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.
FACT: 48 million Americans have a significant hearing loss. FACT: Over 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents. FACT: 14% of those ages 45-64 have some type of hearing loss. FACT: 15% of children between the ages of 6-19 have a measurable hearing loss in at least one ear.