The following are some of the places where you can get cheap hearing aids. Make sure you consult your doctor first so you can find the right type.
Before You Buy
There are many types of hearing aids. The one you need will depend on the doctor’s diagnosis. Only look for products designed specifically for your type of hearing problem.
Some hearing devices work by amplifying the volume while others regulate it. Look for items that best suits your condition. A low priced but ill suited hearing aid may cause more problems.
Where to Find Affordable Hearing Aids
A cochlear implant center is a good place to buy. You can also contact the manufacturers through their website or phone numbers. Some of these companies even hand out free hearing aids for kids.
There are also private foundations that sell or give these items away. Look for companies that offer 30 or 45 day money back guarantee for their products. Make sure the product has a warranty and you understand the return policy.
You can also consult the American Academy of Audiology for buying guidelines. The Federal Trade Commission has publications that can help buyers.
There are two types of hearing loss, conductive and sensorineural.
What Causes Hearing Loss
Sensorineural hearing loss occurs when the path from the inner ear to the brain is damaged. Presbyacusis (age related) is one possible cause. The hair cells in the cochlea are damaged so hearing problems occur.
Hearing can also be affected by loud noises (acoustic trauma). This can happen to people frequently exposed to loud noises. Infections such as meningitis, measles, mumps or Ménière’s disease can lead to hearing loss.
Antibiotics can also cause affect hearing. An overdose of aspirin is another possible cause. People undergoing radiation, chemotherapy or other cancer treatments have been known to suffer hearing problems.
What Causes Conductive Hearing Loss
This condition is brought about by anything that prevents sound from going to the outer to the inner ear. There are several possible causes. These include middle ear infection (acute otitis media) and wax blocking the outer ear.
Otitis media with effusion means fluid has accumulated in the middle ear. Otosclerosis means the middle ear ossicles has hardened. This makes vibration difficult.
A pierced eardrum can also lead to conductive hearing loss. An injury to the head or an ear blow can cause hearing difficulties.
Medication
Besides hearing aids, medications may help. If there is bacterial middle ear infection, antibiotics may be effective. Syringe can remove wax blocking the middle and outer ear. Some hearing problems like cholesteatoma or acoustic neuroma can be remedied via surgery.
Warning: never self medicate. If you are experiencing problems with hearing, let the doctor determine what the problem is. Never take antibiotics or undergo medical procedures without consulting the doctor. See a doctor as soon as you develop hearing loss or your ear aches. Left untreated, the condition may worsen.
Hearing disorders can be a cause for discomfort. But with cheap hearing aids widely available, this condition may be remedied.
Archive for May, 2010
Information About Hearing Aids and Hearing Loss
Arthritis Hates Acai Berry
Arthritis hates acai berry because it supplies the body with a lot of different types of vitamins, minerals, etc.
Arthritis thrives in these types of environments:
joints that are old joints that are damaged joints that are injured joints that have very little blood flow body that are depleted from vitamins cells that are depleted from minerals including trace and macro minerals cells that have no anti oxidants present
Acai berry especially some of the more popular mixtures of acai berry juices provide so much positive minerals, vitamins, ezymes, amino acids, etc. that arthritis has a very difficult time functioning properly. Arthritis hates acai berry for the simple fact that you are feeding your body from the inside out. That is the proper way to start reversing the damage to your cells. We all have red how red wine is loaded with anti-oxidants and acai berry has even more anti-oxidants than red wine. Anti oxidants have a cleansing effect that doesn’t sit well with arthritis.
Acai berry and arthritis are like dogs and cats, they will tolerate each other so much and then they go to war. The war, that is raging in your body has been going on for many years. Basically from the time you turned 18 till now. If you have been feeding your body from the inside out, then arthritis has a difficult time living inside. However, if you are like most people who really don’t take care of themselves, then you might have some serious problems that haven’t even been noticed.
If you have rheumatoid arthritis, the number one problem you want to relieve is the arthritis pain. I honestly cannot tell you if acai berry will reduce the arthritis pain (some RA suffers have had positive comments about acai berry) but I can tell you that it probably would not hurt. I’m sure if you ask your doctor about acai berry and rheumatoid arthritis they might be very supportive of trying it. Only your doctor can tell you yes or no. Right?
Here is what I do know about acai berry and arthritis. Drinking acai berry juice is an all natural supplement that has been consumed for many years. It works wonders for people who have not been taking care of their bodies (nutrition wise) and it works well for people who have been supplementing for many years like myself.
