Being diagnosed with a hearing loss can cause conflicting emotions. On one hand, the patient now has an answer that validates all of their experiences and struggles. On the other, they must now manage the process of managing their hearing loss. The sheer number of hearing aid options alone is enough to overwhelm. But another question may complicate matters: Is a cochlear implant appropriate for me? Realistically, for most patients, the answer will be no. But it is important to understand why, … [Read more...] about Am I a Cochlear Implant Candidate?
Why Hip Arthroscopy has Gained Popularity
Hip arthroscopy, sometimes called a hip scope, is a minimally-invasive surgical technique used to treat several different pathologies in and around the hip. While knee and shoulder arthroscopy techniques have been popular for a much longer period of time, hip arthroscopy as a field has experienced massive growth in the last 15 years. As a relatively novel technique, hip arthroscopy has evolved quickly, with many new technologies, concepts, innovations and efficiencies developed in that short … [Read more...] about Why Hip Arthroscopy has Gained Popularity
Hormone Safety Misconceptions: What Your Doctor May Not Know about Hormones
There are so many misconceptions, beliefs and media misinformation about the safety of bio-identical hormone replacement (BHRT) safety in women and men. One of the reasons is the blanket belief that all hormones are bad, when it is the synthetic hormones that have been shown to cause increased risk for cancer, blood clots, stroke and heart disease. The biggest challenge for physicians who decide that all hormones are bad is to see beyond what they are taught in their medical education, from … [Read more...] about Hormone Safety Misconceptions: What Your Doctor May Not Know about Hormones
Diana Gabaldon to Headline Lowell Observatory’s I Heart Pluto Festival
“Outlander” series author Diana Gabaldon has been named as the keynote speaker for Lowell Observatory’s 2024 I Heart Pluto Festival’s Night of Discovery event. Gabaldon is an award-winning author and the great-granddaughter of Stanley Sykes, a pivotal figure in Lowell’s history. The event will be at the historic Orpheum Theater in downtown Flagstaff on Feb. 17. Gabaldon will share her insights and reflect on this unique familial connection, bridging her creative world with the scientific … [Read more...] about Diana Gabaldon to Headline Lowell Observatory’s I Heart Pluto Festival
Three Predictions for the 2024 Home Buying Market
Expert economists have struggled all year to call how the Federal Reserve Board will manage the inflation crisis and subsequently, how markets will then react. This has led the current rate predictions to be very conservative and very diverse among economists, with two camps emerging. There is a smaller camp predicting a rise in interest rates, but most experts are predicting a lowering. I find myself in the lowering camp and this was strongly supported by the Dec. 13 Federal Reserve meeting … [Read more...] about Three Predictions for the 2024 Home Buying Market
Collaborative Efforts Underway to Keep Flagstaff Safe from Wildfire, Floods
Hot and dry weather renews our concerns about destructive wildland fires. They can start in an instant and our strong winds can quickly cause them to grow, sometimes taking them out of the control of our firefighters. What’s being done to protect our community and ensure that fire in the surrounding forests is helping to keep them healthy instead of scorching everything in its path and leaving the soil hydrophobic, resulting in flooding? Quite a bit, with more to come. I want to emphasize the … [Read more...] about Collaborative Efforts Underway to Keep Flagstaff Safe from Wildfire, Floods
Responses for Common Questions, Comments Heard at Timberline Firearms
Working at Timberline Firearms, we see a lot of interpersonal dynamics and we get a lot of great questions. Here are some of the questions and comments we hear and overhear at the gun store. 1) I’d like to buy my wife a small firearm because she has small hands. What do you recommend to make it easier for her to shoot? We hear this quite a bit at the shop. We would like to recommend that everyone try a few guns before purchasing one. Small guns are not necessarily easier to shoot, trust … [Read more...] about Responses for Common Questions, Comments Heard at Timberline Firearms
Flagstaff Ushers in the New Year with the Weatherford Hotel’s Great Pinecone Drop
Fireworks lighted the night as thousands of revelers joined in singalongs and shouted out the countdown to 2024 at the Weatherford Hotel’s annual New Year’s Eve Great Pinecone Drop in historic downtown Flagstaff. “We are so honored that this event has become a Flagstaff tradition and that it brings together locals and visitors in the spirit of goodwill, joy and hope for the New Year,” said Henry Taylor, who owns the Weatherford Hotel with his wife, Pamela “Sam” Green. Weatherford Hotel Host, … [Read more...] about Flagstaff Ushers in the New Year with the Weatherford Hotel’s Great Pinecone Drop
CCC and Lowe’s Build Bunk Beds to Help Kids Sleep in Heavenly Peace
More than 1,000 Arizona children may have already crossed off one big item from their holiday wish list: A bed of their own. This after representatives from Coconino Community College, the Lowe’s Foundation, Lowe’s suppliers and the Sleep in Heavenly Peace non-profit organization got together in an incredibly efficient workshop that would have impressed Santa. On a single Monday in October, more than 400 people hammered out 534 bunk beds that Phoenix-area children in need are now sleeping in, … [Read more...] about CCC and Lowe’s Build Bunk Beds to Help Kids Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Jumping into the Holiday Season with Prayers Answered
Known as one of the highest cities in the United States, Flagstaff now has another hallmark that has residents jumping for joy, Levitate Adventure Park. The family-owned, 24,000-square-foot facility is a giant fun machine that offers an assortment of patented SHOCK built trampolines, a full café and food court, the largest arcade in Flagstaff and an area for hosting parties and events. The fun includes dunk-hoop basketball, a zipline, an inflatable jump house for ages 6 and under, a dodgeball … [Read more...] about Jumping into the Holiday Season with Prayers Answered