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Bananas taste much different then they did in the past. There are rather different varieties of bananas being cultivated today by banana farmers. Today’s banana can develop successfully in a wide variety of climates, are more robust, and can develop faster. And they taste quite different. So why haven’t you noticed the great banana swap?
Every day scientists are coming up with new cures. That may be a positive or a negative. For example, you might look at encouraging new research in the arena of curing hearing loss and you figure you don’t really need to be all that careful. By the time you begin showing symptoms of hearing loss,
Have you avoided the calls from friends, family, and co-workers to finally invest in a hearing aid? Are you feeling that presently you really don’t need a hearing aid or that you’re not missing enough to justify purchasing one? Even if you feel like you’re doing just fine right now, your hearing loss could catch
You might develop hearing loss as you get older, particularly if you frequently expose yourself to loud noise. Likewise, if you work on a busy factory floor and don’t wear hearing protection, hearing loss may be in your future. These hearing loss causes are pretty common. But there’s a new fighter in the ring, and
Coping with hearing loss can be quite an adjustment for you and your family. In some cases, it can even be unsafe. What’s going to happen if you can’t hear a fire alarm or someone calling your name? Car sounds can warn you about dangers ahead, but if you have untreated hearing loss, you won’t
Even when it’s somewhat mild, hearing loss can have a huge impact on your life. There will be a dramatic change in the way you interact with loved ones, friends, and coworkers. Everyday activities like going to the grocery store can grow more challenging. But that doesn’t mean it needs to be all doom and
Want to suck all the joy out of your next family get-together? Start to talk about dementia. Dementia is not a subject most people are actively looking to discuss, mainly because it’s rather scary. A degenerative mental disease in which you gradually (or, more terrifyingly, quickly) lose your mental faculties, dementia causes you to lose
You’re starving so you go to your fridge for a little bite to eat. Are you craving a salty treat… maybe some crackers? Chips sound good! Hold up. Maybe this leftover piece of cheesecake. Perhaps you should just go with a banana on second thought. Of course, a banana is a much healthier choice. Everything
No two cases of hearing loss are identical You should not expect your experience with hearing loss to be precisely the same as somebody else who might have the same hearing loss condition. No two instances of hearing loss are precisely the same. While you might be able to relate to someone else with hearing
Gatherings. So many family gatherings. During the holidays, it most likely seems like you’re meeting (or re-meeting) a new long-lost uncle almost every weekend. That’s the charm (and, some might say, the bane) of the holiday season. Usually, this sort of yearly catching up is something that’s pleasing to anticipate. You get to learn what
You’re bombarded by noise as soon as you arrive at the yearly company holiday party. You can feel the beat of the music, the thrum of shouted conversations, and the click of glasses. It makes you miserable. In such a loud setting, you can’t hear anything. The punch lines of jokes are missed, you can’t
While everybody has experienced a runny nose, we don’t commonly talk about other types of cold symptoms because they’re less frequent. Occasionally, a cold can go into one or more ears, but you rarely hear about those. While you may generally consider colds as harmless, here’s why this ear-related cold symptom shouldn’t ever be dismissed.