Recently I ran out of my favorite all natural nutritional supplement and decided to give acai berry extract a try. I was impressed immediately with the taste and after a few days I was impressed with how well my body responded to acai berry. I can’t tell you what you will experience because I do not know your body type, what type of nutritional program you consume. The only person who can tell you if it works or not is yourself.
I know my arthritic knees hate acai berry and I’ve been able to reduce the amount of glucosamine and chondroitin I consume. That makes me feel good and it’s made a lot of my friends feel a lot better. There are some other positive results when acai berry is consumed that you can only find out by taking it yourself.
If you suffer from arthritis I would recommend giving acai berry extra a try, it can’t hurt you that is for sure. I know in my body arthritis hates acai berry and I plan on keeping it that way.
Make it a arthritis pain free day.
Cold & Flu & Sambucol
As we know that cold & flu is the most common illness in the whole world, bacterial viruses is the main reason for cold & flu, runny nose, sneezing, headache, sore throat, cough, nasal and sinus blockage are the common symptoms for cold & flu.
Usually cold often starts with feeling tired and we do not go to doctor for cold & flu treatment, we almost know that everything which doctor can prescribe for treatment. The flu starts suddenly and hits hard and the symptoms are worse like shaking chills, profuse sweating, muscle ache, vomiting and high fever it is necessary for us to go to doctor immediately. Over 100 different viruses can cause colds. Many people use antibiotics for cold and flu treatment, but antibiotic won’t prevent bacterial infections developing from cold.
Some prescription medicines can relieve flu symptoms. Since I am a student of medicine I prefer Sambucol because it is the best products for cold & Flu based on natural. This product has been shown to be effective in reducing symptoms and duration of cold & flu. The efficiency of Sambucol
has been shown through clinical studies. Since they are 100% natural the products are perfectly suitable for all members of the family.
Apart of using medicine you must take prevention measure to avoid cold and flu, wash your hand frequently and properly, avoid to touch your nose and eyes, keep your own towel do not share and more importantly use gloves in winter particularly in public places specially in public transport. That type of care makes you far from illness.
Sink Pluming – Add Or Replace a Shutoff Valve
I never forget the time I lived in this old house that had out dated sink plumbing and electrical wiring. I remember being faced with sink plumbing problems every week it seemed. Every time I had to work on the sink or any other plumbing fixture I had to shut off the water to the whole house. I then decided enough of this and installed shutoff valves under the sinks. Since then, I replace many plumbing fixtures in my 38 plus years in the renovation business that I own and operated.
For those who are faced with that same problem or if the shutoff valves need replacement and want to save some money. Follow the steps below.
Tools:
Mini tubing cutter Basin wrench Adjustable wrench or wrenches Screw driver Reamer brush Propane torch Flux brush A Fire extinguisher if available in case of a fire – or have some water readily available.
Materials:
Flux Plumber’s emery cloth Solder
Usually sinks and toilets have a fixture shutoff valve. Shut off these valves if you are working on any of these fixtures. If the job involves cutting water lines supplying a kitchen sink or a flush tank and there is no fixture shut off valve, I suggest that this is the perfect time to install one.
To install a shut off valve.
Turn the water main off and turn on the faucet of the fixture you are working on. Also, turn on a faucet from a lower level to drain the water lines that you are working on. Disconnect the supply line from the faucet and heat the fitting that is soldered to the
Wheat Allergy Advice
We all know that one critical element to a relationship is supporting the other person as much as is reasonable and possible. When a person has a health condition, this is particularly important and the choices a spouse or partner makes can often make the difference between success and failure. When the medical challenge is a wheat allergy, partner support becomes even more critical and difficult to manage as the changes in diet are so massive that virtually everyone involved either has to adapt to the new diet or two diets have to be pursued at the same time.
If a person has a heart condition or high blood pressure, which is very common, making dietary changes together is easier because they both are diseases we all can relate to without having to go through them ourselves. Intolerance to wheat, however, is difficult to fathom because it is tough to pinpoint symptoms, not usually life threatening and the dietary changes required are quite extreme. Support through this, however, is critical.
The natural reaction of a spouse or partner is to show some reluctance towards dropping wheat products from their diets with their spouse or partner. This means not having relatively common foods like non-organic ice cream, soups or other products containing wheat or wheat protein. This can be both a shock to the system, costs more, is not as good tasting compared to what people are normally used to (although it is improving) and requires a very high degree of attention when choosing foods.
