For those of you who may not have seen this show, the following is a link to the online video Sunday Night program segment on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in children, which aired 21 July 2013. Great to watch if childrens snoring is of interest. http://au.news.yahoo.com/sunday-night/video/watch/18088071/sleepless-nights/…
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A recent article from the website “Machines like us” talks about a “cure for childhood ear infections”. Here’s an excerpt: The sleepless nights families face when painful ear infections strike kids may be over if a researcher associated with The University of Western Australia has her way….
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A recent article in the New York Times discusses the ties between poor oral health to cancer-causing virus. “Study Ties Poor Oral Hygiene to Cancer-Causing Virus” Here’s an excerpt” People with swollen gums, missing teeth and other signs of poor dental health are more likely to be infected…
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The United Nations Radio recently wrote an article titled “360 million people in the world live with hearing loss” Here’s and excerpt: Countries are being asked to develop strategies to prevent and treat hearing loss. The call has come from the World Health Organization on International Ear Care…
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This article looks at the link between ADHD and snoring (poor sleep). Here’s an excerpt: A relationship between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in children and adolescents has been suggested by some authors. Yet, this topic remains highly controversial in the literature. A…
A nice post from the New York Times about how your gut health affects your general health. This may have implications for the use of antibiotics in all sorts of diseases in our body including the use of antibiotics for ear, sinus and throat infections. Here’s…
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Interested in sleeping better? Here’s a nice post on the science of sleeping, the importance of sleep and how to get a good night’s sleep. Worth a read. Here’s an excerpt: On February 13, 1972, Michel Siffre climbed into a cave in southwest Texas. It would be…
An interesting article examining strategies that may increase the use of prescribed hearing aids. Those of you with hearing loss or those who have family members that use hearing aids may find it useful. Here’s an excerpt: WHY AREN’T YOU WEARING YOUR HEARING AIDS? Sorry for shouting;…
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A recent article discusses the guidelines for limiting noise exposure in children and teenagers. Here’s an excerpt: Hearing plays an essential role in communication, speech and language development, and learning. Even a small amount of hearing loss can have profound, negative effects on speech, language comprehension, communication,…
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Good news regarding Quantified Microbiome, we are getting closer to monitoring our gut bacteria ourselves and seeing if there really is any damage from antibiotics. A recent article by Carl Zimmer talks about this in greater detail. Here’s an excerpt: Some of my friends are sporting wristbands…
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