In the movies, invisibility is a powerful power. The characters can often do the impossible if they possess the power of invisibility, whether it’s a starship with cloaking ability or a wizard with an invisibility cloak. Unfortunately, invisible health problems are no less potent…and they’re a lot less fun. As an example, tinnitus is an […]
Tinnitus tends to get worse at night for most of the millions of people in the US that experience it. But what’s the reason for this? The ringing or buzzing in one or both ears is not an actual noise but a side-effect of a medical issue like hearing loss, either permanent or temporary. But […]
You Know when you’re viewing an action movie and the hero has a loud explosion close by and their ears start ringing? Well, guess what: that probably means our hero sustained at least a minor traumatic brain injury! To be sure, brain injuries aren’t the bit that most action movies linger on. But that ringing […]
Do you recollect the old tale about Johnny Appleseed? When you were younger you probably heard the tale of how Johnny Appleseed traveled around providing fresh apples to communities (the moral of the story is that apples are good for you, and you should eat them). That’s only partly accurate. Around the end of the […]