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May is Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month

Huntington's disease (HD) is a brain disorder in which there is progressive neurodegeneration leading to motor, cognitive, and psychiatric symptoms. Problems may develop in the following three areas: motor control (movement); cognition (thinking); and behavior often causin...

Dec

May is Stroke Awareness Month

When you have a stroke, your brain isn't getting the blood it needs. You need treatment right away to lower your chances of brain damage, disability, or even death. Use the FAST test to check for the most common symptoms of a stroke: Face: Smile and see if one side of the ...

Dec

Screening Oral, Head & Neck CA Awareness Month

April is Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Month. The Oral Cancer Foundation estimates that close to 42,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal cancer this year. Don't risk it. Each month, perform an oral self-examination using a bright light and a mir...

Dec

What Is Sleep Apnea?

Sleep apnea is a common disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep. Breathing pauses can last from a few seconds to minutes. They may occur 30 times or more an hour. Typically, normal breathing then starts again, sometimes with a...

Dec

What Causes Dry Mouth

We all need saliva to moisten and cleanse our mouths and digest food. Saliva also prevents infection by controlling bacteria and fungi in the mouth. When you don't make enough saliva, your mouth becomes dry and uncomfortable. Fortunately, many treatments can help against dr...

Dec

TMJ

Did you know that TMJ dysfunction can cause ear discomfort? The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the jaw joint directly in front of the ear. Within the TMJ, there are moving parts that allow the upper jaw to close on the lower jaw. This joint is a typical sliding “ball and ...

Dec

Stop using Q-tips

Good intentions to keep ears clean may be risking the ability to hear. The ear is a delicate and intricate area, including the skin of the ear canal and the eardrum. Therefore, special care should be given to this part of the body. Start by discontinuing the use of cotton-tipped ...

Dec

Sinus Infection Symptoms

When your nasal passages become infected, that's a sinus infection. Viruses, bacteria, or even allergies can lead to sinus infections. • Sinus pressure behind the eyes and the cheeks• A runny, stuffy nose that lasts more than a week• A worsening headache&bull...

Dec

Remedies For Dry Mouth

1. Drink water frequently to keep your mouth moist and loosen mucus. Carry water with you to sip throughout the day and keep water by your bed at night. 2. Suck on sugar-free hard candies, ice chips, or sugar-free popsicles. Chew sugarless gum (gums containing xylitol). These suckin...

Dec

Is the burn good or bad?

For many years, your choices in mouthwash were either Scope or Listerine. But as awareness of mouthwash has increased, so have your options; however, Listerine still seems to be the brand most people think about when they hear the word “mouthwash. ” The bad news is, th...

Dec

How to Stop a Nosebleed

Remain calm, sit up straight and lean forward. Lean your head forward. Tilting your head back may cause you to swallow the blood. Pinch the nostrils together and apply direct pressure with the thumb and index finger for approximately 10 minutes. Time it to make sure the nostrils ...

Dec

What Causes a Nosebleed?

Nosebleeds can be caused by trauma to the inside or outside of the nose. Other conditions that predispose a person to nosebleeds are exposure to warm, dry air for a prolonged period of time, nasal and sinus infections, allergies, an object inside of the nose, vigorous nose blowin...

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