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Dec
Earwax & Ear Health: 3 Reasons to Put That Q-Tip Down
Originally posted on Houstonmethodist.org by Katie McCullum.For the sake of our ear health, it's time to talk about those Q-Tips that so many of us shove into our ears every day under the guise of personal hygiene.Once you start this oddly satisfying little habit, it&rsqu...
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Dec
The Modern Day Earache
Here are the signs and what you can do about it.Have you noticed that remote work is wreaking havoc on your ear health? When the quarantine hit, we were warned about a few challenges that may follow: depression, isolation, boredom, a shortage of toilet paper. I was prepare...
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Dec
If your food smells like this, you might have COVID-19
Originally posted on bgr.com by Chris Smith.The only way to tell COVID-19 apart from the flu or a cold with certainty is to take a coronavirus test. That's because most of the symptoms from a novel coronavirus infection are also encountered in other illnesses, even the mor...
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Dec
10 Ways to Sleep Better All Winter Long
Originally posted on Health.com by Amanda MacMillan.Getting a good night's sleep in the middle of winter may seem like it should be no problem. After all, it’s the season of long nights, cozy blankets, hibernation, and snuggling up by the fire. But for all the same r...
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Dec
You May Have Sleep Apnea If…
It's not just snoring.See the other risk factors that could indicate you suffer from sleep apnea.If you’re a regular, you may recall my father’s journey with the sleep monitoring app, WatchPat. He thought he was doing me a favor, but in the end, my dad found o...
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Dec
Self-Confidence During a Pandemic
If you're working remotely, this is probably the most time you’ve ever spent looking at yourself. I spend 4-5 hours a day staring at myself via Zoom. I have picked apart my hairstyle, makeup application, lighting, clothing, and how I hold my head. (Revelation: Don&rsq...
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Dec
Too Young for Hearing Loss?
I'm a Gen Xer; therefore, most of my friends are also Gen Xers. We’re no spring chickens, but we’re also not on Medicare yet. Sure, our eyes don’t work as well as they used to, and our metabolisms have slowed down for quite some time, but for the most part...
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Dec
Hearing Loss Linked to Dementia
by Katherine Griffin, Katherine Bouton, AARPIt really doesn't seem fair: Hearing loss, a troublesome fact of life for more than 48 million Americans, according to the Hearing Loss Association of America, may increase the risk of cognitive problems and even dementia. By the...
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Dec
Should You Try Sleep Monitoring
If there is one thing my family loves to do, it's sleep. We’re a family of resters, so if anything gets in between us and our precious downtime, we want answers.Members of my family, me included, have suffered from a few nighttime ailments: snoring, insomnia, waking...
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Dec
Can Your CPAP Mask Make You Sick?
Originally posted on VeryWell by Brandon Peters, MDWhen you're just starting to use a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine to treat sleep apnea, it’s common to worry about the risk of infection from the device. There is a potential risk of infection, in...
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