Hearing Problems: Blame Advil (or Other Painkillers)

Don't miss any Bottom Line Secrets. Add our address, bottomlinesecrets@ebls.bottomlinesecrets.com, to your Address Book or Safe List. Learn how here. January 28, 2011 Watch the Presentation: Secret $200 Retirement Blueprint How to Handle a Difficult Boss Did You Know that You Can... Pain Relievers Linked to Hearing Loss Arthritis Vanishes So Fast I Am in a State of Shock! Free Recipe Requires Just Two Ingredients... Dear healthwellness82@gmail.com, Adjusting your workaday behavior to your boss’s personality "quirks" (if you know what I mean) may not only move you up the ladder faster -- it will make daily life on the job go more smoothly as well. Barbara Moses, PhD, author of What Next? The Complete Guide to Taking Control of Your Working Life, describes five different types of difficult bosses and explains what you can do to make his or her issues work to your advantage. If you’ve noticed that you’re not hearing so well, it isn’t necessarily your ears -- in fact, you may want to reconsider the pain medications you buy at the drugstore. Sharon Curhan, MD, clinical researcher at Harvard Medical School, tells about new research linking these drugs to hearing loss. There’s one type of pain reliever that doesn’t cause hearing loss -- Dr. Curhan tells what it is. All the best, Jessica Kent Editor BottomLineSecrets.com Watch the Presentation: Secret $200 Retirement Blueprint Last year $200 could have turned into $10.1 million following 5 simple steps revealed in this secretive retirement blueprint. It’s happened before, but could it happen again and could it happen to you? Click here to watch the presentation now. How to Handle a Difficult Boss Barbara Moses, PhD BBM Human Resource Consultants Inc. Satisfying a difficult boss is always a challenge, but doing so becomes critically important in a weak economy with a nearly 10% unemployment rate. The last thing you want to do is give your hard-to-please manager an excuse to replace you. If your boss exhibits one of the following behavior patterns, use these proven strategies for keeping your job and your sanity... The Micromanager. "Control freaks" worry that if they don’t supervise every last detail of a project, chaos will ensue. Since their perfectionism results from insecurity, you need to reassure them. Frequent progress reports go a long way toward calming down an intrusive perfectionist. You also might tell the boss that you are driven to do even better work when given some autonomy because you are a self-starter -- but always explain how you plan to deliver the expected results. Finally, if you have made mistakes or missed deadlines in the past, tell the boss what you’re doing to ensure that it won’t happen again. The Undecider. Some managers give little in the way of direction and can’t seem to decide what they want -- until something goes wrong. The trick here is figuring out why you’re not getting enough guidance. One possibility is that the boss is busy. If that’s the case, ask for input only when you need it. Get straight to the point, and present the issue simply -- too many details make choosing a course of action more difficult. Another explanation for chronic indecisiveness is, again, insecurity. Afraid of making the wrong decision, the boss won’t make any decision. In this case, make a recommendation and explain why it’s the best choice. The Machiavelli. The relentless career builder wants only to impress superiors and get ahead. Such managers take credit for everything their subordinates accomplish. They don’t spend energy developing staff, but they frequently have "pets" -- the people who make them look good. This kind of boss has a fragile ego and needs a lot of attention. Preface your sentences with compliments, and be careful not to say anything that may be taken as a challenge. If the boss claims credit publicly for your work, speak up -- but share the limelight by using "we" and "our," rather than "I" and "my." The Compulsive Critic. Managers who never seem satisfied with their employees’ performance (even though the employees are doing good work) often are deeply angry. Sometimes they believe that recognizing good work in others would diminish their own accomplishments. For that reason, you shouldn’t try to defend yourself if your boss disparages what you know is fine work. Develop a thick skin. Often, you won’t have to redo or change anything. The Moody Personality. Extreme mood swings, unpredictable reactions and irrational rages characterize borderline personality disorder, a condition that’s hard to diagnose and treat. Borderlines don’t respond to reason because they have no insight into their behavior. And they don’t respond to emotional appeals because they’re too absorbed in their own feelings to care about others. The only way to cope with a borderline boss is to keep a low profile. Avoid getting dragged into dramas or confrontations. Do the best work you can, and rely on your colleagues for inspiration. Bottom Line/Personal interviewed Barbara Moses, PhD, president of BBM Human Resource Consultants Inc., in Toronto. Her books include What Next? The Complete Guide to Taking Control of Your Working Life (Dorling Kindersley). She writes a column for Canada’s The Globe and Mail. www.BBMCareerDev.com Did You Know that You Can... If you have arthritis, you've probably tried painkillers and heating pads. You may have even tried drugs like Celebrex® or supplements like glucosamine. But here are five little-known remedies that you probably haven't tried. They're safe... they're inexpensive... and they can dramatically curb your symptoms. Sounds like hyperbole, doesn't it? But it's not. This stuff really does exist. Read on... Pain Relievers Linked to Hearing Loss Sharon Curhan, MD Harvard Medical School Among 27,000 men who were tracked for 18 years, those age 60 and older who used acetaminophen (Tylenol) or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen (Advil) or naproxen (Aleve), two or more times weekly were 16% more likely to develop hearing loss than those who did not. Regular aspirin users had no increased risk. Theory: Acetaminophen depletes glutathione, an antioxidant that protects the ears, and NSAIDs reduce blood flow to them. Bottom Line/Health interviewed Sharon Curhan, MD, clinical researcher, department of medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Arthritis Vanishes So Fast I Am in a State of Shock! Free Recipe Requires Just Two Ingredients... Huh? How can a recipe for gin-soaked raisins qualify as the arthritis remedy of the century? Hey, this was your decision! In the past few months, savvy readers like yourself have been writing in, stunned with amazement about their personal results from the Wilen Sisters' secret raisin remedy. But we can understand your skepticism. So, rather than tease you any longer, we're reproducing a short version of the recipe right here... Important: Help your friends get much more out of life -- forward this E-letter to them. Better: Send it to many friends and your whole family. This is a free weekly e-mail service of BottomLineSecrets.com and Boardroom Inc. Boardroom Inc. 281 Tresser Boulevard Stamford, CT 06901-3229 ATTN: Web Team You received this e-mail because you have requested it. You are on the mailing list as healthwellness82@gmail.com. Or... a friend forwarded it to you. Disclaimer: Bottom Line Secrets publishes the opinions of expert authorities in many fields. 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