Tag: Pandemics
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Phantom Sounds in the Pandemic
Do you ever hear a sudden ringing in your ears that no one else does? You are not alone. In fact, roughly 10% of American adults experience this chronic condition called tinnitus (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), 2017). Tinnitus is often distressing as it disrupts focus and relaxation. To make matters…
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How to Cause More Pandemics!
Discussions surrounding the future of pandemics are understandably uncomfortable as many countries have yet to leave behind the current COVID-19 pandemic. Alas, it takes a couple Google searches to learn that many experts have agreed that the next global pandemic is not a matter of if, but when. In 2007, the World Health Organization warned…