Sentences with phrase «to my ears»

«If you can curate someone's environment even by five decibels, that can be the difference between your ears ringing for three days or not,» Kraft says.

On Snapchat, we enjoy the many filters and features — the dog ears, the flower crowns and the geotags.

McGahn subsequently called then - Deputy Acting Attorney General Dana Boente last April and asked him to convince Comey to exonerate Trump, but the request fell on deaf ears, according to The Post.

The company reported only a couple of injuries — «two employees were treated for ringing in their ears» — for the launchpad incident that nearby residents described as earth - shaking.

«Research shows,» according to an article in Time, «that while conversations are indeed frequent among employees in open offices, they tend to be short and superficial — precisely because there are so many other ears around to listen.»

On the flip side, if someone asks to bend your ear for 15 minutes over lunch, be open to sharing.

And indeed, even Bloomberg employees are known to seek out hidden corners away from prying ears and eyes when they need a bit of privacy.

They said the company's head honchos told the public they perfected a «revolutionary technology» vetted by experts and regulators that will change the world of lab testing, knowing full well that it'll reach investors» ears.

Billy is about to turn baseball on its ear when he uses statistical data to analyze and place value on the players he picks for the team.

«Prison is so ingrained in our society,» says Buari, who wears a black fedora and diamond studs in his ears, «that it will never go out of business.»

Still, researchers now have a far better understanding of the molecular pathways in the ear and how to regenerate hair cells and repair synaptic connections.

In time, that just may be music to millions of ears.

«So I'm sitting around the fire pit, looking at one of the chickens a few feet in front of me when I feel hot breath in my ear as she whispers:» «See.

His research shows that in cases of hearing loss, the ear's nerve fibers become damaged before the hair cells do, and when those synaptic fibers reconnect to the hair cells, it's possible to regain hearing.

Then he nodded to me and pushed the plunger and I stroked the top of her head and the band of darker fur between her shoulder blades and I held my face close to her ear and whispered that she was a good dog and it was okay even though the last part was a lie.

They are comfortable in - ear and with a 10 hour battery life, they provide long - lasting premium sound quality.

Unlike the «rabbit ears» of yesterday, the newer antennas are typically paper - thin like Mohu's flagship Leaf 30, which sells for $ 39.95, and looks like this:

«I say 2016 is the year of the ear,» says Dave Fabry, an audiologist and a spokesperson for the Better Hearing Institute.

Specialists tend to bend more ears than generalists, says Smith.

A 2012 Reddit post highlighted two parents of young children who offered ear plugs to the other passengers on their flight via notes included in bags of candy.

By opening its ears.

The iPhone capabilities will come in Cochlear's newest sound processor that sits outside the ear, the Nucleus 7, expected to be released in September.

She ignored it and said that as she headed towards her apartment, a man came up behind her, gently unclasped her earrings from her ears, and put his arm around her to keep her under his control as he walked her down the street.

Seeing as even the tiniest hint of future plans uttered by Bernanke in 2013 had the power to move markets, all eyes and ears will be on Yellen as the Fed continues to make adjustments to its economic stimulus program.

Colorado - based Cochlear's processors gather sound from the environment, turning it into an electrical signal and send it to an electrode implanted in the ears of people with hearing loss.

Many users complain that devices amplify well enough but don't adequately help the ear distinguish, say, a human voice from the clamor of a restaurant.

That's why at $ 14.99, these wind chimes are music to my ears.»

Even the young now report problems, as cities get louder and buds blare music directly into ear canals.

The curved shape is meant to fit the shape of your face, with the speaker closer to your ear and the microphone right at your mouth.

Joke all you want about grown men and women wearing Mickey Mouse ears, but the DisneyWorld and Universal Studios theme park complexes are major employers for people over 50 who want to trade the stresses of a white - collar career for something more light - hearted.

And the issue seems to be something much graver than a small group of conspiracy theorists shouting while covering their ears.

In 2013, after hearing Kraft's idea for the world's first in - ear computing device, Lanman was ready to write a check and invest in the company.

He's much bigger than I am, so I bit his ear like Mike Tyson.

That's the path pursued by GenVec, which wants to be the Rogaine of the ears, using gene therapy to regrow damaged hair cells.

It stole the sight in one eye and the hearing in one ear.

His approach ensures that you have a message that doesn't fall on deaf ears, accelerates buying decisions, and helps you and your clients focus on value vs. price.

The headphones are comfortable enough to wear for hours — vital for a long flight — with soft, plush earpads and large cups that fit all the way around your ear.

It's music — and money — to Volk - Weiss's ears.

His first book (those with delicate ears, please cover them now as I'm quoting the title in full), The No Asshole Rule, became a runaway bestseller, and he's recently come out with a timely follow - up, The Asshole Survival Guide.

Back in Barrie, Leone checks on a one - year - old elevator to demonstrate how an ideal maintenance job should go: He climbs into the pit at the bottom of the shaft and replaces the pads that absorb dripping oil; he wipes the crud and cobwebs from the elevator's bottom; he rests an ear against the door to listen to its mechanical innards; he straddles the door to ensure it nudges him out of the way properly.

«Ask to change seats if there are any, use ear plugs, drink a lot of vodka.

So, you'll have to learn to turn a deaf ear to the complaints about how the new guy or girl doesn't «get it»; doesn't know every single thing on day one; isn't fitting into the system or the culture, etc..

I plug my ears.

But instead of plugging your ears and tuning out critics, it's important to use reviews as a direct pipeline for feedback.

I haven't had any issues with my head or ears overheating, which is a common problem with around - the - ear (or «circumaural») headphones.

Just as we cut golden ears of wheat, when the time calls we cut off chains.

Dzhokhar was wounded — he had what appeared to be shrapnel wounds, perhaps from the brothers» bombs, on his neck, ear, and thigh — and the police found blood in the SUV.

«Went to Lake Shasta during spring break and left the vacation with pinkeye, a broken toe, two broken ribs, a blistered sunburn, the worst hangover of my life, and an ear filled with so much wax that I thought I had somehow completely lost my hearing in it.

This is why there are now tighter regulations on supplying protective equipment such as ear plugs or noise cancelers, goggles, gloves and even full body suits.

«It's hard to know what will sell so we keep our ear to the ground, watching blogs that talk about currently popular anime series, gadgets from Japan, and so on.