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Ear Infection Symptoms and Remedies

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  Best ENT Hospital in Mysore Ears are beautiful sense organs that humans have that helps us to hear as well as maintain in our body. They say ‘Nothing beats hearing the right words at the right time’. Keeping our ears hale and healthy is necessary for a physically, mentally, and socially happy mindset.  Ear care is about taking steps to keep our ears clean, avoid harmful noise, watch for hearing loss and apprehend self medications. What do you need to know about Ear Infection? An ear infection occurs when a bacterial or viral organism affects the external or inner part of the ears Ear infections can be acute or chronic Ears could develop infection irrespective of the age group from breastfeeding infants to the elderly A few common symptoms of ear infection include – ear pain, ear blocked sensations, pus-like ear discharge, hearing loss, giddiness How to prevent ear infection? Keep your ears clean by washing them and using cotton swab carefully without using much force Avoid ...

Happiness and Health

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  Happiness is an emotion more than a feeling. Characterized by the feeling of joy, satisfaction and contentment. Happiness could be achieved in multiple ways but could be achieved by doing good to others, doing the thing you are good at, doing things that are good to you. Happiness and health are closely connected, after all, “laughter is the best medicine”. Being happy impacts the overall lifestyle. Happier people eat a healthy diet, physically active, optimistic, increased problem-solving skills and very few to mention.  What makes you happy Setting realistic expectations , expectations hurts, but having a realistic expectation and fulfilling it gives immense happiness Engaging fully  in what gives you happiness, this could be any work that you like, cooking, reading, gardening, or even a task at the office Doing good , a feeling of satisfaction that gives you happiness Benefits of being happy Being happy attracts positivity and also oozes out positivity which not only...

7 Ways to keep your heart healthy

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  Best Heart Hospital in Mysore The prevalence of heart diseases is steadily rising in India since the last 2 decades. Cardiovascular disease(CVD) are leading cause of deaths and one in 4 deaths in India are now because of CVDs with heart attacks and stroke responsible for majority of it. Smoking is the leading cause of heart attacks, followed by Diabetes, a sedentary lifestyle, psychosocial stress and hypertension. An unhealthy diet, high blood cholesterol levels are some of other important contributory causes for poor heart health. Following are the seven ways to keep the heart healthy and prevent other diseases like diabetes, hypertension, obesity, high cholesterol or keep them under good control. 7 ways to keep your heart healthy : 1. DIET 2. AVOIDING SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE & REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY/EXERCISE 3. WEIGHT REDUCTION/MAINTAINING IDEAL BODY WEIGHT 4. MANAGING STRESS 5. TO QUIT SMOKING/TOBACCO USE & MODERATION IN ALCOHOL INTAKE 6. MANAGING RISK FACTORS SUCH AS ...

What is Urinary Tract Infection – Symptoms & Prevention?

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  The Urinary system is a complex filtering system consisting of kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra, that allows blood to be filtered in kidneys & be converted into urine. The urine is then passed to the urinary bladder from each kidney through the ureter. Once the bladder is full then the urine is passed outside from the bladder through the urethra. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection of any part of the urinary system. The most common cause of UTI is an organism called E.Coli. UTI tends to be more common in women than men because of their short length of the urethra and its close proximity to the anus. UTI is also common in people with Diabetes Mellitus.  The most common symptoms of UTI Burning sensation while passing urine Increase frequency of micturition  Feeling of urgency to pass urine High grade fever associated with chills, fatigue, and tiredness  Foul-smelling urine Cloudy urine Diagnosis of UTI UTI  is diagnosed based on the patient’...