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Ear infection is a disorder which can either be viral or bacterial, affecting one s middle ear the most. This disorder is painful as fluid accumulates in the ear leading to inflammation. Infections of the ear can either be chronic or acute in nature, the damage is more prominent in case of chronic infections. Acute ear infections can be painful but they usually fade away in a few days time.
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In case of an ear infection, you will experience pain in the ear. A pressure may de...more
Symptoms
In case of an ear infection, you will experience pain in the ear. A pressure may de...more
Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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Sinus disease leads to chronic illness reducing the productivity of life grossly for years. Any ailment can cause a breakdown of one's overall well-being due to the onslaught of related symptoms, and sinus problem is no different. Sinusitis refers to inflammation or swelling of the tissue that lines the sinus, which are passages filled with air and lie in the nasal tract.
Sometimes, these passages get blocked with germs, fluid and other elements that can give rise to infections and all...more
Sometimes, these passages get blocked with germs, fluid and other elements that can give rise to infections and all...more
Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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Cotton swabs or cotton buds, are commonly used in our daily lifestyle. Many people use it for various purposes, such as make-up, bacterial culture, and most commonly for extracting wax and debris from the ear. Even though they are sometimes handy in our busy schedule, they usually cause much more harm than benefits.
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Cotton buds are toothpick like pieces made of wood, plastic, or rolled paper, which have cotton stuck at both ends with a roundish edge. It came in...more
How are they misused?
Cotton buds are toothpick like pieces made of wood, plastic, or rolled paper, which have cotton stuck at both ends with a roundish edge. It came in...more
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Common cold, as the name suggests, is one of the most common diseases in the world. It is a communicable disease, mainly occurring during seasonal change, even though it is not chronic in nature. Homeopathy has the most effective medicines which treat common cold without the side effects offered by allopathic medicines, such as drowsiness. Read on to know which are those:
Aconite: This homeopathic medicine is recommended when the most preliminary signs of common cold appear, such as get...more
Aconite: This homeopathic medicine is recommended when the most preliminary signs of common cold appear, such as get...more
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Swimmer s ear is a condition, which is characterized by an infection in the outer ear. This infection usually stems from the water that remains in the ear after swimming, forming a moist environment that allows bacteria to grow and procreate. This condition can also develop if you happen to insert your finger or other foreign objects into the ears.
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The symptoms of this disorder are usually mild in the beginning, but may worsen if left untreated. In its germinating stag...more
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The symptoms of this disorder are usually mild in the beginning, but may worsen if left untreated. In its germinating stag...more
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Ear infections are a common ailment that people suffer from during the monsoon season. These can infect any part of the ear including the external ear, middle ear and inner ear.
Symptoms of ear infections:
Whether it is the outer, middle or inner ear, some of the common symptoms affecting users are:
You may feel acute pain in the infected ear.
There may be some discharge from the ears.
Some people also suffer from decreased hearing Acu...more
Symptoms of ear infections:
Whether it is the outer, middle or inner ear, some of the common symptoms affecting users are:
You may feel acute pain in the infected ear.
There may be some discharge from the ears.
Some people also suffer from decreased hearing Acu...more
Last Updated: 9 years ago• Featured Tip
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There is a tradition in lot of families to clean ears regularly with ear buds or q tips and those who don't do it are many times considered nonhygeinic. But it may risk hearing ability. Inside ear is a very delicate structure and is likely to be damaged easily even with trivial trauma.
First we must understand that wax has a useful role to play in the ear, it lubricates protects and renders antiseptic proerty. Ears without wax feel dry and itchy. Wax is selfcleaned from our ear can...more
First we must understand that wax has a useful role to play in the ear, it lubricates protects and renders antiseptic proerty. Ears without wax feel dry and itchy. Wax is selfcleaned from our ear can...more
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Last Updated: 9 years ago• Featured Tip
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Never use ear buds for removing your dirt and wax etc- it may lead to further displacement of wax near ear drum.
Last Updated: 10 years ago• Featured Tip
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Ear wax is a commonly seen condition. Some individuals have a tendency to wax built up in their ears. It is not related to your personal hygiene. The Q tips or the ear buds , only push the dry impacted wax deeper in the ear canal and do not help in removal of wax . They should not be used to remove the wax from the ear.
