General Health Care - October 2007

Yesterday out of no where I heard little beats in my right ear..It goes away but then comes back after 2-4mins..It gets really annoying but its not like it hurts or anything coming out my ear and I want to know what this is and what I can do to make it stop..Please help.

2007-10-28 02:34:59 · 4 answers · asked by Avory 1 in Other - General Health Care

I cut my left thumb very badly. Will the fingerprint change once it's healed completly? Or will there be the same pattern ?

2007-10-28 02:21:14 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

....his forehead, eyes are horribly swollen and purple bruises, he cant' open his eyes at all to see, can I assume he will be okay and the swelling will go down, and how long will it take ? is there anything that would help.

2007-10-27 23:01:40 · 12 answers · asked by Alexa 2 in Injuries

my great grandma is at home and she is very poorly at the moment, but she really dosent want to go into hospital so all of us (her family) is rallying round to look after her

she is clean as we are being really careful to wash her and make sure she dosent get bed sores

but the only trouble we are having is to work out a way to wash her hair

please can you give me any tips for doing this as i am sure she will feel much better if we can do it for her

thanks for your help


xxx vici

2007-10-27 21:36:11 · 16 answers · asked by vici 4 in Other - General Health Care

For many years, I have had dizzy spells in the mornings after showering or something. I get really lightheaded- cold sweat- and spotty vision... I have to lay down for 20 mins then I feel better.

I still have that sometimes. But also lately when I have been drinking (not much) and in a dark club or something, the same thing happens but of course worse. I will actually have spotty vision then blackout and cannot see anything for like 30 seconds. Then I sweat A LOT and feel lightheaded.

What could be the problem?

2007-10-27 21:13:19 · 6 answers · asked by AO 1 in Other - General Health Care

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2007-10-27 20:37:47 · 2 answers · asked by MM 2 in Other - General Health Care

I have a lump behind my right ear and it been there for 2 days now, whenever i touch it, it hurts a little. I remember i got it last time but, it went away.I emailed my doctor and still waiting for the response, so at the mean time is there a way i can do to make it smaller???????? =/

2007-10-27 20:08:36 · 3 answers · asked by c0okii3 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I haven't wanted to walk up too many steps or even carry too much weight.

2007-10-27 19:55:02 · 5 answers · asked by esha26 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I'm forever putting on chapstick (different sorts), but my lips are always chapped. Does chapstick make lips more chapped sometimes, or does anybody have any ideas that may help me?
Thank you!

2007-10-27 19:35:30 · 8 answers · asked by celadriel2215 3 in Other - General Health Care

what is this cracking sound?

2007-10-27 19:32:55 · 4 answers · asked by Koter Boters misses Rufus! 6 in Other - General Health Care

I am still relatively young, but have suffered chronic back pain for almost 3 years. I have tried just about every osteopath, physiotherapist and massage therapist in the country. What is an alternative way to cure my long term back pain?

2007-10-27 18:40:01 · 1 answers · asked by smashedtomato 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I have been applying antiseptic cream(Voren) on my muscle injuries and quite a few got into my fingers. I forgot about it and later used my fingers to peel a skin inside my mouth on my gums to be precise till it bleeds. Then I recalled i forgot to wash off the cream(which stated to be poison). I quickly wash my mouth but found the gums to be swollen and bruised the next day. Pls advise , many thanks

2007-10-27 17:35:33 · 7 answers · asked by Ling TK 1 in Pain & Pain Management

for the past week Ive had bad pain in my left knee. I didn't do anything to injure it and I don't do sports or anything..I can feel my knee cap move and just right now I noticed there was a small round ball thing that popped out from underneath my knee cap and I pushed it back in and its gone but I don't know whats wrong could it be a cyst or something?

2007-10-27 17:27:59 · 1 answers · asked by Francroslomonopiarinconwillamia 1 in Pain & Pain Management

ok so its near 12:00AM and I just sniffed and then my head started hurting and my eyes watering. I think its a sinus infection. It hurts so bad and I feel like sleeping but i can't. I don't have any medicine and i can't go out and buy any cause everything is shut down. I feel like crap.. what do i do to fix this? I wanna play more video games!

2007-10-27 16:52:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Ok, my wrist has been hurting since yesterday.
Didn't hurt very bad. Only when I bend it. But I just bent it and it made a lil popping noise. Now it hurts!! More! And everytime I type or bend it it makes a weird noise. But my other wrist dont!

