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.
American Deaf And Hard of Hearing Statistics. 1  Over 28 Million Americans are considered deaf or hearing disabled. 2  Over 24,000 children are born every year in the U.S. with some level of hearing loss.1. 3  One of every 22 infants has a hearing problem.2.