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Stephen P. Ra.tner, BC-HIS
Boazd Certified in Hearing Instrument Sciences
11082 S. Mitlitary Trail
Boynton Beach, FL 33436
561.638.8812
Hearing Aids Tinnitus Retraining Therapy
21 April 2004 '
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Ma 15-22 2U04�be c�eleb
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Tinnitus is a medieal condition that affects 50 million U.S. citizens. It is often
caused by needless exposure to loud noise - needless because people don't recognize the
danger and therefore don't use simple hearing protection, Iike earplugs and earmuffs.
Tiniutus, which is also called ringing in the ears, can occur at any tirne in life.
Both men and women can be affected. It is the number one complaint of veterans who
seek service-related disability assistance. As owr lives become noisier, children can also
be vulnerable if they don't know the simple rules for protecting their hearing.
Please help draw attention ta this treata.ble condition and help us� tell our citizens
about the value of preserving their hearing by announcing that May 15-22, 2004 is
Tinnitus Awareness Week.
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Steve Ratner/Ellen Gartner, Facilita.tors
TINNITUS SELF-HELP GROUP OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
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enc. Draft Proclamation for National Tinnitus Awareness Week
American Tinnitus Association Brochure
(561) 734-4853
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•'° �°' DECLARING MA Y 15-22 AS NATIONAL TINNITl1S A WARENESS �': ��,
WEEK IN THE VILLAGE OF TEOUESTA -`�
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��;,,., ,, WHEREAS 50 million Americans have experienced tinnitus, otherwise known as the �
i perception of noises, including ringing in the ears and head, when no external sound _
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� �; WHEREAS 12 million of these Americans experience tinnitus to an incessant and -_ I
; � i debilitating degree during which the sounds in their ears and heads never abate, forcing I
j � them to seek assistance from a health care professional; I., «` I
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j��:' ' WHEREAS tinnitus is frequently caused by exposure to loud noises in the workplace, �-""'� �
� ` I where an estimate 30 million Americans are exposed to injurious levels of noise each
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�.._ ° WHEREAS, tinnitus is also caused by exposure to loud noises in recreational settings,
� ,_, i where decibel levels of sound can reach traumatic levels, and where participants ,'
i,... frequently are not aware that temporary ringing in the ears can become permanent after
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i � ,; WHEREAS, in many cases, simply wearing proper hearing protection would protect
people from tinnitus, hearing loss, or from further damaging their hearing; �
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� ,�, � WHEREAS, many people with tinnitus are told that the only solution to their condition i :` I
i is to "learn to live with it;" "
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I, .""' '"_' � WHEREAS, treatments for tinnitus are availabie that can help reduce the stress of `°'�
j_, ,,, incessant ringing and increase the coping skills and quality if life for people whom -
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�; WHEREAS, the American Tinnitus Association has as its mission the chazge to silence � ;�
I � ;; � tinnitus through education, advocacy, research, and support, and is celebrating the first I
`'` I National Tinnitus Awareness Week to raise public awareness: :�
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'� NOW, THEREFORE BE TT RESOLVED TAAT I, PAT WATKINS, MAYOR OF i .,•:,'��
;� ��� � THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 115-22, 2004 I -
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