What do Earthquakes Have to do with Thyroid Masses?

I'm not sure what is going on within the Italian Court system, but in October 2012, the Italian Court convicted 7 scientists to jail terms for not accurately predicting the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake  that ended up killing over 300 people. Also in October 2012, the Italian Supreme Court ruled that cell phones caused one man's brain tumor . Since when does the Court decide on matters of scientific validity? And even more importantly, what does this have to do with ENT??? I&…

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Earthquake Helps Man Regain Hearing... Perhaps Not!

Fox News reported on Aug 25, 2011 about Robert Valderzak who suffered conductive hearing loss for a few months... until the earthquake shook him and the rest of the East Coast after which he was able to hear. Though this may sound miraculous, conductive hearing loss is one of those reversible type of hearing loss. It is not permanent. Example of conductive hearing loss include: • Earwax • Fluid in the ears •  Ear infection • Eustachian tube dysfunction • Problems with the middle ear…

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