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Understanding what hyperbaric oxygen can do for hearing loss

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I was just diagnosed with sudden sensorineural hearing loss. They gave me a steroid injection into the ear and more steroids by mouth, but they say it’s up to me whether I want to try hyperbaric oxygen. Do you have any opinion on it? How does breathing pure oxygen at 2 ...

A father’s love and his daughter’s demands

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Dear Annie: My husband will be 60 on his next birthday, and despite having asthma, he’s in very good shape. Our daughter is 27 and doesn’t manage her finances or life very well. She recently asked my husband to help her move as he has done four times previously. He agreed, even though it ...

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It’s not every day that we get to announce that some of our staff members have received state-level awards, as is the case in today’s front-page story. As such, we wanted to take a few minutes to deliver a heartfelt thank-you — to you: the person reading this right now. Whether ...

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Kathryn V. McFate Loganton I am a senior. I have TDS as my carrier for the internet and landline. I have another phone. Last month we were out of the phone and internet for three days. Again, we have another outage for another three days. During these outages some people in Sugar Valley ...

Jump dial pocketwatches defy expectations

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Take a moment and picture a pocket watch. Are you thinking of a hunting case watch with elaborate relief decorations and an engraved monogram? A minimalist open-faced watch with a 14K gold case? Maybe a chain and a fancy fob? One thing is safe to assume: The watch probably tells time with hands ...