Do you have to repeatedly tell your teenage son to turn down the volume of his iPod just so he can hear you? Ever listen to him complaining of feeling ringing, buzzing or hissing noises in his ears? These are the two most evident symptoms of hearing loss. Recent studies showed that today two in every five teens have hearing loss in some form or another, which is 30 per cent higher than it ...

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One can have ear infections at any age. Earache and feeling ill are the first symptoms. Antibiotics are given only in a few cases, whereas painkillers are prescribed as the main treatment. Usually the infection clears in a few days. The two main types of ear infections are - those that occur in the outer ear canal (otitis externa) and those that occur in the tiny space behind the eardrum (middle e...

Dr Anita Krishnan explains how this technique works Chronic sinusitis or rhinosinusitis is a condition that affects almost 134 million people in India/which means one in eight do not have a healthy sinus. The number of affected persons is more in the metros like Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi thanks to the higher levels of pollution and lesser green spaces and fresh air. Everyone has four ty...

Anyone who’s seen a nosebleed will vouch for the fact that it can be a scary sight. Usually, there will be blood oozing from one or both nostrils, and the incident will be referred to as epistaxis medically speaking. Although it looks alarming, most of the time the nosebleed will stop on its own. All it takes is a few minutes of self-care. The intensity and the time of the bleed could differ from ...

Have you been having trouble every time you catch a cold? What starts off as a simple sniffle turns into a few weeks of discomfort or even debilitating sinusitis? Chronic sinusitis, or the incidence of having heavy blocks in your nasal passageways, affects more than 37 million people in the USA annually. With the rise in the incidence of allergies and pollution, urban India is also facing a huge r...