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What is TMJ?

« Posted by Pat Franczyk on November 22, 2009 »

What the heck is TMJ?
TMJ and bruxism can be treated without medication or mouthguards, apparently, quite successfully. But what the heck is meant by TMJ? I have just been on a billion websites, where TMJ is discussed and an assortment of products offered to aid in its relief.
You would think that someone would tell you [...]

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The Silver Sonic XL

« Posted by Pat Franczyk on November 10, 2009 »

Remember my last post, where Grandma Rea was as deaf as a post, even after spending $3,000.00 on hearing aids? Her saving grace was the infomercial she saw one evening on a little bluetooth-looking device that claimed to give one supersonic hearing, for less than $30.00.
And it works!
Better than her expensive hearing aids.
Honest to goodness.
I [...]

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Hearing Aids: Cheap Can Be Better

« Posted by Pat Franczyk on November 9, 2009 »

Do you know what is kind of funny? My partner J.J.’s grandmother, aged 92, recently spentĀ  $3,000.00 on supposedly high quality hearing aids which have worked poorly for her.
That’s not funny.
That’s quite sad.
What do you think I am, a monster?
What is amazing, not sad, and kind of funny, is that grandma more recently purchased some [...]

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Ear Candles: Cones of Silence?

« Posted by Pat Franczyk on November 9, 2009 »

Lots of wax in your ears? Try ear candles. That’s right. You can make candles from grandpa’s ear wax. Pretty soon, that grandpa will be you, if it isn’t you already.
All joking aside; ear candling is a gentle and soothing way to remove even the most stubborn of wax build-ups from your precious ears. If [...]

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