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Congress Ignores Major Jobs Hearing

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.25.2013 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Unemployment Rate, Economy, Jobs, Amy Klobuchar, Democrats, Joint Economic Committee, Politics, Video, Unemployment, Hearing, Long-Term Unemployment, Klobuchar, Long-Term Unemployed, Jec, Joblessnes, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- More than five years since the start of the Great Recession, unemployment remains a major economic problem in the United States, with lo...

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How to Shop for a Hearing Aid

Jim T. Miller | Posted 06.15.2013 | Fifty

Read More: Hearing Loss, Aging, Hearing Aids, Senior Citizens, Hearing, Seniors, Buying a Hearing Aid, Audiologist, How to Buy a Hearing Aid, Otolaryngologist, Fifty News

With so many choices and options available today, shopping for a hearing aid that meets your needs, lifestyle and budget can be challenging. Here are some tips that can help you locate a good hearing aid provider and choose an appropriate aid.

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Meteors Don't Strike Twice

Eric J. Heller | Posted 03.25.2013 | Science

Read More: Why You Hear What You Hear, Hearing, Acoustics, Psychoacoustics, Sound, Mysterious Noises, Booms, Science News

A loud boom sounding like a major piece of artillery frightens your normally quiet neighborhood. Houses shake and dishes rattle. Later the TV news reports that the boom was heard over many miles, but nothing exploded. No supersonic aircraft flew by. Someone saw yellow light in the sky.

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The Curbside Consult: My Ears Are Ringing!

Brian Secemsky, M.D. | Posted 12.23.2012 | Healthy Living

Read More: What Is Tinnitus, Ear Health, Tinnitus Symptoms, Hearing, Hear, Personal Health, Tinnitus Ears, Tinnitus, Audiologist, Audiologists, Health Ears, Tinnitus Treatment, Healthy Living News

Being the ever-so-snarky lady that she is, Molly simply replied, "You have tinnitus and are going about it all wrong." I asked her to start from the beginning. Here's how it went down.

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Good Communication Is as Simple as Paying Attention

Ron Culberson, MSW, CSP | Posted 11.11.2012 | Healthy Living

Read More: Listening, Relationships, Healthy Living News, Self Help, GPS for the Soul, Awareness, Advice on Life, Intention, Communication, Hearing, Self-Improvement, Advice in Life, Communication Tips, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News

In the simplest of terms, good communication only involves two steps: empathy and clarity. The most common communication errors occur when the message gets lost between the sender and the receiver.

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When Your World Suddenly Goes Silent

Rochelle Jewel Shapiro | Posted 10.27.2012 | Fifty

Read More: Hearing Loss, Sudden Deafness, Marriage, Wedding, Aging, Microphone, Hearing, Deaf, Fifty News

At those times, when my husband's sudden deafness hits him like a packed snowball with a rock inside, there's nothing I can say to him. I just have to wait it out.

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Turn Down the Rock Music

Seth Shostak | Posted 10.10.2012 | Science

Read More: Audio, Loud Music Hearing Damage, Rock Music, Hearing, Science News

For two hundred thousand years, the loudest noise that Homo sapiens suffered were thunderclaps. But these weigh in at about 120 decibels, dozens of times less energetic than a modern rock band.

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The (Soda) Counter Hearing to NYC's Phony Soda Ban Hearing

Audrey Silk | Posted 09.18.2012 | New York

The sparkle of a "hearing" is as flat as an hours old open can of seltzer.

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Say What?

Laverne H. Bardy | Posted 09.11.2012 | Fifty

Read More: Sports, Doctor, Hearing, Dentistry, Intercom, Fifty News

I've done some research, and what you describe is a malady called Selective Hearing Syndrome. It is not deadly and, remarkably, side effects only affect wives.

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Alleged Fort Hood Shooter's Beard Stops Court Hearing

AP | Posted 06.08.2012 | Crime

FORT HOOD, Texas -- A hearing to consider pre-trial motions in the murder case against an Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shooting rampage ...

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Americans Are Paying Way Too Much For Hearing Aids

Sam Tanzer | Posted 08.06.2012 | Small Business

Read More: Hearing Loss, Embrace Hearing, Hearing, Audiologist, Healthcare, Hearing Aids, Small Business News

The healthcare industry is failing to address a massive, treatable epidemic.

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WATCH: Creepy Humanoid Robot Mimics Man's Every Move

| Daniel Cossins | Posted 04.10.2012 | Science

Read More: Anechoic Chamber, Humanoid Robot, Video, Humanoid, Hearing, Audition, Human Hearing, Cocktail Party Problem, Cocktail Party Effect, Cocktail Party, Robot, Science News

Scientists call it the "cocktail party problem." To understand the person talking to you in a noisy room, you've got to filter out all of th...

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What Would You Listen To You Were Going To Lose Your Hearing?

