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    order to save her life‚ doctors gave her strong antibiotics which left her with a profound hearing loss. Her mother discovered her deafness. She had dropped pans on the kitchen floor and Heather did not respond. She had a 120 decibel hearing loss in her right ear and a 90 decibel loss in her left ear. Heather’s mom decided that her daughter would read lips and learn to speak instead of learning sign language. Heather commented in her book‚ "Today’s Heroes"‚ that she was criticized in the deaf community

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    Noise barriers can be applicable for existing or planned surface transportation projects. They are probably the single most effective weapon in retrofitting an existing roadway‚ and commonly can reduce adjacent land use sound levels by up to ten decibels. A computer model is required to design the barrier since terrain‚ micro meteorology and other locale specific factors make the endeavor a very complex undertaking. For example‚ a roadway in cut or strong prevailing winds can produce a setting where

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    Trendsetters in deodorant The deodorant market in India is showing an upward trend as major players tap this segment. The growing income and increased expenditure capacity of average Indian consumers have changed their lifestyle habits. Deodorant market in India is estimated to be of Rs 10‚543.3 million in 2011 and is expected to reach Rs 13‚ 340.7 million by the year 2012. The deodorant market is projected to grow at 25 per cent CAGR over next 5 years.   The deodorant market is divided into

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    Traditional medical or Chiropractic treatment for Otitis Media Carma McConahay COM/155 12/11/2011 UNIVERSITY PHOENIX Traditional Medical or Chiropractic care for Otitis Media There are two types of otitis media. While Traditional medical care uses‚ antibiotics and‚ surgical tubes‚ Chiropractic care uses‚ no drugs or surgery‚ and is safe‚ gentle‚ and effective in less time to treat Otitis Media (inner ear infection.) Traditional medical care starts

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    quality or as an unwanted or undesired sound. Thus noise can be taken as a group of laud‚ non harmonious sounds or vibrations that are unpleasant and irritating to ear. The Noise quantum of some of the cities in our country indicate their pitch in decibel in the nosiest areas of corresponding cities‚ e.g. Delhi- 80 db‚ Kolkata - 87‚Bombay-85‚ Chennai-89 db etc. 3 Sources of Noise Pollution:- Noise pollution like other pollutants is also a by- product of industrialization‚ urbanizations and modern

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    The Effects of Noisy Environments on the Memorization of Word Lists Introduction Noise‚ in relation to sound‚ may be defined as the sound made by rule less shaking of objects in physics‚ or it could also be defined as any unwanted sound which annoys people in environmentalism. For example‚ the sound of dogs barking‚ neighbours playing loud music which interrupts people’s regular rest‚ study‚ or work may be labeled as noise. In today’s society‚ noise is everywhere. Traffic noise‚ industrial

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    Chapter 3 1. List the five main components of the Cochlear Nucleus Freedom implant and briefly describe how it works. Head piece coil Microphone cover Battery Controller cord jack Body-worn controller Brief Description: The Nucleus Freedom cochlear implant and speech processor was made by Cochlear Ltd. of Australia. A cochlear implant is an electronic medical device that replaces the function of the damaged inner ear. Unlike hearing aids‚ which make sounds louder‚ cochlear implants do

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    No Regrets By Darla LaDage — Mar 26‚ 2015 2:05pm Length between posts‚ hopefully is a good sign! Hopefully it means life is as normal as it can be for an eight year old boy on chemotherapy. Carson has been going to school regularly‚ and aside from tumor related minor limitations‚ participates as much as possible in physical activities. He has had minor side effects from the chemo and has recently mentioned that the bottoms of his feet hurt. This is a common problem with a drug he was on when he

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    SHOULD KNOW (AND WILL ENJOY!) Many parents‚ when faced with the teenage years and teenage musical tastes‚ buy their child a headset and hope that their child’s hearing will survive the next ten years. (The generation gap can often be measured in decibels!) And yet‚ while schools provide the counterbalance to popular reading matter with good literature and a talkshow view of contemporary society with courses on history and current events‚ it is left to parents to provide the counterbalance to popular

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    in bog of memories of a child of eight decades ago memories slowly resurface from the distant haze of Kingman Arizona mother’s wash was hung out to dry little panties and shorts smothered by the warmth of Arizona sun white diapers waving in the air tinny pants dancing in the wind small colorful dresses flapping with vigor in unison with the rhythm of the wind bare yard not even weeds few scrubby shrubs hidden beneath the tree no vibrant colors adorn facsimile of a flower bush there is a dearth of

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