minor stroke after spending
more than an hour talking with a telephone between
his head and shoulders, doctors are now warning
[5] us not to cradle the phone between our heads and
shoulders. The stroke caused the man to experience
difficulty speaking and a temporary blindness in his
left eye along with ringing in his left ear. Neurologist
Mathieu Zuber warns, “It shows us how everyday
[10] activities can have unpredictable consequences for
some.”
Speak up, ano XIV, n. 170, p. 36.
“stroke” (l. 2) - derrame cerebral.
“cradle” (l. 5) - to hold.
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