It’s time for high tea
NORTH BALTIMORE – The North Baltimore Museum at 229 N. Main St. will be having a High Tea on Tuesday at 2
p.m. The public is invited for an afternoon of conversation and food. The story of High Tea will
presented by the museum staff.
Reservations may be made by calling (419) 257-2506 or (419) 257-2622 on or before Sunday.
Swimmer’s ear medical costs total $500M a year
ATLANTA (AP) – The first national estimates of swimmer’s ear say it causes about 2.4 million trips to
doctors and hospitals in a year.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also said swimmer’s ear cases amounted to about $500
million in annual medical costs – or roughly $200 per visit.
Some people get the problem repeatedly, and the CDC didn’t estimate how many Americans suffer swimmer’s
ear each year. But based on CDC statistics, more than 2 million get it.
Swimmer’s ear is an itchy, painful, outer-ear infection that can occur when bacteria in swimming water
get through breaks in the skin. It’s commonly treated with antibiotic ear drops.
More than half the cases were in adults.