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<strong>Whispers</strong> on the Web - October 2005 3/30/08 8:22 PM your clothing onto the leaking edge. When there is a break in the conversation, you can go do your repair work. JB?s note: At least one Lary has found himself in a habit of holding down the baseplate. This can create a distraction for your listener. TIP # 78: KEEP EYE CONTACT Eighty percent eye contact is the norm for conversation. Larys can lose eye contact because they?re concentrating so hard on speaking that they roll their eyes back. This is difficult for the listener to watch, and communication breaks down. To break the habit, talk to the mirror while looking yourself in the eye. You can draw a soap line to focus on. TIP # 79: SPEAK UP PLEASE Open your mouth wider, and your speech will be louder. If you don?t believe it, try practicing both ways. Also, you may be losing the last couple of words in a sentence because you are running out of breath. Break your sentences up into shorter phrases if this is a problem. JB?s note: After I read about opening the mouth wider, I realized I had been muffling myself because I didn?t want anyone to see my missing teeth. TIP # 80: USING AN EL WHEN YOU WEAR A HEARING AID The interaction between your hearing aid and your electrolarynx can produce distorted, amplified sound. If this is happening to you, try placing the EL on the side of the neck opposite your aided ear. You can also try placing the EL on your cheek or use the intra-oral straw device that came with your EL. If none of this works well, see the audiologist at your cancer clinic or center-- usually in the speech pathology department. Let the SLP and the audiologist know what the problem is ahead of time so they can confer or see you together. LET?S TALK Are you one of those people who has overcome obstacles before? Does that experience affect how you cope now? Write comments in your book on any of the tips, glue in newspaper articles, or arty magazine pictures. Have you gone back through and reviewed your earlier entries? Have you noticed the progress? Have you developed new ideas and methods? REPORTS FROM ROBOCOP?S REPOSITORY Or News You Can Use ... by Officer Scott Bachman Hurricane Katrina has devastated the lives and property of countless families. Although this singular act of nature created unimagined results it is still important to be prepared for any type of emergency or disaster, be it natural or man-made. The following information is meant to be a guide and your own needs may require other supplies or protocols. If you believe what just occurred in Southeast Texas, New Orleans, Biloxi and other areas along the Gulf Coast could not happen to you, please think again. Proper planning does beat poor performance, every time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How To Prepare Your Own Emergency Kit Emergency Preparedness Survival Disaster Kits - Pre-made or Custom http://www.webwhispers.org/news/oct2005.htm Page 12 of 19
<strong>Whispers</strong> on the Web - October 2005 3/30/08 8:22 PM Emergency Preparedness Survival Disaster Kits - Pre-made or Custom Review the checklists in this document. Gather the supplies that are listed. You may need them if your family is confined at home. Place the supplies you'd most likely need for an evacuation in an easy-to-carry container. These supplies are listed with an asterisk (*). Emergencies happen anytime and anywhere. And when an emergency strikes, you may not have much time to respond. A highway spill of hazardous material could mean instant evacuation. A winter storm could confine your family at home. An earthquake, flood, tornado or any other emergency could cut off basic services--gas, water, electricity and telephones--for days. Water Store water in plastic containers such as soft drink bottles. Avoid using containers that will decompose or break, such as milk cartons or glass bottles. A normally active person needs to drink at least two quarts of water each day. Hot environments and intense physical activity can double that amount. Children, nursing mothers and ill people will need more. ? Store one gallon of water per person per day (two quarts for drinking, two quarts for food preparation/sanitation)* ? Keep at least a three-day supply of water for each person in your household. Food Store at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food. Select foods that require no refrigeration, preparation or cooking and little or no water. If you must heat food, pack several cans of Sterno or a small propane style burner (with several propane bottles). Select food items that are compact and lightweight. *Include a selection of the following foods in your emergency Supplies Kit: ? Ready-to-eat canned meats, fruits and vegetables ? Canned juices, milk, soup (if powdered, store extra water) ? Staples--sugar, salt, pepper ? High energy foods--peanut butter, jelly, crackers, granola bars, trail mix ? Vitamins ? Foods for infants, elderly persons or persons on special diets ? Comfort/stress foods--cookies, hard candy, sweetened cereals, lollipops, instant coffee, tea bags First Aid Kit Assemble a first aid kit for your home and one for each car. A first aid kit* should include: ? Sterile adhesive bandages in assorted sizes ? 2-inch sterile gauze pads (4-6) ? 4-inch sterile gauze pads (4-6) ? Hypoallergenic adhesive tape ? Triangular bandages (3) ? 2-inch sterile roller bandages (3 rolls) ? 3-inch sterile roller bandages (3 rolls) ? Scissors ? Tweezers ? Needle ? Moistened towelettes ? Antiseptic ? Thermometer ? Tongue blades (2) ? Tube of petroleum jelly or other lubricant ? Assorted sizes of safety pins ? Cleansing agent/soap ? Latex gloves (2 pair) ? Sunscreen Non-prescription drugs ? Aspirin or non-aspirin pain reliever ? Anti-diarrhea medication http://www.webwhispers.org/news/oct2005.htm Page 13 of 19
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