What Causes Floaters and Flashing Lights In The Peripheral Vision?
Overview Eye floaters are spots in an individual's line of vision and they may appear centrally or peripherally (the sides). These floaters can look like gray or black strings, specks, or...
Life Expectancy (Mortality) For Friedreich's Ataxia
Overview Friedreich's ataxia is a neurological condition that involves the cerebellum of the brain, the spinal cord, and the peripheral nerves that carry electrical signals from the brain and spinal...
Ultroid Hemorrhoid Treatment: Benefits And Side Effects
Overview Hemorrhoids are uncomfortable and even painful masses in the rectum and/or anus which are varicose veins of the venous blood vessels (veins) that drain blood from this part of...
Twitching And Pressure In The Temple: What do Hemifacial Spasms Signal?
Muscle twitching is a common occurrence that can happen hundreds of times a day as muscles respond to increased workloads, irregular levels of electrolytes like potassium, sodium and calcium or...
When A Man Sounds Like A Woman: Voice Repair For Vocal Problems
Overview The sound of one's voice is based on the anatomical structures of the larynx and vocal cords. So, any abnormalities and illnesses that involve this anatomy can affect the voice...
Random Long, White, Thick Hair Strings
Many people may have noticed that in some areas of their bodies, be it the face, chest, abdomen, arms or legs, thick, long, white hairs are present. A lot of...
Problems With Hearing Loss In The Morning
Waking up in the morning and realizing that your hearing is impaired can be quite a distressful situation, especially if both ears are involved. The rule of thumb though is...
What Could Cause Lower Back And Stomach Pain?
Overview Stomach and lower back pain, separately, can be caused by numerous issues but when the two symptoms occur at the same time the possible pathology can be narrowed down to...
Treatment For Burns And Scalds In The Mouth
Overview Mouth burns happen quite often and can occur when eating or drinking extremely hot foods or drinks. Burns may occur anywhere in or around the mouth such as the...
What Causes A Strange Sound In The Throat And Chest When Rotating Your Upper Body?
Overview Quite often we deal with self-limiting issues that never cause any problems with our health and resolve on their own without any further intervention. Symptoms such as crackling or...