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Plugged in and tuned out
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Dermatology Times
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June 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright Advanstar Communications, Inc. Jun 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Stifling neural development, creativity with electronics
Have you ever met anybody who is plugged in and tuned out? How about the acne patient who is listening to an iPod when you enter the room, and continues to listen despite your greeting? How about the acne patient and the parent who are both listening to their own separate iPods and continuing to listen despite your greeting? What should you do?
Your options include:
1. Speak louder so they hear you over their head-banging music.
2. Pull the earplug speakers out of their ears and tell them it is rude to listen to music when being addressed by another.
3. Use your suture removal scissors to cut the wires from the iPod to the earplug ...