Bengals Punter Kevin Huber Suffers Jaw Fracture During Game

Courtesy of  Jeffrey Beall  from Wikipedia This past weekend, Cincinnati Bengals punter Mark Huber suffered a  broken jaw  when he was viciously knocked to the ground by Steelers Terence Gavin who lead the tackle with his helmet. [ link ] Given bleeding from the mouth, there is the possibility of an open fracture extending into the mouth, though it could also be from a self-inflected bite when Huber got hit. Unlike most  facial fractures  that do NOT require any surgical intervention,…

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ENT Doctor iPhone App Games

This was bound to happen sooner or later… thanks to  @hobsonent who brought this to my attention. This Nose Doctor iPhone app game basically is to try and remove nasal hair as well as boogers from different characters' noses using different instruments. Another iPhone app game is Ear Doctor  which deals more with ear problems (obviously). Although these iPhone apps makes a game out of it, do ENT doctors actually professionally remove boogers, earwax , and nasal hair? We do… Regula…

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Haptic Hearing Aids... The Next Generation of Hearing Aids?

If you think about it, current hearing aids are essentially just a volume knob to increase the sound volume for those hard of hearing. However, as any audiophile will tell you, sound amplification alone does not mimic "true" sound quality as perceived in the mind. True sound quality involves not just sound, but also "sensation." That's why people still attend concerts or spend thousands of dollars on audio equipment for home sound systems. It's not just "he…

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