Last Updated: 2 years ago• Featured Tip
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1. Dr. Deepti Agarwal
MBBS, M.S in ENT
17 Years Experience . 500 at Clinic
Dr. Deepti Agarwal is an accomplished ENT Surgeon with 17 years of expertise. She earned her MBBS and M.S. in ENT. She is designated by HIMSR in New Delhi as a senior resident of ENT. Has won accolades from AOICON for best paper, Dr. Brij Lal's PG Award, Dr. S. P. Sinha Award, and AOICON for treating patients with dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). She has also performed numerous successful endoscopic nose an...more
MBBS, M.S in ENT
17 Years Experience . 500 at Clinic
Dr. Deepti Agarwal is an accomplished ENT Surgeon with 17 years of expertise. She earned her MBBS and M.S. in ENT. She is designated by HIMSR in New Delhi as a senior resident of ENT. Has won accolades from AOICON for best paper, Dr. Brij Lal's PG Award, Dr. S. P. Sinha Award, and AOICON for treating patients with dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). She has also performed numerous successful endoscopic nose an...more
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Last Updated: 4 years ago• Featured Tip
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Laser hair removal is a permanent hair removal method that makes use of laser beams to reach the hair follicles before the light from the beam is absorbed by the same. This method is preferred by people who do not want to go in for traditional methods like waxing, tweezing and epilating as these require regular sessions and may not always be convenient. So, here's all you need to know about laser hair removal:
* Precision: The laser beam that is set on to the skin gets absorbed by the p...more
* Precision: The laser beam that is set on to the skin gets absorbed by the p...more
Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip
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Eardrum is a thin curtain-like tissue that separates the inner ear from the middle and outer ear. If this eardrum is somehow punctured, then that condition is referred to as an eardrum perforation. The eardrum can get perforated for a variety of reasons, but here are the major causes for the same.
Causes Of Ear Drum Perforations
Infection- An ear infection can alleviate an eardrum perforation. Usually, the infected area may undergo inflammation to such a degree that it may punc...more
Causes Of Ear Drum Perforations
Infection- An ear infection can alleviate an eardrum perforation. Usually, the infected area may undergo inflammation to such a degree that it may punc...more
Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip
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DNB (ENT), MBBS, MNAMS - Otorhinolaryngo...read more
ENT Specialist•Gurgaon
Tympanic Membrane, commonly known as eardrum, divides external parts of the ear (consisting of Pinna or Auricle and External Auditory Cavity) and the middle ear (Tympanic cavity). The function of the Tympanic Membrane is to transmit the sound of air via ossicles of the middle ear to the oval window in the cochlea. It converts and amplifies vibration in air to the vibration in fluid.
An eardrum rupture is a small hole or tear in the thin tissue which divides the external ear canal and mi...more
An eardrum rupture is a small hole or tear in the thin tissue which divides the external ear canal and mi...more
Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip
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A skin tag is a diminutive, harmless, extension of skin that is usually attached from beneath the skin by a tiny support stalk. These skin tags are seen in places which are exposed to frequent friction with clothes or areas that have more skin to skin friction. They hang out from the skin surface. They commonly occur in the neck, underarms, groin, and upper chest. Medically a skin tag is termed as an acrochordon. Often skin tags are also identified as soft warts, fibroma pendulum, pedunculated f...more
Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip
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Cosmetic/Plastic Surgeon•Vadodara
In the modern times, hair removal has become very common. Most people get a hair removal done for fashion reasons, although hair removal is extremely hygienic as well. The common hair removal methods are waxing, shaving or tweezing. The latest and the most effective hair removal method is laser hair removal.
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Lasers are extremely useful to remove unwanted hair from different parts of the body like the face, the legs, the arms, the underarms, the bikini line, and any o...more
Benefits:
Lasers are extremely useful to remove unwanted hair from different parts of the body like the face, the legs, the arms, the underarms, the bikini line, and any o...more
Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip
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Laser hair removal is a permanent hair removal method that makes use of laser beams to reach the hair follicles before the light from the beam is absorbed by the same. This method is preferred by people who do not want to go in for traditional methods like waxing, tweezing and epilating as these require regular sessions and may not always be convenient. So, here's all you need to know about laser hair removal:
* Precision: The laser beam that is set on to the skin gets absorbed by the p...more
* Precision: The laser beam that is set on to the skin gets absorbed by the p...more
Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip
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Lice are basically the small insects which tend to live in humans as well as on animal s hair. Their mode of survival is the small amount of blood that they suck from the scalp. This problem is common among kids, especially girls, within the age group between five to twelve. It is even found that lice can lead to the reduction of life expectancy for patients. Ayurveda can be of great help, through its natural modes of treatment to get rid of the problems caused by lice.
Some of the natu...more
Some of the natu...more
Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip
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Laser hair removal is a permanent hair removal method that makes use of laser beams to reach the hair follicles before the light from the beam is absorbed by the same. This method is preferred by people who do not want to go in for traditional methods like waxing, tweezing and epilating as these require regular sessions and may not always be convenient. So, here's all you need to know about laser hair removal:
* Precision: The laser beam that is set on to the skin gets absorbed by the p...more
* Precision: The laser beam that is set on to the skin gets absorbed by the p...more
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BHMS, PG Diploma In Clinical Cosmetology...read more
Cosmetic Physician•Navi Mumbai
Many find it difficult to keep up with the time-consuming, ineffective hair removal treatments that they've performed their whole lives in the hopes of maintaining a hairless body. But hair removal doesn't need to be so challenging. Due to many benefits, laser hair removal has become very popular amongst youngsters. At Clinic Cosmoderma, we've mastered the process of laser hair removal and stand behind it as one of the best ways to achieve permanent hair reduction.
What is the theory b...more
What is the theory b...more
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