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Is your child more often complaining about discomfort and pain in his/her throat?

Pharyngitis is a very common inflammation of throat which is mostly seen in children.

This inflammation is mostly caused due to viral infection in throat and is mainly characterized with a severe pain, discomfort or feeling of scratchiness in throat.

Pharyngitis can be caused by a variety of micro organisms and in most of the cases, it is mainly caused due to viral infection in throat and the causes for this inflammation include common cold, influenza, HIV, mononucleosis and also there are many other causes for throat inflammation.

Bacteria responsible to cause severe form of pharyngitis (strep throat) include group-A streptococcus, which is the main cause for 15% of all strep throat cases.

Certain other types of bacteria which rarely form sore throat include arconobacterium, Chlamydia pneumonia, and corynebacterium and also neisseria gonorrhea. In some cases of throat infections, the micro organism responsible for the disease is difficult to identify.

The most common manifestations associated with pharyngitis include:

• Strep throat associated with fever, head ache, raw or sore throat, swollen lymph nodes in the neck and also some times you can experience earache.

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Are you worried about rigorous hair loss? Then it is very essential for you to get tested for thyroid problem in your body.

For most of the people, severe loss of hair is also considered as one of the major symptoms for hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism.

Hair loss is usually associated with thinning of hair and falling of huge amounts of hair while you take shower.

These worst manifestations can be accompanied with certain changes in hair texture like your hair can become drier, coarse and can be easily scrambled.

How to handle hair loss due to thyroid problem?

It is very easy to handle this symptom of thyroid problem if you follow simple steps. Here are some of the important and simple steps related to hair loss due to thyroid problem.

• Proper evaluation: It is very essential for you to get proper evaluation by your personal dermatologist before confirming it as thyroid problem. Hair loss can be due to any reason like genetic problem, lack of proper care and can also be due to family history and hormonal imbalance. So, be sure about the cause for hair loss and proceed with the treatment. Don’t take your own decisions without proper evaluation.

Ear infection can lead to temporary hearing problems associated with transitory speech and language problems.

If the infection is not treated properly or proper care has not been taken, these problems may develop into more serious issues.

The untreated infection of the ear will cause permanent hearing loss.

The common symptoms of ear infection include fever, sharp pain, redness in the ear, tugging of the ears, and irritability.

In case of severe ear infection, drainage of yellow to red color may occur. It is the sign that the eardrum has ruptured.

If the child does not respond to the spoken words or if the child has difficulty speaking or paying attention to the directions, then the child might have hearing loss due to ear infection. As the children have immature immune system, it is difficult to prevent the ear infection in children.

Following ear infection, usually children will have slight hearing loss because of the accumulation of the fluid behind the eardrum. Commonly, the fluid goes away by itself, but in some cases the fluid will persist.

Scarlet fever is an exotoxin-mediated disease caused by group A streptococcus, which also causes strep throat.

This is a contagious disease. You can be infected with this disease if you get in contact with the sick person who has streptococcus infection, as this germ will be carried in the mouth and nasal fluids.

Keep away children from those who are infected with scarlet fever, which is similar to strep throat in order to prevent this disease.

Rash is the primary symptom of scarlet fever with high fever and chills. The other symptoms include swelling of the neck glands, flushed face with paleness around the lips, sore throat, and strawberry tongue.

It is a benign course to diagnose and treat scarlet fever. If it is treated appropriately and promptly, rarely you may experience serious complications. On the other hand, if you neglected to treat or if the treatment is unsuccessful, it may lead to have severe complications.

The major late complications of scarlet fever if untreated are rheumatic fever and glomerulonephritis.

Rheumatic fever and glomerulonephritis with untreated scarlet fever:

Rheumatic fever is an autoimmune and inflammatory disease which develops after infection with group A streptococcus like scarlet fever and strep throat. It is estimated to be three percent for development of rheumatic fever in the patients with untreated streptococcus infection.

Thyroid gland diseases directly alter the normal functioning of the heart causing significant complications. Muscular chambers which are present in heart contract and cause circulation of blood around the body.

Blood circulates normally in one direction because of valves with in your heart. Through veins, blood returns to the heart. Right ventricle and right atrium of the heart pump the blood into the lungs. Blood returns from the lungs to left ventricle and left atrium from which it is ejected into the arteries. Arteries distribute blood to various parts of the body.

Thyroxine, which is released from thyroid gland, in increased levels stimulates the heart to beat more strongly and quickly. If the fast heart rate becomes severe, then palpitations can be observed. It is sometimes noticed by normal people and can be caused by too much exercise or drinking to much caffeine.

Three out of four children suffer from ear infections before the age of three. The occurrence of ear infection is due to viruses or bacteria that get inside the ear with cold or other illnesses. Fluids and mucus trap deep inside the ear.

Children suffering with ear infection are given antibiotics to combat the infection. Antibiotics work only against bacterial infections, though some bacteria that cause ear infections have grown resistant to certain antibiotics.

Antibiotics will not help an infection caused by virus. They cannot eliminate the fluid from middle ear. They can even cause side effects. Antibiotics cannot give relief in the first 24 hours and have minimal effect on the pain.

Are you suffering with the inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils?

The inflammation can engage to the other parts of the back of the throat as well as the adenoids and the lingual tonsils.

There are some variants in the tonsillitis. They include acute, recurrent, and chronic tonsillitis.

Viral or bacterial infections and immunologic features can cause tonsillitis and its complications. Almost all children in United States experience at least one episode of tonsillitis in a year.

Children with tonsillitis:

Tonsillitis is a condition which often affects the children, but it is rare in children younger than two years.

Streptococcus species are the main reason for tonsillitis in children between the ages of 5-15 years. The common form of tonsillitis in younger children is viral tonsillitis. Adults are usually affected with the condition called peritonsillar abscess, which is rare in children.

Determining the symptoms based on the type of tonsillitis:

Acute tonsillitis: If you are suffering with this type of infection, you can experience the symptoms like difficulty breathing, fever, tender cervical lymph nodes, sore throat, pain while swallowing, and foul breath.

As a human being you will have various nerves in your body. Bell’s palsy is the rare or unusual illness that will cause problem with the nerves in your face. It is known as the paralysis on one side of your face. There is no particular cause for this bells paralysis.

In 19th century, Doctor Sir Charles Bell described about the situation and he connected the problem with facial nerve. So it was named as the Bell’s palsy.

Bell’s palsy occurs due to the viral infection on the facial nerve. This can cause paralysis to one side of the face. The affected area will be frozen and droopy. This condition will cause pain on one side of the face and it will make you to feel uncomfortable about your appearance.

You can observe the following symptoms if you have Bell’s palsy

The symptoms of Bells palsy vary from person to person. The range of severity of this will vary from mild weakness to total paralysis. The most common symptoms of this Bells palsy are:

1. You will feel stiffness at one side of your face.
2. Half part of your face will be drooping.