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Aug
People who suffer from chronic cough oftentimes end up undergoing a huge amount of doctors' visits, tests, and medications in order to try and treat the condition. Chronic cough has the following symptoms: Cough that does not get better after months or even years of pers...
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Aug
Doctors were able to print a device from a 3D printer that helped to save six-week-old Kaiba's life. The development happened after the child collapsed and turned blue while at a restaurant with his family. In the months following the incident, Kaiba stopped breathing frequ...
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Aug
Earlier, Orlando ENT reported that electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are not as harmless as they may at first seem. E-cigarettes can cause throat and mouth irritation, dry cough, increased blood pressure, and may contain cancer-causing chemicals. The American Heart Association...
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Aug
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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Aug
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 en...
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Aug
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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Aug
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 p...
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Aug
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 c...
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Aug
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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Aug
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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Aug
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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Aug
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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