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Vocal Power

So… my son has figured out that he has a secret power over his parents and that power is the ability to produce a LOUD VOLUME in quiet places. He now happily talks to himself or his shadow as he plays with his toys or tries to fit something that had been discarded onto the floor into his mouth (his recent favorite is unused tissue paper). This babbling has broken into a new found vocal power that he unleashed at us while we were at church this past Sunday (while out of town). Luckily my son is cute. This stops … Continue reading →

New York City’s Subway—Hidden Danger

I’ve spent many, many hours riding the subways in New York, The El in Chicago, and MARTA in Atlanta and took a number of precautions in doing so. Mainly, watching my purse and my back, but now I’ve learned there’s another body part that we mass transit users should be guarding—our ears. According to a new study, as little as 30 minutes a day exposed to the high decibel levels of New York’s subway system could result in hearing loss — and wearing an iPod can increase the risk. Researchers from Columbia University found that exposure to the noise levels … Continue reading →