I don't know, Charlile might have some input. David had PD long before we got these devices. NIta joan carol urquhart wrote: > This is a stretch to respond with the following idea...but here goes. My > mother has worked all of her life wearing headphones next to her ears (as a > medical secretary). For years she complained of occassional headaches but > wasn't diagnosed until she was 78. Nontheless...although the cause is > unknown for PD, could the electronic magnetic resonance from devices like > headphones (and other ultrasonic devices) contribute? Are there any studies > to show any kind of correlation to this? We have always wondered this. > > Joan U > -----Original Message----- > From: Nita Andres <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Friday, August 27, 1999 12:52 PM > Subject: Re: paest control > > >At many hardware stores you can find ultra sonic pest control units which > you > >plug into a > >wall socket. You may need several -- They got rid of my "non existent > squirrels. > >I am allergic to even the non allergic pest controls , but these things > work. You > >might try just one and see if they bother your children's ears. When my > daughter > >come home, she takes them all out of the wall. I don't know about fleas - > do you > >have pets? I once had a cat defleaded ( sp? ) several times and she > roamed > >about the house picking up the ones in the carpet. She did not volunteer > for this > >job -- the vet said it would work and it did. Helped the vet also ( honest > , his > >charges were not too bad ) , Nita > > > >Hilary Blue wrote: > > > >> Question: > >> Do the chemicals used by exterminators to get rid of fleas, etc in > private > >> homes have any effect on pwps? > >> It has been determined by the social workers that i have fleas in my > house. I > >> called one firm of exterminators, and they could find no trace of them. > But > >> that is not good enuff. I still have to have these imaginary, invisible > fleas > >> exterminated. Along with the non-existent squirrels in the walls. For > upwards > >> of $300 - when my present income in $0.00. And if I dont, well then I am > >> obviously not paying attention to a serious public health issue which > may > >> seriously impinge on my children's welfare.......So before I get into > this > >> whole scene, I need to know for my self whether > >> I am at any risk because of the pesticides. > >> The medications I take are :sinemet, amantadine, mirapex and propanolol > >> > >> Thanks > >> Hilary Blue > >