December 2008 - Posts

A world without mumbling
December 12, 2008 12:56 PM by Sean Smith

Well, a New York Times health blog, featured a well-written piece by journalism professor Grace Lim this week . Lim had been unnkowingly living, and working around, moderate to severe hearing loss before being diagnosed suring a routine check up. And Read More...

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Kissers cautioned
December 9, 2008 11:01 AM by Sean Smith

Just when you thought you heard it all... A Reuters story out of China reports that a young woman losing hearing in her left ear after engaging in an "excessively passionate kiss." Well I guess so! "The kiss reduced pressure in the mouth, pulled the eardrum Read More...

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Avoid the noisy toys
December 4, 2008 1:09 PM by Sean Smith

The nonprofit Sight & Hearing Association has released its 2008 list of noisy toys that may pose a risk to children's hearing. The association teamed with researchers from the University of Minnesota for the 11th year. The study found 14 of 18 toys Read More...

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