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There are two kinds of vacations, right? One type is full of activities at all times. This kind will leave you more tired than when you left but all of the adventures will be recalled for years to come. The other kind is all about unwinding. You may not even do much of anything on
Tom is getting a new knee and he’s super pumped! Hey, the things you look forward to change as you get older. He will be capable of moving around more freely and will experience less pain with his new knee. So the surgery is successful and Tom goes home. That’s when things go wrong. Regrettably,
TV shows and movies tend to use close-ups (often extreme close-ups) when the action begins getting really intense. This is because more information than you’re probably even consciously aware of is conveyed by the human face. To say that human beings are very facially centered is, well, not a stretch. So it’s not surprising that
It’s tough to be apart from your hearing aid after you get used to using one. After all, your hearing aids are important to connect to your world. But just like all technology, though, it will have to be upgraded eventually. A hearing aid’s typical lifespan From 3 to 7 years will be the typical
Your hearing won’t be just gone one day when you wake up. Hearing loss, particularly when it’s associated with aging, generally progresses in degrees. Some indicators appear earlier, though, and you don’t realize there is a problem right away. These initially developing symptoms advance very subtly. Delaying the development of hearing loss and its associated
You know that scene in your favorite action movie where something blows up near the hero and the sound gets all high-pitched-buzzing? Well, guess what: that most likely means our hero sustained at least a minor traumatic brain injury! Naturally, action movies don’t highlight the brain injury part. But that high-pitched ringing is something called
You’ve watched the videos on TikTok. Babies hearing the voice of their mother for the first time after being fitted for a hearing aid. In some videos, the baby is hesitant initially. When the doctor attempts to put the hearing aid in their ears, they put up a fight. They may cry before they smile
Isn’t pizza great? As long as it meets a few standard criteria (crust, sauce, cheese, etc.) regardless of the toppings, it’s still pizza. That’s also like hearing loss. Symptoms and manifestations are caused by many different issues – loud noises, genetic factors, age, ear obstructions – but as long as you have trouble detecting sounds,
Have you ever slept with the window in your bedroom open and awoke to the beautiful sound of birds singing just as the sun comes up? Most people probably don’t even know that the name for those bird-songs is the “dawn chorus”. Birds see the sunrise and, for some reason, decide it’s time to belt
A car isn’t really an impulse buy (unless you’re very, very wealthy). So a lot of research is most likely the first step you take. You check out reviews, you compare prices, and you consider gas mileage. Google is your best friend right now. This level of research is logical! For most people who aren’t
Millions of years ago, the world was a lot different. This steamy, volcano-laden landscape is where the long-necked Diplacusis wandered. Thanks to its really long neck and tail, Diplacusis was so big that it feared no predator. Actually, the long-necked dinosaur from the Jurassic Period is known as Diplodocus. When you’re hearing two sounds simultaneously,
Denial is a typical first response. Of course, my loved one’s hearing loss isn’t as advanced as it seems. She’s too young to require a hearing aid. Maybe, it’s become a joke between the two of you. Your loved one constantly asks you to repeat yourself. You joke about it as if it’s just a
