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alliusis t1_izvwme9 wrote
Reply to comment by amanamongbotss in [OC] Yearly Average Temperature in the UK, 1884 - 2021 by PieChartPirate
A lot of people freeze to death because of no insulation, a grid that might not be able to keep up with the demand for heating has severe problems, buildings and infrastructure that wasn’t built with the frost line in mind get wrecked by frost heaves?
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Reply to comment by captainmouse86 in Hearing aids might be an important tool in the effort to prevent cognitive decline and dementia. The use of hearing aids was associated with a 19% reduction in long-term cognitive decline. The use of these devices can even benefit those who have begun to show a decline in cognition by Wagamaga
My grandfather was in a retirement home. Pretty active, we visited him frequently.
Well once Covid hit we couldn’t see him in person, and my family decided to pull him out and care for him at our home. On the zoom call prior to pulling him out he seemed so lost and confused and could barely respond to what we were asking him. I honestly thought he wasn’t going to last the month.
After we brought him home, he had a general family zoom call planned. I gave him my headphones to wear, and suddenly he was chatting and laughing and bantering and his sharp wit was right back to normal. His hearing aids weren’t working properly and he just couldn’t understand what was going on. It’s such a huge barrier for connection and engagement when you can’t hear or understand what’s going on around you. I’m happy to see hearing aid advertising targeting younger people too and trying to remove some stigma surrounding them.
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Reply to comment by Berzurker in In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study 60% of insomnia patients "no longer classified as clinical insomniacs" after just 2-weeks of using medical cannabis oil by BoundariesAreFun
That's what my doctor told me about cannabis - said it knocks you out but destroys sleep quality Sleep quality is very important to my well-being so I've still never tried it.