Medicine’s Simple Marvel Perhaps one of the greatest abilities in today’s medical world is the ability doctors and nurses have to listen to heartbeats‚ pulses‚ and breathing patterns with simplicity. It doesn’t require any high-tech equipment. It doesn’t require a myriad of tests and examinations. It doesn’t cost thousands of dollars per minute to operate. In fact‚ the abilities that I just mentioned are made possible by this instrument: a stethoscope. The stethoscope that we know today is not
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Why are most people poor listeners? “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” —Stephen R. Covey. Its all in the mindset and what revolves around us is what I believe causes most people to become poor listeners. Therefore‚ if it wasn’t for media access or the internet‚ I suppose the percentage would be fairly even; however‚ technology is what is needed although most people have poor social skills. They are too into themselves and/or have selective
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The first time I visited Mexico was also the first time I went scuba diving and it was a memory I will never forget. This scuba diving experience was far different that what I expected. I expected to have a pleasant time swimming with the fishes and exploring the sea floor‚ which was still foreign to me. Not knowing what to expect I went fourth on this experience and discovered it was different. Having watched a flurry of action movies in which a superhero goes under water and has an easy time
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My body temperature was rising up‚ I felt claustrophobic being trapped inside a plane on the way back home. My sore throat must have been infected for me to get a fever at that moment. I think almost everyone could hear me coughing from my seat so I tried to cough as softly as possible. I took a fever pill and went to sleep. Before I knew it‚ I’ve already touched down at KLIA. My fever was gone and I felt better. We had dinner that included food like grilled chicken and fried calamari. It certainly
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Listening is one of the most important forms of communication‚ with the multiple ways of doing it‚ and the everyday importance of it. Can you imagine not hearing things? The music you listen to‚ TV shows you watch‚ people you speak to‚ all of them dead silent event when they are playing. Now imagine you can hear‚ but only half of what normal people can. That’s what it’s like to hear things from my perspective. It is normal for me because I was born half deaf‚ so my hearing and my listening skills
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Parts and Functions of the Eyes Cornea : The cornea is the outer covering of the eye. This dome-shaped layer protects your eye from elements that could cause damage to the inner parts of the eye. There are several layers of the cornea‚ creating a tough layer that provides additional protection. These layers regenerate very quickly‚ helping the eye to eliminate damage more easily. The cornea also allows the eye to properly focus on light more effectively. Those who are having trouble focusing their
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Sophia Brier-Heimbach Ms. Vann English 9 August 22‚ 2013 Unit 1 Lesson 6 - Family Narrative Hearing loss My grandma started to lose her hearing when she was twenty years old. It has decreased harshly over the years. Her hearing became as weak as four percent. It was very frustrating to deal with for both her and all of us around her. Hearing aids couldn’t handle her loss and she had to have surgery to overcome her disability
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A. How has a hearing aid ‚ an energy sensing device‚ affected the way people sense energy? B. The hearing aid amplifies sound energy that comes into contact to the hearing aid. There are two types of hearing loss. 1. Sensorial hearing loss. This hearing loss is caused by damage to the cochlea‚ infections‚ genes‚ head trauma‚ exposure to loud noises or fluid buildup in the inner ear. This is the hearing loss that hearing aids can help with. 2. Conductive hearing loss. This occurs when sound does
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The oroantral communication (OAC) is a pathological condition that consists of an open connection between the oral cavity and the maxillary sinus. It’s a complication which most frequently caused by the extraction maxillary posterior teeth. [1] Since the maxillary sinus occupies an a large part of the maxilla‚ the roots of these teeth are close to it. The controversy revolves around maxillary molars‚ first molar and second molar. The chances of occurrence of oroantral communication increases‚ if
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Auditory and Visual Memory: Which One Is More Common? Lindsay McVay Katie Jackson 10/12/12 3rd Problem Do people tend to have better auditory memory or visual memory? Hypothesis If a variety of people are put through numerous trials of visual memory tests and auditory tests‚ then the people with better auditory memory will outnumber the people with better
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