Damaged block heater cord could give you shock and awe. â General Motors is recalling almost 3000 vehicles that use a specific block heater. GM named the recalled vehicles as the 2013-2014 Buick Encore, Buick Verano, Chevy Cruze and the 2012-2014 Chevy Sonic.
It seems that 3.68% of the total population is found to be hard of hearing and 0.3% of the total population is functionally Deaf, out of a total population of about 268,000,000 (2005) living souls in the US. Half of both proposed figures seems to be older than 65 years of age.
Facts About Children and Hearing Loss. Though most people donât often think about hearing loss, there are over 1 million deaf individuals (those with profound hearing loss) in the United States. Over four times that number have severe hearing loss. Four thousand deaf children are born each year. About 3 out of 1000 children have a major hearing impairment. Ninety percent of hearing impaired children are born to normal hearing parents who usually do not know how to help them. Helpful Hint: Locating a team of professionals when hearing loss is identified can greatly benefit the child and family by directing them to specialists and schools that can help.