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Walters and Hanna Insurance Agency talks how to avoid common insurance mistakes – LIVING WELL Magazine

Common Insurance Mistakes We All Make

Courtesy Walters and Hanna Insurance Agency, Akron LIVING WELL Magazine
We all know we need insurance but it’s not usually at the top of our priority list. Insurance is a valuable tool used to protect our families from unforeseen events that can severely damage financial futures, but it does not often get much of our attention. […]

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The Palisades at Broadmoor Park & Odyssey HealthCare discuss preserving history – LIVING WELL Magazine

Preserving History

By Jill Haffley, The Palisades at Broadmoor Park & Odyssey HealthCare, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine

Working in conjunction in Colorado Springs with Odyssey HealthCare, a group of Honors United States History students from Coronado High School got a personal look at the reality of war on April 5 at The Palisades at Broadmoor Park as part of their unit on World War II. […]

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Hearing Aids: Cutting the Cords and Wires, Hearing Services of McKinney–LIVING WELL Magazine

Hearing Aids: Cutting the Cords and Wires

By Elizabeth Brassine, Au.D., Hearing Services of McKinney, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine

In my 22 years as an audiologist, one lecture sticks
out in my mind – “The Human Cochlea and Mother Nature’s Other Dirty Tricks.” This
talk discussed how distance was the enemy to the hearing impaired. The concern
is that higher pitched sounds (like s, th, sh), which give us our meaning to
speech, deteriorate at a much greater rate over distance.
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Hearing Aids: Cutting the Cords and Wires, Hearing Services of McKinney–LIVING WELL Magazine

Hearing Aids: Cutting the Cords and Wires

By Elizabeth Brassine, Au.D., Hearing Services of McKinney, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine

In my 22 years as an audiologist, one lecture sticks
out in my mind – “The Human Cochlea and Mother Nature’s Other Dirty Tricks.” This
talk discussed how distance was the enemy to the hearing impaired. The concern
is that higher pitched sounds (like s, th, sh), which give us our meaning to
speech, deteriorate at a much greater rate over distance.
[…]