What Doctors Don't Tell YouMy father is in his mid-60s and suffers from hearing loss. He has to wear hearing aids in both ears and, inevitably, he suffers from infections and painful ears. He went to his doctor to ask for drops
This story begins with a verruca, which belonged to my daughter, Frances, six years old and a frequenter of swimming pools. We tried to get rid of the thing with a selection of plasters that look ...
GLUE EAR: Don't operate
A UK government leaflet alerting doctors to the ineffectiveness of grommets for persistent glue ear (chronic otitis media with effusion) is credited with the consistent decrease in their use over the last 15 years.
Their parents may have suspected it now it's been proven. Personal stereos can damage the hearing of young people, especially if they have a history of childhood ear illnesses. ...
Q-Our family has been living in Spain since November 2000. Both our daughters are unvaccinated (Ella, two, was breastfed and Allegra, one, is still breastfeeding) and, until now, had not received ...
Q My hearing has been deteriorating for a long time and, two years ago, it came to a head after a long airplane flight. Since then, I have had a varied selection of antibiotic drops for my ears. But now, after two years, it has been diagnosed as an...
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