Diseases of the ear, throat and nose (otolaryngology)

Hearing loss in the child

The reasons for hearing loss in a child can be many. Practically 50% of congenital pathologies of hearing are connected with hereditary diseases.

Causes of hearing loss

Age-related hearing loss is a fairly common phenomenon that can be observed in 35% of patients aged 70 years, and almost 50% after 75 years.

Perforation of the tympanic membrane

Perforation of the tympanic membrane means impairment of the impermeability separating the outer and middle ear of the elastic membrane (membrana tympani), which provides perception and amplification of external sound waves.

Treatment of purulent sore throat

Treatment of purulent sore throat should not be done on your own. It is especially important to start treatment on time, when the following headache symptoms occur simultaneously or in part, joint aches, general increased weakness, difficulty with swallowing food (and then, and fluids), an elevated temperature of about thirty-nine degrees.

What to do with swelling of the throat?

Swelling of the throat may occur due to a cold or as a result of an allergic reaction. This condition requires urgent action, because with the swelling of the throat, breathing deteriorates, there is a shortage of oxygen and a person can suffocate.

What to do with otitis?

When answering the question what to do with otitis, it should be recalled that the inflammation of the ear caused by the infection can affect both its outer part (auditory canal) and the inner ear, but most often the inflammatory process occurs in the middle ear, that is, in the tympanum and auditory tube .

Why did he put his ear and what to do?

Not many people know why they put their ears and what to do in this situation. Initially, it is necessary to determine the reason for which this phenomenon arose. Because just because it does not appear.

Ear treatment with borate alcohol

The acuity of ear pain can be compared, perhaps, with pain of teeth. And if there is no possibility to visit the doctor at once, it is worthwhile to know that it is possible to treat the ear with boric alcohol.

Purulent sore throat

Probably everyone is familiar with the condition, when the throat hurts, it becomes difficult to swallow, the tonsils swell and increase in size. This is how purulent angina can manifest itself - an infectious disease that is accompanied by an inflammatory reaction in the palatine tonsils.

Fungal angina

Fungal angina (pharyngicosis, candidiasis) is an infectious and inflammatory disease that is caused by yeast-like fungi Candida albicans or Leptotryx buccalis in symbiosis with pathological cocci.

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