1. Protect Your Ears From Excessive Volume Hearing damage has been linked to the onset of Meniere’s disease in certain cases. While mild hearing loss carries little risk for the development of this condition, you should take steps to prevent…
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1. Know the Symptoms of Myocarditis Myocarditis is an infection of the heart muscle and can be caused by a number of viral and parasitic infections such as polio, rubella and certain strains of influenza. The symptoms of myocardia can…
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1. Know Your Family History and Risk Factors Your genetic disposition to developing optical glioma may be your single-most-important risk factor. White people develop optical gliomas more frequently than black people do. If brain tumors run in your family, then…
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1. Engage in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Cognitive-behavioral therapy is generally regarded as the most effective form of therapy to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Cognitive therapy works to shed light on your thought patterns, examine their underlying roots and help you adopt…
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1. Lower Your Blood Pressure to Treat Nephropathy If you have nephropathy, or damage to the kidneys that is often caused by high blood pressure or diabetes, the path to treatment can be fairly simple. Generally, your doctor will use…
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1. Look for Signs and Symptoms Culture-negative endocarditis, an infection or inflammation of the lining of the heart, differs from other types of endocarditis in that the organisms that cause the condition cannot grow from a blood sample culture. The…
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1. Act Responsibly When Sexually Active General paresis is a neurological condition that causes damage to the nerve endings in the brain. There is only one cause of general paresis, and that’s if you have an untreated syphilis infection. In…
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1. Make Some Dietary Changes Reduce or eliminate caffeinated beverages and alcohol from your diet, as these can be irritating to your bladder. Watch your intake of fluids of any sort: too little and you could wind up dehydrated, but…
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1. Preventative Gynecological Exams Doctors do not yet know exactly why some women have uterine fibroids and others do not. Consequently, there is no sure way to prevent uterine fibroids. You can, however, prevent your fibroids from progressing to the…
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1. Is It a Keloid or Hypertrophic Scar? When there has been injury to the skin, either through surgery, piercing or other trauma, (such as a simple pimple or burn), the skin begins to heal itself. Normally, the scar area…
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1. Recognize Redness as a Possible Sign of a Burn Burns are categorized as either first-, second- or third-degree, depending on the depth of the burn and the area of skin affected. First-degree burns are the least serious, since only…
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1. Have a Physical Evaluation Before Beginning an Exercise Program While a stroke can impair your ability to exercise, it’s important to resume fitness activities to help with physical, mental and emotional recovery. Lack of exercise can lead to secondary…
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1. Get Tested for Nephropathy on a Regular Basis Nephropathy, which is kidney damage that is often associated with diabetes, has no obvious physical symptoms. If kidney damage becomes too pronounced, you will probably notice swelling in your body that…
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1. Avoid Inflaming the Iris Muscle Certain surgeries, such as cuts to extract cataracts, can greatly increase the likelihood of developing anisocoria in the future. Similarly, sports injuries, such as head traumas endured in hard contact sports (e.g. football and…
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1. Menstrual Symptoms in Women Prolactin is a hormone that is primarily involved in milk production and breast development. After you have a baby, your prolactin levels rise and cause your mammary glands to lactate, so you can breastfeed. Hyperprolactinemia…
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1. Keep Your Lungs Healthy and Avoid COPD To preserve your lung function and prevent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), don’t start smoking. If you’ve ever known someone who is on oxygen, having surgery or suffering due to COPD symptoms…
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1. Aggressive Feeding and Diet Management The main treatment for Russell-Silver syndrome is aggressive feeding. Making sure your child gets the necessary calories every day is crucial. Your child desperately needs calories to catch up in growth and gain weight….
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1. Recognize the Physical Symptoms Learn how acute cerebellar ataxia manifests itself physically so you can identify it in you or your child. Acute cerebellar ataxia is a sudden onset of uncoordinated muscle movement. It usually has the most effect…
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1. Avoid Stress Many of those who suffer from sleepwalking report elevated levels of stress and challenge in their day-to-day lives. Avoiding or preventing stress is a daunting task, but making even subtle changes in your daily routine can help…
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1. Minimize Symptoms With Medication and Lifestyle Changes Symptoms of mitral valve stenosis–the narrowing of your heart’s mitral valve, causing an abnormal blood flow–can be minimized and relieved to some extent through a combination of medication and diet. Your doctor…
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1. Keep Your Immune System Healthy If you maintain your health, you will be less likely to contract coccidioidomycosis and other diseases. Wash your hands regularly and avoid spending too much time around anyone who has contracted a contagious disease….
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1. Antibiotic Therapy Urethritis may result from a number of bacterial or viral infections, including sexually transmitted ones. If you are exhibiting the symptoms of urethritis, your doctor may prescribe trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. If it is determined that…
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1. Provide a Medical History and Undergo an Exam In order to diagnose your seizure type, you need to first provide your physician with a description of the episodes. If you are unaware of what happens during your seizures, have…
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1. Receive Genetic Screening While there is no true way to prevent hemochromatosis, a step that you can take to dramatically reduce the risk of developing excess iron in the blood is receiving a genetic screening. Hemochromatosis is an inherited…
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1. Find a Physical Therapist Physical therapy is used to treat the muscle weakness and loss associated with Friedreich’s ataxia, an inherited condition in which the nerves lose their ability to conduct impulses quickly and efficiently throughout your body. As…
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1. Common Symptoms of Uterine Fibroids It has been estimated that as many as 75 percent of women have uterine fibroids at some point in their lives. Many women will never know they have them, however, because they do not…
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1. Make an Appointment With a Professional While you may not need a professional to tell you that you are stuttering, you may need to visit with a speech pathologist or other qualified health care professional to determine the cause…
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1. Relieve Cold and Allergy Symptoms Quickly Over-the-counter cold and allergy medications won’t cure those conditions, but some symptom relief is possible. If you can’t breathe due to excessive sneezing and a runny nose, an antihistimine can provide temporary relief….
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1. Vision Blurred at a Distance People who suffer from nearsightedness often have difficulty resolving shapes, letters or other information at a distance. This is usually caused by a change in the shape of the lens and/or cornea or of…
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1. Watch for Impaired Coordination and Muscle Weakness Issues with balance and coordination are usually the first symptoms of Friedreich’s ataxia that you’ll notice. You may have trouble walking and controlling your arm and leg movements. Friedreich’s ataxia is a…
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