Although Ménière's disease affects the inner ear, it's a condition with symptoms that can have an effect on many aspects of your life. As excess fluid accumulates in the inner ear, pressure on your endolymphatic sac can lead to vertigo, nausea (and vomiting), as well as headaches. Extreme cases can be debilitating. There's also the fact that hearing loss is to be expected. What steps can you take if you've been diagnosed with Ménière's disease?
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Most patients who are suffering from breast cancer will experience pain on some level. Both breast cancer itself can cause you to experience pain as well as the treatments. You may especially experience pain if breast cancer spreads to your bones. However, there are several pain management methods that are available.
Common Causes of Pain During Breast Cancer
You're most likely to experience pain when your cancer has spread to other areas of your body.
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Medical care is about more than just assessing and fixing physical health issues. It should also center on building better relationships between patients and doctors to ensure that their care is effective. Working with a family doctor may help out by boosting a patient's confidence in their doctor and minimizing any potential problems that they might experience along the way.
Lack Of Confidence in a Doctor May Be Problematic
Multiple studies have shown that patients struggle in medical care if they do not trust their doctor.
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Flat feet, also known as pes planus, are often congenital, meaning that you were born with them, or acquired. The latter refers to flat feet that have developed over time, typically during adulthood. Adult acquired flat feet are often referred to as "fallen arches," and may be linked to diabetes, tendon disorders, obesity, and high blood pressure. Here are some of the primary signs and symptoms of pes planus and some conservative treatment options.
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive neurostimulatory and neuromodulatory technique. It has been approved by the FDA to treat different conditions, including generalized anxiety disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and post-traumatic stress syndrome. You can also try it for these three conditions:
1. Major Depression
Major depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, affecting 16.2 million Americans. It is characterized by sadness and loss of interest in activities that normally bring pleasure, changes in appetite and sleep habits, fatigue, feelings of guilt or worthlessness, recurrent thoughts of death, or suicide.
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