Showing support for a spouse in this matter makes it much easier for them to make the life changes needed to deal with this condition. Additionally, helping the wheat allergic person does not necessarily mean making dietary changes for both people involved, although that does make it easier in terms of shopping and diet. There are many ways to be supportive of a spouse or partner, asking shop assistants together for Wheat Allergy advice for example, and making small changes that have a huge impact.
One positive way of showing support is to work with the person to keep a log of their experiences. Another is to be available to pick up the slack if they experience side effects during the initial stages of the diet. A third way is to approach the new diet as a project to learn about, even if the person in question is not making the same dietary changes.
Helping with the shopping, learning what food products are acceptable and which ones do not fall within the dietary guidelines is also a good way to show support. Still another option for the person who is not allergic to wheat is to fend for themselves for breakfast and lunch and participate in the diet during the evening meal, which allows them to eat what they want and only participate in the diet one third of the time. The most important thing is to show the spouse or partner that they are loved through support, patience and a willingness to make sacrifices to restore or guarantee the sick person’s health.
Type 1 Diabetes-Sick Day Management Support During the Stomach Flu
First let me start by saying that over the years I have learned that Type 1 Diabetes is an unpredictable disease that I knew nothing about 5 years ago. That was before my 3 year old son was diagnosed. Since then I have had numerous experiences with doctors with different opinions on how to treat my child. I guess that is why a doctor is always “practicing medicine”.
My point is there comes a time when parents of Type 1 Diabetics can learn from each others experiences especially when it comes to preparing for the day when your diabetic child catches the stomach flu or other illnesses that cause high blood sugars and ketones. As everyone knows the stomach flu in normal children causes a severe onset of vomiting and diarrhea that can last several days and comes on with no notice. Since my son was diagnosed over four years ago my family and I have learned (at least 4 times) how to properly manage the stomach flu without the need for hospitalization. Just like any other emergencies you must be prepared by making sure you have all the right items on hand in case your hit with those famous words “my tummy hurts”. This usually occurs at night when you are half asleep so having the following items on hand is important.
Keto sticks,Extra Insulin,Extra Syringes or insulin pump supplies, Pedialyte,Sugar and non-sugar decaf soda (only use if needed as it will cause dehydration), Glucagon, Alarm Clock, Hard candy (only if your child is old enough to eat without choking)
Now I will explain a little on why you need all that junk for the stomach flu. First things first. When the stomach flu hits vomiting occurs regularly depleting the body of a large amount of fluids. This must be replaced to avoid dehydration. In a child with Type 1 diabetes you have to be prepared to battle ketones that are brought on by the illness. Ketones are caused by high blood sugar and the absence of insulin in the body. In order to get rid of the ketones you must keep giving your child insulin even though their blood sugar will most likely be low. Don’t get frustrated if you child is having a hard time keeping down liquids. If they are able to take a few sips of sugared soda or pedialyte every 20 minutes or so and keep it down for short periods this is enough to keep them hydrated and maintain a fairly good blood sugar. In my experience you will have to set an alarm every 20 minutes or so through the night to keep this up. Be sure to check blood sugars often. If the low blood sugars continue have your child suck on a piece of hard sugared candy to help maintain their blood sugar. This should only be done if you child is old enough to eat hard candy. All this will make you tired but it should keep your child out of the hospital and keep you sane.
Remember a cure is just around the corner.
Types of Skin Cancer – Which is Most Serious?
Water, sunlight, and warmth are essential to life. People require frequent exposure to natural sunlight in order to produce Vitamin D, an essential vitamin needed for growth, and to develop healthy bones and teeth. In recent decades, however, sunlight has also been implicated as a cause of some types of skin cancer.
While both types of ultraviolet rays are associated with skin cancer, some skin cancers are caused by genetic factors. In fact, recent research has indicated that cell mutation and abnormal genes probably play a much more significant role in the development of skin cancer than was originally believed.
Although anyone may develop skin cancer, some persons are at higher risk than others are. Those persons who should be concerned most about sunlight exposure include individuals with fair skin, those who live in areas that are close to the equator, and those who spend a significant amount of time outside.
Three primary kinds of skin cancer have been identified. Each of these is associated with a particular skin cell. The first of these is called basal cell carcinoma, and begins in the skin’s basal cells. Nine-tenths of all individuals diagnosed with skin cancer in the United States have this kind. Since it grows slowly and usually does not spread, it is considered to be the least serious variety with which a person can be diagnosed.
