Heart Failure: Diagnosis Top Diagnosis 1. Chest x-ray A small amount of radiation is used in chest X-ray to produce an image of heart and lungs. A chest x-ray not only helps the doctor in diagnosing lung and cardiac diseases,
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Heart Failure: Symptoms Top Symptoms 1. Nocturia Nocturia refers to a need of frequent urination at night, interrupting sleep. Right ventricular failure or right sided heart failure results in fluid accumulation in gravity dependent areas, such as in legs. The
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Heart Failure: Causes Top Causes 1. Other diseases Chronic diseases like severe anemia, diabetes, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, lupus, emphysema, hematochomatosis (iron buildup), amyloidosis and sarcoidosis (inflammatory cells) can lead to heart failure. Another disease that is responsible for heart failure is
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Heart Failure: Help, Support and Overcome Heart Failure Overview Heart failure, or coronary failure, is a fatal circumstance in which the patient’s heart stops pumping enough blood to the body. The ailment usually affects one particular side of the patient’s
Hearing Loss: Real Stories Real stories are personal stories shared by members of the DIYHealth community. These are stories of hope and triumph over a medical condition, inspiring us to stay the course. Top Real Stories 1. I am thankful
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Hearing Loss: Research Top Research 1. Role of damaged hair cells Researchers at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) are working on the effect that damaged hair cells have on hearing impairment. According to the team,
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Hearing Loss: Prevention Top Prevention 1. Avoiding ototoxic drugs Ototoxic drugs are those which are toxic to the ears and can lead to hearing loss. They can be over the counter medicines such as aspirin, a few antibiotics, drugs used
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Hearing Loss: Diagnosis Top Diagnosis 1. ABR or diagnostic auditory brainstem response This procedure is essentially used to determine hearing sensitivity and to check the neural pathways. The neural pathways are checked in case they are not transmitting the sound
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Hearing Loss: Symptoms Top Symptoms 1. Vertigo Vertigo is another sign that points towards decreasing hearing ability of a person. Vertigo is a condition wherein the affected person has a sensation of a spinning surrounding. In other words, the person
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Hearing Loss: Causes Top Causes 1. Advancing age The extent of hearing disability varies from person to person after crossing the age of 60 years. The decline in their hearing ability, also known as presbyacusis, occurs when there is a
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