Have you ever dreamed you were in a spelling bee back in school? Everybody but you and one other individual is out of the competition. And then… the judges give you your word: uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. And no amount of practice could have prepared you for this one. That’s one tough word to spell (even for an […]
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Have you ever forgotten your Earbuds in your pocket and they ended up going through the laundry or maybe lost them altogether? All of a sudden, your morning jog is a million times more boring. You have a dull and dreary train ride to work. And your virtual meetings are suffering from poor sound quality. […]
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It’s not difficult to observe how your body ages over time. Your skin starts to get some wrinkles. Your hair turns gray (or falls out). Your joints start to get stiff. Your skin gets a little saggy in places. Perhaps you start to detect some fading of your eyesight and hearing. It’s pretty hard not […]
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Imagine for a minute you’re a salesperson. Now picture that you have a call scheduled today with a very important client. Multiple agents from their offices have gathered to discuss whether to hire your business for the job. All of the various voices get a little jumbled and hard to comprehend. But you’re fairly certain […]
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Construction is necessary to keep our highways and roads safe and in working order. But construction also causes backups. We’ve all been stuck in a traffic jam due to construction. The whole system crawls to a slow when thousands of cars slam on their breaks from even a slight lane change. So, just for a […]
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Aren’t there a couple of kinds of vacation? One kind is Packed with activities at all times. This kind will leave you more tired than when you left but all of the adventures will be remembered for many years to come. The other kind is all about relaxing. These are the trips where you might […]
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Your face is loaded with holes. Kind of. Well, maybe it’s more precise to say that your face is full of hollow places, four of them to be exact. These are known as sinuses. (Or sinus cavities.) Your sinuses help eliminate allergens and germs by aiding mucus discharge from your nose. You remain healthier and […]
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Your hearing won’t be simply gone one day when you wake up. Hearing loss, especially when it’s associated with aging, usually advances in degrees. Some signs show up earlier, though, and you don’t recognize there is an issue right away. The initial symptoms of progressive hearing loss are subtle. Delaying the progression of hearing loss […]
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The world was rather different millions of years ago. The long-necked Diplacusis roamed this volcano-laden landscape. Diplacusis was so large, thanks to its long tail and neck, that no other predators were a threat. Actually, Diplodocus is the long-necked dinosaur from the Jurassic Period. Diplacusis is a hearing condition that causes you to hear two […]
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The term “voicebox” is fairly deceptive. As a child, you might have interpreted the phrase literally and envisioned that a mechanical looking cube sits at the center of your throat, responsible for all your vocalizations. Your actual voicebox is not really box-like at all and is a bit stranger. When people use the phrase “voicebox,” […]
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