There ear is divided into three parts – the outer, middle and inner ear. The first two parts are mainly responsible for hearing while the inner ear is responsible for both hearing and balance. Conditions affecting the inner ear will therefore lead to symptoms such as hearing loss, tinnitus and lead to balance and >> Read More ...
Various symptoms in the body can occur without there being any underlying disease. These symptoms may sometimes arise with momentary physiological changes in the body and resolves on its own. Burning feet is one of these types of symptoms and in many cases it may occur with no underlying disease. However, there are >> Read More ...
Scabs are a common occurrence in life that forms when we have everyday injuries, like after a fall or cutting our finger with a knife. It is a temporary crust that helps with wound healing. While scabs are not usually a sign of any serious disease and a good sign of wound healing, problems can arise if it is removed >> Read More ...
There are a number of different ways in which vision can be distorted and without a medical assessment it is difficult to isolate the exact mechanism and defect. The sense of vision is complex with 20/20 vision on one end and blindness at the other. However, there are many conditions that can cause a variety of forms of >> Read More ...
A buzzing sound in the ears is not considered to be a medical problem if there is an external source of the sound. For example. a fly buzzing around the ear will often be heard as such. Sometimes the external source is not as easy to identify. However, when a buzzing sound is perceived by the ear when no related external >> Read More ...
As with any part of the body, sores may arise on the lips for a number of different reasons. It is usually temporary but sometimes lip sores may recur and be linked to serious diseases. It may be accompanied by swelling of the lips, pain and tenderness. In severe cases there may even be bleeding and hypersensitivity of the >> Read More ...
The term parasite is often used loosely to refer to any microbe that infects or infects parts of the body. However,a parasite typically lives within a host organism, deriving nutrients from it without causing any severe disease or death. Bugs on the other hand refers to bacteria, protozoa and viruses that can cause >> Read More ...
Bruises on the skin appear as red to purple or blue patches that arise when there is bleeding under the skin. The presence of bruises after an injury is not unexpected. Some people do bruise more easily than others and this may not be considered abnormal. Similarly bruising may show more easily on some people, like those >> Read More ...
As with any part of the body surface, a skin rash may occur on the palm. In fact the palm is a commonly affected site as is the entire hand. Since the hand makes contact with the environment throughout the day, is repeatedly washed and comes into contact with others, it faces repeated insults which can result in a rash. At >> Read More ...
Why do the ribs pain? Pain from the ribs may occur for many of the same reasons as pain elsewhere in the body. Despite bones being hard and tough, it can also be injured in various ways even if it is not fractured. This can result in pain. Usually the pain is felt over the affected rib and pressure may worsen it >> Read More ...
