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Wax

... Full article >>> Foreign bodies or impacted wax can cause hearing loss and must be removed by a physician . Full article >>> Some doctors prescribe special ear drops, such as Cerumen ex, to soften the wax . The most common side effect of Cerumen ex is an allergic skin ...

Tympanic membrane

... causes are lead ; aluminum; mercury poisoning ; impacted wax ; hormonal problems; high blood pressure ; severe blows to the head; anemia ; perforation of the tympanic membrane ; fluid in the middle ear; epilepsy ; migraine ; food allergy ; ... Full article >>>...

Traction

...l) of the tooth is the usual treatment for an impacted tooth . This often is performed in the dentist's office under local anesthesia . Full article >>> Ex traction : After freezing, plants are brought to the ex traction labor atory where they are ground and sequentially extracted with ...

Stool

...me dry and hard. It becomes difficult to pass this impacted stool , but pressure in the bowel can force a small amount of more liquid stool around the impaction. This "leakage" can soil the underwear. Full article >>> Ile ostomy A surgical opening in the abdomen connected to the small ...

Radiation therapy

...he virus that causes AIDS food allergy an impacted tooth irritation from a dental procedure irritation from orthodontic appliances ... Full article >>> Today, however, the combination of anti cancer drugs, radiation therapy and surgery has boosted the five-year survival rate ...

Periodontal Disease

Periodontal disease can occur both in impacted (buried) wisdom teeth and in wisdom teeth that have emerged normally from the gum. Periodontal disease may be present even if patients do not have any symptoms. Full article >>> Periodontal disease is usually diagnose d based ...

Irrigation

... Irrigation is the most common method of removing impacted cerumen . It involves washing out the ear canal with water from a commercial irrigator or a syringe with a catheter attached. Full article >>> Irrigation (washing of the skin ), perhaps every few hours for several days. Skin ...

Impacted tooth

Impacted tooth Definition: An impacted tooth is a tooth thatfails to fully emerge thro...gh the gums . Full article >>> An impacted tooth remains embedded in soft gingiva (gum) tissue or bone beyond its normal eruption time. Th...

Hearing Loss

...lost. But it also may be that the ear has too much impacted earwax . (See " Earwax " for how to remove it.) ... Full article >>> To restore hearing loss , which is usually due to otosclerosis , stapedectomy is performed. Stapedectomy is the removal of all or part of the stapes, one of the bo...

Hearing

...lost. But it also may be that the ear has too much impacted earwax . (See " Earwax " for how to remove it.) ... Full article >>> S hearing and friction - S hearing and friction causes skin to stretch and blood vessels to kink, which can impair blood circulation in the skin . Full a...

Food allergy

...he virus that causes AIDS food allergy an impacted tooth irritation from a dental procedure irritation from orthodontic appliances localized irritation from a disease , such as Parkinson 's disease ... Full article >>> A large number of recent scientific studies have describe...

Fecal impaction

...arily because of liquid stool leaking around the impacted mass of feces (can be mistaken for diarrhea ) Abdominal pain , especially after meals A persi stent urge to move the bowel s ... Full article >>> In patients with spinal cord injury , autonomic hyperreflexia may be caused by ...

Encopresis

... passage of soft or semi-liquid stool around the impacted stool . Full article >>> Encopresis can be divided into two groups. The first in which there is a physiologic basis for the encopresis , the second in which there seems to be an emotional basis. Encopresis frequently is associ...

Dental X-rays

...number, size, and position of teeth Unemerged or impacted teeth The presence and extent of dental caries Bone damage (such as from periodontitis ) Abscess ed teeth Fracture d jaw ... Full article >>> Dental x-rays , head or skull x-ray s, or facial x-ray s may be required. Impre...

Dental caries

...number, size, and position of teeth Unemerged or impacted teeth The presence and extent of dental caries Bone damage (such as from periodontitis ) Abscess ed teeth Fracture d jaw Malocclusion of teeth Other abnormalities of the teeth and jaw bones ... Full article >>> A to...

Dental X

...number, size, and position of teeth Unemerged or impacted teeth The presence and extent of dental caries Bone damage (such as from periodontitis ) Abscess ed teeth Fracture d jaw ... Full article >>> Dental x -rays , head or skull x-ray s, or facial x-ray s may be required. Imp...

Dental

...number, size, and position of teeth Unemerged or impacted teeth The presence and extent of dental caries Bone damage (such as from periodontitis ) Abscess ed teeth Fracture d jaw ... Full article >>> Basic dental care involves brushing and flossing regularly, eating a mouth-h...

Cleft lip and palate

...icle >>> teeth , malformed teeth , impacted or lost teeth , and teeth that erupt in an abnormal direction may contribute to malocclusion . Variations in size or malformation of either jaw may affect its shape, as can birth defects such as cleft lip and palate . Full article >>...

Chemotherapy

...he virus that causes AIDS food allergy an impacted tooth irritation from a dental procedure irritation from orthodontic appliances ... Full article >>> Children with suppressed immune system s (due to chemotherapy , radiation, AIDS or drugs given to protect transplanted organ...

Cerumen

...mes drier. This drier wax can more easily become impacted and can block the ear canal, contributing to decreased hearing . Full article >>> Welch Allyn ear wash system Tap water-based system for removal of cerumen from the ear canal. Mfg: Welch Allyn, Inc. Source: PR Newswire - 6/28/2001. ...