Conditions affecting the hearing bones: otosclerosis. Otosclerosis is the most common cause of hearing loss in young people. It's a condition of abnormal bone growth affecting the stapes, the third of the three little bones in the middle ear.
Hydroelectric dams use water to produce electricity. Natural water resources include lakes, rivers, streams, ice pack, groundwater, precipitation and oceans. As global climate change begins to affect the distribution of water resources in the United States, water use in all sectors is coming under increasing scrutiny.
Natural Resources: The natural resources of Wisconsin are comprised of rich soils, minerals, large forest stands and abundant supplies of water. There are 1,690 square miles of inland water as well as borders on two of the Great Lakes; Michigan and Superior. Rainfall is plentiful.