The second type is more serious than basal cell carcinoma, but is also a nonmelanoma. Squamous cell cancer affects keratinocyte, cells in the outer layer, or epidermis, of the skin. This type does spread in approximately three percent of all sufferers, but usually spreads slowly. Therefore, it can often be diagnosed and surgically removed before it affects other body organs.
A few other types of nonmelanoma skin cancer do exist, but they are extremely rare. Less than one person in 100 who develops a nonmelanoma cancer will develop one of these kinds. These cancers include Kaposi’s sarcoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, and T cell lymphoma of the skin.
The final type is most serious. Melanoma is a cancer that originates in melanocytes, the cells responsible for producing melanin. The amount of melanin present in skin tissue determines the lightness or darkness of the skin’s color. Malignant melanoma can spread rapidly and invade vital organs and other body tissues. Prompt diagnosis and treatment is crucial to a successful cure.
Each of these types of skin cancer is usually curable when detected and treated early. For this reason, it is extremely important to take note of any skin changes, and to report these to a physician as soon as they are noticed.
Golf Training Aids
Golf training aids have become vastly popular with golfers everywhere. Golfers of all ages and skill levels are constantly looking for ways to help them improve their scores and reduce their handicaps.
The playing professionals have the talent and coaching to help them hit massive drives off the tee straight down the fairway, or consistently drop putt after putt in the hole. But, for the average golfer, we have to use a variety of proven training aids to help us lower our scores.
All of the TV and magazine ads for golf training aids can be quite overwhelming for the average person looking to improve their golf game. Training aids come in every form and fashion, from the Medicus Dual Hinge Driver, to Footjoy socks to help keep your feet comfortable.
But don’t fret, it’s really not as overwhelming as it appears. Although you may be tempted to buy every golf training aid in sight, it’s not necessary or practical, unless of course money is no object. The more prudent option would be to look at your overall golf game and decide what training aids would benefit your particular golf game.
For example, if you’re driving the golf ball long and straight but you’re having problems with your chipping, you may want to purchase a chipping aid. A product like the Chip Mate Net, or Chip-N-Pitch will help you achieve much better accuracy.
If you’re having problems driving the golf ball and keeping it in the fairway, consider the Medicus Dual Hinge Driver. This tool works great for those who may be slicing the golf ball.
There are also many PGA pros who endorse various golf training aids as well. Most of these products are of very high quality and will provide the needed help for your golf game.
Vijay Singh, the winner of several of golf’s majors, advertises and uses the Speed Stik. This training device is a golf shaft that measures your swing speed and helps you quicken your swing speed. This in turn will allow you to improve the distance of your drives. Ernie Els, another winner on the PGA tour, uses the Tempotimer. This device wraps around your golf club and will also improve your golf swing.
If you’re having difficulty with your entire golf swing, whether off the tee or near the green, you might want to consider looking at the 8 Board. This particular training aid will help optimize the swing plane for your individual stroke.
While various PGA playing pros advertise golf training aids, you may want to consider talking with the golf teaching pros in your area. They use several different training aids on a daily basis as part of their profession. These teaching pros are an excellent source for advice on what may work for your particular need and what may not.
Several putting aids are also available such as the Eyeline Putting Laser, as well as Path Pro. These are a couple of golf training aids that are endorsed by P.G.A. Professionals of America. Their job is to find the best training aids available for their students.
Golf equipment is not the only training aids available. There are also fitness routines, mental and physical programs and other methods of building the body and mind to improve your golf game. These are also considered to be golf training aids. Tiger Woods is big on physical fitness. He has helped lead the way in golf fitness for the past 10 years.
The golf training aids industry is huge. Several billions of dollars are spent each and every year in this industry. The Internet has been immensely popular as an advertising medium for training aids. Websites are everywhere that sell all sorts of golf aids.
So, if you’re looking to improve your golf game and lower your scores, then take a good look at all of the various training aids available. Get one that suits your needs and your game. You’ll be glad you did!
Arthritis Cream – How to Choose Effective Ones
If you or one of your family members is suffering with arthritis then you may have tried various prescriptions and oral based treatments. It has been found that one of the best ways to relieve the pain and symptoms of arthritis is by applying arthritis cream to the affected joints. It is often believed that creams and ointments are preferential in some patients as they do not cause any damage to internal organs or produce ulcers of the stomach.