Posted 03.30.2012 | Home

Read More: Lost and Sound Documentary, Lost and Sound Film, Lost and Sound, Panic List, Video, Hearing, Deafness, Music, Film, Deaf, Lindsey Dryden, The Panic List, Home News

Yesterday, we featured an interview with the filmmaker of "Lost and Sound," a new documentary that explores how deaf people experience music after los...

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WATCH: House Republicans Order 'Gasland' Documentary Director Josh Fox Detained At Public Hearing

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 02.01.2012 | Politics

Read More: Josh Fox, First Amendment, Fracking, House GOP, Gasland, Journalist, Politics, Video, Hearing, Environment, Gop, Documentary, Republicans, Brad Miller, Arrest, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In a stunning break with First Amendment policy, House Republicans directed Capitol Hill police to detain a highly regarded documentary ...

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White House Rules Out Constitutional Option On Debt Ceiling: Report

The Huffington Post | Sam Stein | Posted 09.06.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- As quickly as the so-called "constitutional option" appeared as a way to resolve the debt ceiling showdown, top White House officials ha...

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First Republican Expresses Openness To 14th Amendment Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 09.06.2011 | Politics

Read More: Deficit, 14th Amendment, National Debt, Debt Ceiling, Hearing, Bruce Bartlett, Barney Frank, US Default, Former Reagan Adviser, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said on Thursday that the Constitution may trump the debt ceiling, allowing the administration a way out of...

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Can You Hear Me Now? Or Do You Just Get a Ringing or Buzzing Noise?

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 08.20.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: Tinnitus, Dr. Glenn Braunstein, Hearing, Cedars Sinai, Health, Ears, Hearing Loss, Ear Plugs, Ear Health, Los Angeles News

You take off your headphones and... ring! Your ears buzz. Or hiss. Or rumble. It's called tinnitus and almost everyone deals with it. It's usually a temporary annoyance -- but for some, the ringing never stops.

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How Reading And Doing Crosswords Can Block Your Ability To Hear

Mail Online | Posted 07.27.2011 | Books

Becoming engrossed in a good book or a crossword really can block the ability to hear, a study has found. Scientists demonstrated that when someone...

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'Virtual Hearings' Via Webcam Save Courts Money

AP | By COLLEEN LONG | Posted 07.09.2011 | Technology

Read More: Court Appearance Webcam, Virtual Hearing, Virtual Court Appearance, Video Hearing, Hearing, Court Webcam, Video Court, Webcam Hearing, Webcam, Technology News

NEW YORK -- George Villanueva, charged with first-degree murder in the death of a police officer, will not leave jail for months of pretrial hearings....

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Petraeus "Understands the Frustration" With Spending "Enormous Amounts of Money," But He'll Keep Spending It If You Let Him

Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Debt, Petraeus, Rethinkafghanistan, Obama, War Spending, War in Afghanistan, Robert Greenwald, Afghanistan War, Brave New Foundation, Deficit, Rethink Afghanistan, Hearing, Waste, Afghanistan, Defense Spending, Derrick Crowe, Senate, World News

News flash: if you can't turn the war effort around with 30,000 more troops at a cost of $1 million per troop, per year, maybe the military solutions aren't solutions after all.

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House Republicans Amplify Attacks On Elizabeth Warren, Consumer Protection

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- In a hearing marked by openly hostile questioning from House Republicans, consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren made her highly anticipated...

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Oil Millionaire's Ex-Wife Seeks Higher Divorce Settlement

The Independent | Posted 05.25.2011 | Divorce

Read More: Barrister, Lawyers, Higher Settlement, Nasty Divorce, Prenup, Hearing, Expensive Divorce, High Settlement, Divorce Settlement, Assets, Bitter Divorce, Victoria Jones, Oil Millionaire, Divorce News

An oil technology millionaire's former wife today asked judges to double her divorce settlement, saying £5 million was "far too low". Victoria Jones...

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Fatima, 4-Year-Old Deaf Iraqi Girl, Given The Ability To Hear In India (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Deaf Children, Deaf Girl, Deaf, Hearing, Iraq Deaf Girl, Hearing Impaired, Iraqi Deaf Girl, Medical Tourism, Neuro, World News

Though her parents had initially lost all hope, a deaf Iraqi girl has been granted the ability to hear thanks to a team of tireless Indian doctors, th...

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Senators Move To End Secret Holds

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Filibuster, Confirmation, Senate Confirmation, Hearing, Claire McCaskill, Secret Holds, Senate Secret Holds, Politics News

The opponents of a rule that allows lawmakers to anonymously delay Senate confirmation proceedings have garnered enough support to overturn the rule. ...

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Tinnitus: the Noisy Affliction We Are Too Quiet About

Joseph Smigelski | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Tinnitus, Pete-Townshend-Tinnitus, Sam Harris, Ear Health, Health, Ear Ringing, Hearing, Hearing Loss, Healthy Living News

Coping with tinnitus is an ongoing struggle with many illuminated peaks and darkened abysses. Sometimes I dare to think that maybe, just maybe, the ringing will subside.

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