Sydlowski’s colleague, audiologist Valerie Pavlovich Ruff, AuD, says that using earplugs at night could cause wax to build up and become impacted, which “can be very painful and require treatment by your physician.” She also cautions that constant use of earplugs for sleep could promote the growth of bacteria in your ear canal, leading to…
Here, we focus on models that are popular in their category (though they might not be the top sellers). Then we present two alternatives: • A better choice: another vehicle that sells well but has a higher Overall Score. • An under-the-radar alternative: a better-scoring model that doesn’t sell as well, in case you aren’t…
Inflation has caused some of CR’s top-rated dishwashers to move out of reach in the $500-or-less range—but there are still a number of strong options. Dishwashers at this price tend to come with only basic features and usually have plastic tubs, which don’t resist stains as well as stainless steel tubs. Consumer Reports’ tests have…
Other Robot Vacuums to Consider Eufy X10 Pro Omni Photograph: Adrienne So We are approaching the great robot vacuum convergence. At whatever price you want to pay, you can find a robot vacuum that will look very similar and have similar features. Here are a few that also worked well for us. Roborock Qrevo Curv…
That said, wipes are excellent for cleaning your hands, nether regions, and other body parts. Significant differences exist among them regarding tensile strength (because the last thing you want is a soiled wipe to rip in your hands), how well they clean, how easily they dispense (you don’t want to have to stuff extra wipes…
An illicit JavaScript pop-up on the Internet Archive proclaimed on Wednesday afternoon that the site had suffered a major data breach. Hours later, the organization confirmed the incident. Longtime security researcher Troy Hunt, who runs the data-breach-notification website Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) also confirmed that the breach is legitimate. He said it occurred in…
One way to reduce the risk of problems big and small with your credit is to take a few protective measures, says Grimes at WorkMoney. These include: Regularly review all three credit reports. You can do this free at AnnualCreditReport.com, or at each of the credit bureaus’ websites. (You can also request your credit report…
In typical fashion, in 2025 companies will be touting tech advances to improve both picture and sound in TVs. Most though, will be iterative improvements, such as LG’s G5 OLED TVs, which use a new brightness booster technology that replaces the Micro Lens Array (MLA) tech used in previous flagship models. Samsung’s top sets get…
Those over-the-counter medications are effective in treating occasional tension headaches, says Rima Dafer, MD, a stroke and headache specialist at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. But ibuprofen is considered more effective and safer than acetaminophen and aspirin, according to a meta-analysis published in the Annals of Medicine in May this year. Aspirin and…
The year’s first super typhoon erupted over the steamy waters of the western Pacific Ocean on Thursday as Yagi churned toward an eventual landfall in southern China. Having formed as a tropical cyclone in the Philippine Sea on Sunday, the powerful storm peaked on Thursday afternoon local time with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph,…