There are plenty of cream based products available in the market that can help to alleviate the pain. They range from pharmaceutical to homeopathic based solutions. It is important to choose the right arthritis cream for you. The success of such treatments can vary depending on the severity and the form of arthritis that is present.
One of the longest used and most recommended products is Arnica. This is a plant of the sunflower family that commonly occurs in temperate regions. It has been successfully used to treat arthritis and similar ailments since the sixteenth century. It is now possible to purchase arthritis creams that contain high dosages of Arnica.
Another proven treatment involves the application of castor oil based creams. These are suggested to be applied to the concerned area at regular intervals to help ease the pain. Some homeopaths will advise the use of Tiger balm and similar products. Many of these balms also contain camphor, clove, and menthol.
An ingredient contained in many prescribed arthritis creams is capsaicin. This is what is known as a “hot” treatment as it creates a burning sensation when applied. The active chemical is derived from the chilli plant. It works by activating nerve cells which then in turn send signals to the brain to release endorphins.
Pharmaceutical based ointments that have proved to be successful may contain glucosamine, chondroitins, and hyaluronic acid. These are especially effective when combined with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen or aspirin.
Whichever cream is used it is always useful to fully research any possible side-effects. Certain preparations can cause reactions such as skin irritation, blistering, stinging, and in some cases inflammation. It is best to discuss any potential treatment with your GP so that you can be sure that the application is suitable for your body. It must be stated that any arthritis cream that is chosen should not be applied to areas of wounds, the eyes or the mouth.
The Day I Forgot How to Breathe
“Allergy season may be the worst ever. A monster allergy season is in store for Spring 2010, according to experts. Our alert allergy level is 10.7 out of a maxium of 12.0.” Providence (R.I.) Examiner.
Fact: an allergen is a substance, often a protein that causes an allergic reaction from pollen-grasses-trees-dust-mold and some medications. Humans and some animals suffer fits of sneezing, coughing, vision problems and itchy throat during Spring and Fall from allergens.
In NYC (my town) the forecast for Thursday 4.22.10 is 11.1 (out of 12.0). Active pollen: Maple-Cedar-Juniper-Popular-Aspen-Cottonwood. Get out the Kleenex.
Two-Days In Hell
The best allergy medication is Loratadine 10mg – an antihistamine. It is the active ingredient in Claritin and a dozen brand-name prescriptions. It claims to be 24 hour relief from sneezing; running nose, itchy, watery eyes, itchy throat and nose.
It worked but had with a mild collateral damage – it shut down my lungs and caused my heart to race 24/7 – Mama Mia Spicy Meatballs! Personally, I run away like Paul Revere on his horse from folks who regale me with their symptoms.
I respectfully request your indulgence because you may discover a SECRET that one day may save-your-life or win you a vital career promotion. What-In-It-For-You? Stay and find out because I am not selling you anything and what you read is as real as a stroke after a bad heart…
Monday and Tuesday
It began Monday and continued all day Tuesday. No exaggeration, I could not move more that ten-feet off the bed without slumping down in a chair in total exhaustion. One-more-once: my lungs were not inhaling and my heart was racing during the ten-feet I could maneuver from the bed.
Next my voice lowered to a rasp, and an unremitting cough continued awake and asleep. No sleep. I tried to eat and had no appetite. My ears could not sustain the sound of the TV. I was alone and alienated.
I was ten-feet from the telephone to call 911 for oxygen, but I was saving that as a last resort. Mental movies showed me permanently wearing miniature oxygen tank. The phone ran incessantly but I refused to answer it – I couldn’t produce coherent conversation. I hit the switch-off.
You Don’t Think You Replay
Somehow business and making a ton of dinero did not rank high compared to sucking in the next breath through my mouth. My mind drew a list of high priority tasks: finishing the book they paid me a hefty advance to write, closing on the dream house in Florida by the Oceanside, and returning an urgent call to my son Philip.
I went from a cool legal mind, with things to do and place to go, to signing up with Dr. Death (Jack Kevorkian) and asking to be at the head of the line. All hope was gone with waiting for my next breath, and all my goals were less than trivial.
You’re smiling and cannot believe 48 hours can be the end of your life. Why Not? A stroke or heart attack can kick-in faster than that taking us to the finish line. My brain did a replay of my life experiences and dwelled on my failures and lack of responsibility. My Mom and Pop showed up a lot, wife and kids – I really suck.
