I learned in the A & P course that ear wax (or cerumen) is a waxy secretion by ceruminous gland (= modified sebaceous gland)‚ mixed with sloughed epithelial cells‚ which inhibits the growth of certain bacteria due to its acidic pH. It also protects the skin of the external auditory canal by providing a waterproof layer‚ so‚ it’s something beneficial to us. Sure enough‚ there appear to be a number of articles written to support this - "Bactericidal activity of cerumen"‚ Chai & Chai (ref 1)‚ "Bactericidal
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Josh Burns 9-10-13 English 2nd Descriptive Writing I’m in band class standing at my bass drum in the concluding hours of school. It happens to be a Tuesday on this fine September 18th. Then my ears began to ring. I guess since I’m so use to loud banging drums‚ my ears ring‚ I’m not quite sure. I then heard the metallic and electronic sound that is tuned to a B natural‚ what normal people would call a bell‚ and dash to the bus stop to meet her. I had recently met this amazing girl‚ and it
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Lesson Plan: Teach a student how to take a patients temperature correctly using a tympanic thermometer. Session: 1 Week No: 3 Date: 22nd May 2013 Time: 60 minuets Aim: To develop a students’ knowledge and skills when taking and recording patient temperature using a tympanic thermometer. Objectives – At the end of this session the student will have the knowledge to: 1. Discuss how body temperature is controlled. 2. Identify 5 out of 9 reasons why body temperature may be
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Tinnitus referred as ears ringing‚ in humans‚ can be caused by a variety of factors; such as high-level sound exposure‚ ototoxic drugs‚ and hearing loss. It is basically the self perception of sound in the absence of acoustic stimulation. the sound waves hit the outer ear and converge into the ear drum. The vibrations at ear drum are transferred into the inner rear through the middle ear. Once the sound waves reach inner ear‚ they travel through the cochlea towards the organ of corti. Further the
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Cody Stone Ap English 3 11/20/11 Synthesis paper: “The Ways of Meeting Oppression”‚ “Black Men and Public Spaces”‚ “The Declaration of Sentiments”‚ “Speech to the Virginia Convention”. The four preceding articles all discuss the obligations of individuals within a society. They go in depth with slavery‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ and their opinions on how everything was going in their time as in slavery. Martin Luther King’s “The Ways of Meeting Oppression” explains how oppressed people deal with
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Dependent and Independent Variables Lab |Corn Variety |Level of ECB Infestation |Growing Pot 1 Yield |Growing Pot 2 Yield |Growing Pot 3 Yield |Average Yield | |Golden Crop non BT |Low |177.9 |171.2 |170.6 |173.2 | |Bt 123 |Low |164.0 |162.6 |168.3
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counter-clockwise (Atmosphere 26). Highs and lows react to each other causing a variety of conditions. Driving up or down a mountain leads to a reduction or increase of air pressure in the outer part of the ear‚ creating a pressure difference across the eardrum‚ which separates the outer ear from the middle ear. The difference distorts the eardrum‚ so that sounds are muffled (What is Air Pressure 9). However‚ this can be taken care of by
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SSMU3.1 – Understanding Sensory Loss – Gemma Nelson (Ashcroft House) 1.1 Analyse how a range of factors can impact on individuals with sensory loss * Impact on Communication Sensory loss can frequently lead to isolation and frustration at not being able to communicate efficiently with other people. With hearing loss‚ day-to-day activities such as hearing a doorbell‚ using the telephone‚ watching television or taking part in conversations can produce feelings of inadequacy within
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Number twelve‚ Grimmauld Place was the only place‚ it seemed‚ that Dawn Beirne felt safe. It was her home‚ though the portrait of Mrs. Black failed to agree‚ and had been since she had graduated from Hogwarts that past year. She took her manipulative side‚ the side that made her a good asset to the Order‚ from her father‚ and the ambitious side‚ the side that got her into the Order‚ from her mother. Despite the stereotypical Slytherin being all for the evil in the world‚ she wasn’t. She cared for
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watering‚ tearing‚ injury to eye‚ glaucoma testing‚ or ocular medications | Ears (earache or other ear pain‚ history of ear infections‚ discharge from ears‚ history of surgery‚ difficulty hearing‚ environmental noise exposure‚ vertigo‚ medications):Patient is mildly hard of hearing.Patient hears “music playing” often but states “others cannot hear it”.Patient denies current or past earache or other ear pain‚ history of ear infections‚ discharge from
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