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Douglas M. Hildrew, MD, FACS

@hildrewmd

Surgeon - Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery. Adult and pediatric Cochlear Implantation @Yale_ENT @YaleSurgery @YaleMed @YaleMedicine @YNHH @YNHHhealth

 New Haven, CT
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Joined July 2015
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When the Noise Never Stops: Coping With the Challenges of Tinnitus nytimes.com/article/covid-sy…
When the Noise Never Stops: Coping With the Challenges of Tinnitus

When the Noise Never Stops: Coping With the Challenges of Tinnitus

Researchers are just beginning to untangle how Covid might be linked to a ringing in the ears. Here’s what we know.

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I offer you a different kind of map of the United States to look at right now. I don’t see any obvious correlations, but I challenge my statistician friends out there to weigh in. #Sasquatch #IBelieve
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The podcast industry is failing the deaf and hard of hearing community qz.com/1919095/how-podcasts-…
The podcast industry is failing the deaf and hard of hearing community

The podcast industry is failing the deaf and hard of hearing community

Podcasts are quickly becoming a major part of the American media diet, with more than 100 million people listening to them regularly.

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Adam Savage Talks Honestly About Destigmatizing the Use of Hearing Aids Due to Hearing Loss feeds.laughingsquid.com/~r/l…
Adam Savage Talks Honestly About Destigmatizing the Use of Hearing Aids Due to Hearing Loss

Adam Savage Talks Honestly About Destigmatizing the Use of Hearing Aids Due to Hearing Loss

On a forthcoming episode of the Tested series Ask Adam Anything, host Adam Savage responded quite thoughtfully and honestly to a viewer question about

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@AmerMedicalAssn17 Oct 2020
As health systems search for ways to cut administrative burden and workloads, they must eliminate unnecessary tasks, or "stupid stuff". An expert at @hawaiipachealth shares how practices can encourage doctors to share what tasks they deem "stupid." spr.ly/6012GNoYO

Ask physicians which daily tasks fall into “stupid stuff” pile

For physician practices and health systems looking to cut time-wasting tasks, here’s how to engage doctors and other health professionals in the process.

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Emergency Rooms and Health Clinics Become Voter Registration Hubs. #votER npr.org/2020/10/18/923754421…

Emergency Rooms And Health Clinics Become Voter Registration Hubs

A nonpartisan program gives patients and visitors the chance to register to vote during an election year when health care has been the primary concern for many.

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Jim Hudspeth: How Do We Hear — And How Do We Lose Our Ability To Hear? npr.org/2020/10/16/923973253…
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A great example of overcoming self-doubt and “imposter syndrome” from Mark Ruffalo. looper.com/259367/mark-ruffa…
'I'm 99, And the Oldest Park Ranger in America' newsweek.com/im-99-oldest-pa…
'I'm 99, And the Oldest Park Ranger in America'

'I'm 99, And the Oldest Park Ranger in America'

There's been so much in my life that has been unexpected. In 2015, I met President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama in Washington. And in 2018, I sang a song with the Oakland Symphony before a full...

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Being an ardent defender of free speech is noble. Being an ardent defender of online platforms that amplify messages aimed at deliberate disinformation and hate speech is not. Just one of the many reasons COVID is out of control in the USA
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The arrival of 3G had consequences at the ballot box for incumbent parties—and gave a boost to populists econ.trib.al/r04pN75
Faith in government declines when mobile internet arrives

Faith in government declines when mobile internet arrives

A new study finds that incumbent parties lose votes after their citizens get online

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People Are Shocked to Discover That Not Everyone Has an Inner Monologue mymodernmet.com/inner-monolo… via @mymodernmet
People Are Shocked to Discover Not Everyone Has an Inner Monologue

People Are Shocked to Discover Not Everyone Has an Inner Monologue

Do you have an internal monologue?

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@hardmaru5 Oct 2020
Nothing against @JeffBezos but this is the stuff of evil genius villians 🙃
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Only certain people can make this sound in their ear. Can you? metro.co.uk/2020/02/19/perce… via @MetroUK
Only certain people can make this sound in their ear. Can you?

Only certain people can make this sound in their ear. Can you?

It's all to do with the tensor tympani muscle.

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Why Some People Don't Wear Masks

Why Some People Don't Wear Masks

Health officials and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are urging Americans to wear face masks in public. NPR looks into several reasons people give for not wearing masks.

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From the Frontlines: The Truth About Masks and COVID-19

From the Frontlines: The Truth About Masks and COVID-19

There is a tremendous amount of disinformation circulating regarding the use of masks to decrease transmission of COVID-19.

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Meme misleads about danger of long-term mask use

Meme misleads about danger of long-term mask use

A meme shared thousands of times on Facebook claims people can suffer from reduced oxygen to their blood and brain, possibly leading to death, if they wear a disposable mask for too long. This is...

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Those who make the ultimate sacrifice lie in waiting for a government more concerned with saving face than saving lives. apple.news/AdE8nXr0ePkePCIPc…
The Trump Administration Goes to War — With Itself — Over the VA — ProPublica

The Trump Administration Goes to War — With Itself — Over the VA — ProPublica

Even before a searing report put the job of Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin at risk, some White House staffers were pushing a health care agenda at odds with his. The infighting has left...

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Putting the “She” in Doctor - Sadly, sexism is still alive and well in our medical culture. apple.news/A4F8RWIwVM7mH6pMY…
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Interesting fact - ideal Vitamin D levels were determined by sampling patients living in New England...a region not known for its bountiful year long sunshine. apple.news/A4e4xEZNsN-Ssrj5N…
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