Meditation
In my past life I studied neuroscience – the brain and how Homo sapiens adapt to their environment. Love to write and teach about neuroplasticity (brain changes) and how to get sharper thinking skills and long-term memory. Now – who cares?
I was sucking in air through my mouth (top-breathing) and forced myself to read an article on how a new meditation program makes folks smarter in just 4 days of 15 minutes each. Guess I’ll take that with me on the long trail to hell. Distraction.
It Says
A new technique called Breath Mindfulness requires a lousy 15 minutes each for four sessions to produce serious improvement in Concentration-Attention-Comprehension-Long Term memory. “It goes to show the mind is, and in fact, easily changeable and highly influenced, especially by meditation.”
The big deal is that prior to this research it took years of meditation for hours at a time to produce any measurable, permanent results. The secret is closing their eyes and relaxing (no big deal) and focusing their entire attention on the air inhaling and exhaling through the tip of their nose.
The tests on 63 students resulted on a 10x improvement in concentration in meditators compared to the control group. Taking class tests after meditating increases their scores as if they were cheating from the textbook.
Result: focusing on the breath teaches you how to regulate your emotions. How? It makes you raise your awareness of mental processes that would normally distract you including your Internal Dialogue – the “still-small voice” that talks and reads to you. Wow, that normally would get my brain flowing. It reminded me of another form of Mindfulness called Mantra-Meditation. Instead of focusing on each breath, you repeat a phrase on each inhale and exhale. Example: But-Mom, OHM, Mem-Hay-Shin or She-Rim. Google: meditation mantras.
Journal: Consciousness and Cognition. Mindfulness meditation improves cognition. 4.2010. Fadel Zeidan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte.
So What
I could not shut off my left-brain (logic, order and reasoning) from the meditation article and what it really meant. Remember – your right-hemisphere is basically non-verbal and thinks in pictures and association. Right brain controls our emotions and imagination and Fight-or-Flight reaction.
Who Cares
It was great to turn off Rightie and its hallucinations and negativity, and focus on thinking and memory. I thought about Hypnagogic and Hypnopompic visualizations. Who knows why?
Hypnagogic is a vivid dream-like state between being awake and falling asleep. It occurs five-minutes before we fall under Morpheus the Greek God of dreams and sleep. The alternative is Hypnopompic Effect which is a hallucination (dream) occurring just prior to awakening in the A.M.
In both we get mental movies (pictures and sounds) and hints about our lives. They go amnesic within seconds of awakening. That reminded me of…
About two-years ago I attended a one-day workshop by a New-Age California Guru who claimed Hypnagogic and Hypnapompic effects were the real-deal. You could program your Nonconscious (righie) Mind to answer questions you asked before falling asleep. The alleged answers occurred on waking – if you were a true believer.
I had paid my bucks so I maybe I was eligible to test the principles.
Short and Sweet
Coughing and wheezing I finally fell asleep text-messaging to my Non-Consciousness. “What the hell is going on with me? Is this the end of Rico? Will my parents be waiting to greet me? Delete that last thing. OK, here goes.
Challenge to Non-Consciousness
Q. What can I do to change my present circumstances of no lungs and a rapid heartbeat? Am I cashing in my chips? Give me a solution – and fast. If you are tuned in to me – save my ass – what can I do to survive this night?
I slept. Just prior to awakening I saw a short-mental movie. I was sitting on my bed and deep breathing a/k/a diaphragmatically sucking air on autopilot, while my stomach expanded with each inhalation. My mouth was closed and I was not Top breathing anymore. My racing heart was not in the equation. Wait – maybe I had forgotten how to breathe naturally.
Oh yeah, I was smiling and walking all around the joint.
Get this: breathing is a nervous system automatic process. You don’t breath consciously (volition/will power) from your mouth, but inhale from your diaphragm by your NonConscious mind. It’s your brainstem, immune, nervous system and cerebellum that inhales and exhales. Not Top-Breathing stupid, Diaphragmatic breathing, smartie-pants.
Endwords:
I jumped off the bed and started diaphragmatic (deep) breathing with my mouth shut. It worked. In a half-minute my full-throated voice was back. I walked three-times around the room – briskly. No racing heart, no slumping in a chair.
Thanks a lot your Honor, I am hanging around. Survive and thrive says I.
copyright 2010 H. Bernard Wechsler http://www.speedlearning.org
hbw@speedlearning.org.
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