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.
Quick Statistics About Hearing. 1  About 2 to 3 out of every 1,000 children in the United States are born with a detectable level of hearing loss in one or both ears. 2  More than 90 percent of deaf children are born to hearing parents. 3  Approximately 15% of American adults (37.5 million) aged 18 and over report some trouble hearing.