Governor Jay Inslee said Monday that a statewide closure of restaurants, bars, entertainment and recreational facilities will last two weeks and may be extended as Washington state uses social distancing to try to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Inslee also included entertainment, leisure and non-essential services in the emergency proclamation. All schools in […]
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On Friday, March 13th, the Wall Street Journal published an excellent special report on Navigating the Coronavirus. Today is Tuesday, March 17th and in just 4 days a number of the articles seem to be irrelevant due to new recommendations to address this highly contagious virus. Yesterday morning the top article on page one of […]
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Last Monday I was blogging about the coronavirus crisis in Seattle. One week later, the news along with the actions taken to reduce the serious health impacts of this virus, have changed our world. Each day brings dramatic changes to our daily lives that will affect all of us and our families, friends and co-workers […]
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Early this week I got outside for a short walk at Volunteer Park in Seattle. I was early enough that a thick fog had not yet lifted and I spotted this mallard pair resting in the dewey grass. You could barely see the massive big trees in the park. Even though it was chilly and […]
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Last week it became clear that Seattle had become the epicenter for the coronavirus in the United States. The medical team at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, Washington, across Lake Washington from Seattle, found the virus because they were looking for it! The team took “a long shot” and sent in the samples of two critical patients they […]
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Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) most often occurs in both ears, affecting them equally. Because the loss is gradual, you may not realize that you’ve lost some of your ability to hear. Having trouble hearing can make it hard to understand and follow a doctor’s advice, respond to warnings, and hear phones, doorbells, and smoke alarms. […]
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Hearing loss is an older person’s problem, right? No, the leading cause of hearing loss is noise, not age. Damage from everyday noise is growing among those in their teens and 20s. Younger Americans are exposed to a barrage of noise from concerts, movie theaters, loud video games, and personal listening devices. Yet, excessive noise […]
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All infants should have a hearing screening before they are one month old. If the infant does not pass the first screening they should have a complete hearing test before three months of age and if a loss is found begin early intervention services before six months of age. (CDC.gov) A few years ago I […]
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Our ability to communicate with people is vitally dependent on our ability to understand speech. As Helen Keller, once said, “Blindness cuts us off from things, but deafness cuts us off from people”. Many take their sense of hearing for granted, until they begin to lose hearing acuity. Hearing is what connects us and enables […]
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I recently read that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s mother passed away when Ruth was just 17 years old and she continues to be an inspiring guide for Justice Ginsburg. She keeps a picture of her hanging in her chambers. I really have felt the presence of my mom since her passing three years […]
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