MANGALORE: The girl, whose ear was damaged in the Mangalore attack, was not in a mood to go for her friend Rekha 's (name changed) birthday party as she had severe bout of migraine.

But her mother forced her saying that it was not proper not to attend Rekha's birthday celebrations, as she had come for her birthday and also given her a gift. The parent also confirmed this. "We are not blaming her. She has gone to the college today. It will take some time for us to come out of the trauma," he said.

On the day of the incident, the family was in a state of shock. "The family did not sleep for two days," a source said. When the girl returned home, blood was seen coming out of the ears. "The mother keeps on telling all that it is her fault that she forced her daughter to go to the party. Her father was looking weak on that day, now he has mustered courage to put on a brave face," the source added.

ENT specialist Dr Thahir Mohammed , who treated her, said: "The damage may take six months to heal and the hearing loss could be in range of 20%-30%. I have asked them to get an audiometric evaluation to assess the hearing loss." Dr Thahir said the girl has to be careful about infection as it may lead to permanent hearing loss.

