If you have just gotten a stronger prescription for your glasses or have just started wearing glasses in the first place, you might not know how to exactly go about getting used to them. You might wear your new glasses for awhile and then end up with a splitting headache that is only resolved by removing the glasses. Here are some tips for getting used to your new glasses so that you can see enough to navigate your world.
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Getting hearing aids can be an incredibly wonderful thing for you in terms of your hearing, but it is also likely going to be a big adjustment. Because of this, there are certain things that you are going to want to do in order to make your transition to wearing hearing aids a positive one. Here are three tips for getting used to wearing hearing aids.
Wear Them For Short Periods Of Time
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The world of cancer research and treatments is moving so quickly that it can be difficult to keep track of every promising new development. Every once in a while, however, a breakthrough technology can generate results large enough to attract real attention. A 2015 study into the effects of irreversible electroporation, also known as IRE or NanoKnife surgery, found that pancreatic cancer patients who combined this treatment with traditional chemotherapy saw a greatly increased survival rate compared to the average.
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Hearing plays a critical role in speech and language development. Because young children don't yet have the ability to verbalize when they are experiencing a problem with their hearing, it's important for parents to watch closely for milestones that let them know their child's hearing is allowing for proper development.
Here are three red flags to watch for as your child approaches his or her first birthday that could signal it's time to schedule an appointment with a pediatric audiologist.
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These days the news from the major networks, cable news, and print news is, more often than not, negative. Terrorism, armed conflicts, political sparring are all constantly on display. You want to be fully informed about world events, but is being bathed in all this negativity bad for you?
Media
Although the world is full of horrible news, this fact is nothing new. Wars, famine, murder, and other atrocities have always existed.
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