The Comeback Kid

Quad City Steamwheeler Jesse Schmidt is tearing up the turf at the iwireless Center this summer thanks to a careersaving surgery that could put him in the running for the NFL.

“They said I was just a phone call away from the pros,” recalls ‘Wheeler Receiver Schmidt, referring to his tryout for the Green Bay Packers two years ago. The tryout had gone extremely well, with Jesse putting up better numbers and results than many of the Packers’ actual draft picks, including running the 40-yard dash in under 4.4 seconds.

Mp3 Players Can Accelerate Teen Hearing Loss: Audiologist Says Some Patients Have Hearing of the Elderly

Technology is creating a health threat that may go unnoticed until the damage is done. “I saw a 12 year old recently who had the hearing loss of many 60 year-olds,” says Molly Parker, Au.D., Audiologist with the ENT Professional Services, Davenport. “He was a marginal candidate for hearing aids from noise exposure and his hearing loss was entirely preventable. In general, we are seeing younger people with hearing problems long before we should.”