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 Hearing Loss. 800 million people around the world are affected by hearing loss. It is estimated that this number will rise to 1.1 billion by 2015. This is about 16% of the world's population. 65% of people with hearing loss experience a mild loss, 30% a moderate loss, and 5% a severe to profound loss.