Gloria Neal

  • Tips For Young Children With Hearing Aids


    Young children with hearing difficulties can benefit greatly from hearing aids. Being able to hear helps your child learn language skills and basic processing skills so they don't fall behind their peers. The difficulty lies in ensuring your hild keeps their hearing aids on. The following tips can help parents of young children work through common hearing aid issues. Tip #1: Don't make it a game Some children may repeatedly remove their hearing aid.
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  • Eeeking Over Eczema? 3 Unique Treatment Options To Find Relief From Your Eczema


    Your skin is a large part of your body, but you may not place enough importance of this essential organ. Unfortunately, many allergens can irritate your skin, resulting in dry and itchy patches of skin and chronic rashes known as eczema. Eczema is a common allergic reaction that affects an estimated 30 million Americans. While treating eczema may involve prescription medications and various creams, other options are available. If you are currently dealing with the discomfort of eczema, consider using one or more of these natural treatments for relief.
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  • 5 Tips For Relieving Chronic Back Pain


    Back pain is a very common ailment, but living with the pain can be debilitating. If you are living with chronic back pain you may be frustrated and uncomfortable on a daily basis. Luckily, there are several things that may help alleviate back pain. Try to following to get some relief from your pain: Get Better Sleep Sleeping soundly can be very difficult when your back is hurting, but getting proper rest is essential for repairing muscles in the back and decreasing inflammation in the spine and hips.
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  • Cheerleaders Can Greatly Benefit From Chiropractic Care Before And After Injury


    Cheerleaders may be attractive girls who are in short skirts with pom poms in their hands, but they're much more than that. Cheerleaders are athletes, just as much as the football players on the field that they're cheering for. While cheerleaders may not have always been recognized as athletes, the public has come around in recent years. Because cheerleaders are athletes, they are susceptible to injuries. In fact, the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research found that cheerleaders account for over 70 percent of catastrophic injuries at the college level, according to data from the 1982-83 school year, and this number is only increasing.
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  • Tips For Finding The Right Mental Health Medication


    When you are in the throes of depression, anxiety, or any other mental disorder, you might feel intensely uncomfortable and distressed. You might make the big decision to go to a psychiatrist and start taking medication, but you know that there is no single medication that is guaranteed to work for you and you might have to try several in order to get the best one. To make matters worse, most the medications take a few weeks to kick in.
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  • 4 Ways To Treat Bulging Veins In Your Hands


    If you have bulging veins on your hand, then you probably do not like the way they look. Hand veins starts to bulge because your skin thins and start to lose elasticity. There are different reasons why you may develop bulging hand veins, such as age, exercising, vascular disease and hot weather. Read on to find out how to treat this condition.  Sclerotherapy Sclerotherapy is a minimally invasive procedure for treating bulging veins.
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  • What Every Parent Should Know About A Dislocated Shoulder


    When the upper portion of the bone in your arm is shifted out of the socket at your shoulder, it's referred to as a shoulder dislocation. Usually the result of a fall or a blow to the shoulder, it can be quite painful. Kids are susceptible to this type of injury from sports, playground time and other recreational activities. If your child is complaining of shoulder pain, here's what you should know to spot and address a dislocated shoulder right away.
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  • Vaginal Bleeding Following A Hysterectomy


    Although it's normal to have some spotting or light bleeding for up to 6 weeks following a hysterectomy – a surgery doctors perform to remove the uterus as a treatment for cancer and other gynecological conditions – there may be a problem if bleeding occurs months or years later. Both cancer and benign conditions can cause abnormal vaginal bleeding after you have a hysterectomy; therefore, it's important to see your doctor to identify the cause.
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  • Walking Pneumonia: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, And Prevention


    If you're dealing with a cold or flu-like illness that seems to be lasting a bit too long, you may be dealing with walking pneumonia. Luckily for you, this type of pneumonia is mild and easily treated, but in order to know that treatment is needed, you first must know the signs. Below is an overview of walking pneumonia, what causes it, its symptoms, and how this infection can be treated and prevented.
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  • Creating A Trigger-Free Home For Your Asthmatic Child


    When your child has an asthma attack it's scary. There are numerous things that can trigger a childhood asthma attack, some of which—like tree pollen—you can't control. However, there are several things that you can do to help your child avoid common household triggers. Check out these tips to learn how to turn your home into a trigger-free place for your asthmatic child. Household and Personal Products Household and personal products with a strong scent release chemicals into the air.
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