2007-10-27 16:49:16 · 4 answers · asked by psycho_ward911 1 in Pain & Pain Management

and yeah this is a serious question

2007-10-27 15:20:45 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

My husband had surgery, but I'm haveing a really hard time getting all that tape goo off of him. It's been 2 weeks!! I've tried soap and water, alcohol, just rubbing it forever!

2007-10-27 14:21:36 · 7 answers · asked by darkphoenix278 2 in First Aid

what did it feel like and how long did it last?

2007-10-27 13:38:05 · 12 answers · asked by Patricia S 3 in Pain & Pain Management

does anyone know of any?? my boyfriend has been getting neck pain, head aches, dizziness, and blurred vision. could this be something serious??

2007-10-27 12:08:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-10-27 11:53:24 · 1 answers · asked by cooulguy 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i've been having constant headaches for the past week and a half. i've been taking advil and tylenol but nothing seems to be helping. when i'm relaxed and sitting the headache is mild but the slightest movement causes a lot of pain. i don't think its a migraine because I'm not sensitive to light or sound, just movement.
i've also been extremely tired everyday and once i close my eyes, no matter where i am, i fall asleep. i've been passing out around 8 every night, so i've been getting a good 11 hours of sleep.

2007-10-27 11:52:24 · 6 answers · asked by moni 1 in Pain & Pain Management

When i run on a treadmill, my leg feels weird. The front area, not by the calf, feels tense and there's pressure there. It is usually enough to make me slow down or stop running. When i run outside, the tension is still there, but it is less pronounced. What's causing this?

2007-10-27 11:50:11 · 2 answers · asked by Rooster 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-10-27 10:54:58 · 7 answers · asked by JENNIFER S 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-10-27 10:14:13 · 4 answers · asked by novapri39 2 in First Aid

Usually they make me wait 20 minutes. Why?? Yesterday, they told me to come back in 4 hours, and to come back the next day for the ointment! Why the heck does it take so long to put 3 pills in a bottle and slap a label on it? Does anyone know?

2007-10-27 09:52:33 · 5 answers · asked by Lola 4 in Other - General Health Care

Ive been going to my gp for approx 5 years with headaches. after 2 years of going back every week as the tablets perscribed hadnt helped. I finally got refered to a specialist. He did a quick exam shoes socks & trousers off & diagnosed hemicrania Continua. At my worst i was getting a headache & it lasting 7 days with no break. then id have 2 normal days then again for another 7 days of headaches. This cycle just kept repeating & made my life unbearable i couldnt do anything i was in that much pain. The specialist gave me indomethacin and i had to take 3 capsuals 3 times aday which made me feel like a bottle of pills. After a few months i went back to the specialist & he told me i could slowly reduce the number of tablets i was taking till i was off the tablets. Which i did. And my headaches almost disappeared i would just get normal headaches not to the serverity of my usual. i was in hospital 2weeks ago they returned worse! pain is to bad to live with now help needed tabs dont work!!

2007-10-27 09:49:14 · 6 answers · asked by freckles 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I went to the after hours clinic today and the doctor told me that I have an umbilical hernia. I have a really bad pain in my belly button and its getting worse. I told him that I have an appt with my primary physician on Monday and he said if I want to wait I can, but he would advise me to go to the ER today because progressively worse pain could mean a strangulated hernia.

Would it be ok to wait until Monday? Have you ever had experience with this? I just don't know if he *has* to advise people to go to the ER. At first he just referred me to a surgeon but when I told him that today it hurts worse than yesterday he said I should probably go to the ER.

Thanks.

2007-10-27 09:04:48 · 23 answers · asked by ~*Bella*~ 5 in Pain & Pain Management

Hi, I started coughing on Wednesday (haven't been ill), and today I've been feeling worse, slight temperture and cough seems to have settled in my chest.
As it's the weekend I can't see the GP till Monday, what could I do to help relieve my chest and what could be causing it?

2007-10-27 08:44:32 · 18 answers · asked by gemstone 5 in Other - General Health Care

I am always sleepy even when I slept 10 hours during the night. Why am I like this? It's pssing me off and I cannot do anything.

2007-10-27 08:43:41 · 2 answers · asked by Axis Flip 3 in Other - General Health Care

I have no injuries to my finger, maybe a couple of months ago i bruised the inside of my left finger, and the blood vains shown through the finger, now, my tip of my finger is numb, and the only way to releive pain is to poour hot water over it, continusly, it stops at night, i use ben gay on it, it stops, but soon as i use my finger, it sarts all over again, what is this?

2007-10-27 08:23:02 · 2 answers · asked by trudycaulfield 5 in Pain & Pain Management