Description and Possible Medical Problems
Everyone has experienced dry, cracked lips at one time or another, usually during the dryness of winter or the heat of summer. They may feel chapped, raw, and painful.
Sometimes, however, cracked lips may be caused by a vitamin B deficiency. You’ll be able to tell if this is the case if [...]
Description and Possible Medical Problems
Any type of hearing loss will frighten most anyone, but when you also feel as though like the room is spinning, it’s time to call your doctor. You may be suffering from acoustic neuroma, a condition in which a noncancerous tumor grows between the inner ear and the brain. Because the [...]
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Carotid disease is a progressive disease. People who experience monocular blindness—or an inability to see out of one eye—due to carotid arteriosclerosis have already experienced some degree of arterial blockage in their arteries.
If your doctor suspects that carotid artery disease is causing your one-eyed vision loss, he will probably order an ultrasound examination of your [...]
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If you detect a blind spot in the center of your vision, it’s important to see your eye doctor right away. First, he will run several tests to determine the degree to which your vision is affected. If your macular degeneration has not advanced significantly, your doctor may use laser therapy to repair the macula [...]
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From time to time, we’ve all had the feeling that there’s something stuck in our eye and we can’t get it out. Usually, after we examine the eye carefully and try to make it water, the feeling goes away.
But sometimes it doesn’t. If you feel as though there is something stuck in your eye but [...]