美国华盛顿市一位75岁的老人在两个多月前因摔伤导致双耳听力丧失，而上周二（8月23日）发生在弗吉尼亚州5.8级的地震却让他的听力奇迹般地恢复了。据老人介绍，地震发生时，他正在女儿和三个儿子的陪同下在美国退伍军人管理署医院看病。强烈的震感将老人从床上甩出，之后摇晃感停止，随即老人惊讶地发现他竟然能够清楚听到儿子跟自己说话的声音。

医生表示，老人患的是传导性听力损失，主要是由中耳积液以及神经损伤引起的。听力恢复可能是因为老人所服用的药物和地震促进中耳积液的排除共同作用的结果。也有医生指出，地震中的晃动并不能促进中耳积液的排出，不过如果地震过程中周围有人尖叫的话，也有可能会震动耳鼓从而让积液排出。

Valderzak was visiting with his daughter and three sons when the quake rattled D.C.'s Veterans Affairs Hospital, where he is battling cancer.

For Robert Valderzak of Washington, D.C., Tuesday's earthquake was a miracle.

Ever since he fell and fractured his skull on Father's Day, 75-year-old Valderzak had suffered severe hearing loss. But after the 5.8 quake, he could hear everything.

"It was God's blessing," Valderzak told ABCNews.com, his voice shaking with emotion. "It was a miracle for me."

Valderzak was visiting with his daughter and three sons when the quake rattled D.C.'s Veterans Affairs Hospital, where he is battling cancer.

"It shook me terrible -- right out of the bed," said Valderzak. "But after that it stopped. And my son talked to me, and I could hear his voice."