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Children, especially teenagers, often play games of chance in order to impress one another and to achieve various physical sensations. Some games can be deadly, though, especially when they have to do with the throat. Parents and guardians oftentimes don't even kn...
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If you snore, you’re not the only one. Some estimates indicate that up to 45% of people snore at least occasionally. To be honest, snoring is serious business. Not only does it stop you from getting a good night’s sleep, it can disrupt anyone else who’s trying to sleep in the roo...
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Mom always told you to eat your veggies. But while cauliflower ear may look a little like that little white tree kids leave untouched on their plates, it is actually indicative of a potentially serious medical condition. So called cauliflower ear is caus...
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While every city is home to at least some flowers, weeds, grasses, and flowering trees that may give you watery eyes, a scratchy throat, and tickled nose, some cities are worse than others for springtime allergies. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA...
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Bell's Palsy is a form of paralysis or weakness that typically affects one side of the face. Paralysis can be caused by a number of conditions including stroke, tumor, and Lyme disease. Bell’s Palsy is facial paralysis that isn’t caused by any of those condition...
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Rhinitis is when the inside of the nose becomes inflamed and swollen, causing cold-like symptoms including runny and stuffy nose, sneezing, itchy eyes and nose, and sinus pressure. There are two kinds of rhinitis, allergic and non-allergic. Just like it sounds, allergic rhinitis ...
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The Temporo-Mandibular Joint (TMJ) is the joint just below the ear, between the lower jaw bone (mandible) and the side of the skull (temporal bone). It's a small joint and while it doesn’t receive as much attention as the knee or the shoulder, it’s vital to ever...
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Chewing tobacco, also called smokeless tobacco, snuff, pinch, dip or chew, is a tobacco product that is placed in the mouth between the lip and gum. It's more popular than you might think, with about 3% of the America population using it on a regular basis. While it doesn&r...
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Sometimes a sore throat is just a cold or allergies, but sometimes that dry, scratchy, painful throat is caused by strep. Strep is a bacterial infection that, if untreated, can cause other problems like ear infections and, in rare cases, trouble with other major organs. Here are ...
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Flu has swept all across the nation, one of the worst seasons in years. If you haven't gotten it yet, you may be in the clear, but there are some precautions you can take to avoid catching a cold or the flu. Wash your hands: You see the signs in restaurant bathrooms, but...
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Traveling is an important part of many people's lives, both hearing enabled and hearing impaired. Traveling for the hearing impaired can be challenging, though, with many different types of hurdles to pass through, including a lack of oral and sign language interpreters, di...
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Oct
There are several different reasons a person may want ear plastic surgery. Some people are born with ears that are missing cartilage, protrude, or droop. Others suffer a traumatic injury to the ears or ear lobes. Even if the hearing isn't affected, many people choose to get...
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