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Oct
Ineffective Breastfeeding Due to Infant Mouth and Tongue Issues
As any new mother knows, breastfeeding can be a challenge in and of itself. Sometimes, latching and feeding issues are related to infant factors, namely tongue tie and/ or upper lip tie, which the above video explains. Tongue tie is when the infant's tongue has limited...
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How to Avoid Infection after an Ear Piercing
Cosmetic ear piercing is popular in many different regions and cultures. Some parents opt to have a child’s ears pierced when he or she is very young, putting the burden of cleanliness and piercing health on the parents. A better way may be to wait until the child is old enough t...
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Treatment for Nosebleeds
Nosebleeds are fairly common, especially in children. Nearly every young child gets a nosebleed at some point, and some children are especially susceptible, having one or more a week. People who get nosebleeds frequently may have veins that are located very close to the mucous me...
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Home Remedies for Sore Throats
Sore throats are most commonly caused by a virus, not bacteria. As such, antibiotics won’t help. Acid reflux and allergies may also be the root cause of your throat pain, mild cases of which can be treated at home. Some common home sore throat remedies include: Getting plenty of...
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The Truth about Earwax
Whether or not you want to hear it, earwax is good for your ears. Earwax stops dust, dirt, and foreign objects like bugs from entering your ear canal and causing an infection. While it’s important to keep your ears clean, avoid putting anything remotely sharp into the ear canal...
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Oct
Brain-Eating Amoeba Uses Nasal Pathway
Every year or two several otherwise healthy people, often children or adolescents, are suddenly taken ill or killed as a result of Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba that travels through the nose and into the brain. Amoebas are single-celled organisms that cannot be seen by the na...
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Your Nose: A Vital Part of Your Wellbeing
You probably don't spend much time thinking about your nose-until you have a cold or allergies, that is. Even a couple of days of a runny nose or nasal congestion can lower your ability to sleep, energy level, and quality of life in general. Your nose is vital to heal...
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Itchy Ears: Causes and Solutions
The skin covering the outer ear is susceptible to a number of conditions that can cause them to itch, for example, bacterial infection, fungal infection, eczema, and psoriasis. The most common bacterial infection is otitis externa, or swimmer's ear, which can be caused...
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Pros and Cons of Different Hearing Aid Styles
Hearing aids convert sound into an electrical signal, which then goes to an amplifier and a receiver that converts the signal to sound waves and sends them into the ear. There are six common types of hearing aids, behind the ear, mini behind the ear, receiver in canal, in t...
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Oct
Throat and Mouth Hygiene Tips to Reduce Halitosis
Halitosis, or bad breath, is most often caused by a certain type of bacteria that produces volatile sulfur compounds. These bacteria can live on the tonsils, adenoids, teeth, gums, and tongue. For people with good oral hygiene, bad breath is most often the result of bacteria grow...
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Oct
Hearing Aids vs. Personal Sound Amplifiers
While hearing aids and personal sound amplifiers can both help people to hear sounds more clearly, they are not the same things. Personal sound amplifiers are often advertised on TV for people who wish to hear a television show at night without disturbing someone who’s sleeping...
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Oct
New Phone-based Hearing Test
Many people wait until hearing problems become unbearable before going to get a screening. As many as 36 million Americans have some kind of hearing difficulty, but around half of those people have never had a hearing test. Two universities and a small Indiana-based company are a...
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