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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Don’t forget to wash your ears. It’s difficult not to say that in your “parenting” voice. Perhaps when you were a child you even recall your parents telling you to do it. As you get caught up in past nostalgia, that sort of memory can take you back to simpler times. But that advice can […]
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Imagine you’re a detective in an old-school noir movie. You’re taking a hard-nose approach to busting the killer and your one clue is that they have Swimmer’s ear. You’re poring through newspaper articles and old school yearbooks in an extended montage set to dramatic music. You’re wondering if any of your main suspects might have […]
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In the past they were called “books-on-tape”. Of course, that was well before CDs, much less digital streaming. Today, they have a much better name; audiobooks. An audiobook allows you to read a book by, well, listening to it. It’s kind of like having somebody read a book out loud to you (okay, it’s precisely […]
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Have you ever had your car break down in the middle of the road? That really stinks! Your car has to be safely pulled to the side of the road. And then, for some reason, you probably pop your hood and take a look at your engine. What’s strange is that you do this even […]
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