Ear Problems

Lump behind ear: A brief overview

There are certain health ailments which occur with age and a lump behind ear is one then which can become a nuisance during old age. Modern science has provided us with answers and remedies to lump behind ear and it is curable by all means. There are different studies and theories regarding lump behind ear. There are three kinds of lump behinds ear. The first is hard lump, second is occipital lymph node and the last is small lump. These three have different causes and varying treatments. Lump behind ear People usually do not take the lump behind ear seriously and it stays as it for years. The lump behind ear can be life threatening and dangerous. They should be checked out but most of the times, these are just lump behind ear. Is Lump behind ear dangerous ? The lump behind ear can materialize because of swollen lymph nodes. [...]

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Posted by Bryan Atkins - August 20, 2012 at 5:22 pm

Categories: Ear Problems   Tags: allergy cough, causes of swollen lymph nodes, hard lump behind ear, immune reaction, Lump behind ear, lumps behind ear, occipital lymph node

Inner Ear Infection – The Symptoms

Inner Ear Infection: Introduction One of the biggest aftershock of the upper respiratory tracts infections can be an inner ear infection. Contemporary research has shown that although there are varied causes of infections of inner ear the marked symptoms are the same among patients of all ages. What you need to know about Inner Ear Infection These symptoms however, do vary in intensity and severity with the passage of time as the infections grow older. Not to overlook the fact that sometimes these infection symptoms may be indications of a more serious disease like brain tumor or meningitis. The medical term for inner ear structure is “Labyrinth while “Labyrinthitis” is used to refer to group of ailments due to interferences to inner ear. Labyrinth refers collectively to two parts of the inner ears i.e. the auditory part called “cochlea” and the balancing part called “vestibule”. Since the functionality of each [...]

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Posted by Bryan Atkins - July 19, 2012 at 5:08 pm

Categories: Ear Problems, General Health   Tags: acute ear infection, inner ear infection symptoms, inner ear labyrinth, middle ear infection, symptoms of inner ear infection, upper respiratory tracts

All you need to know about Inner ear infection

Introduction to Inner ear infection Ear infections are very common. There are different types of ear infections, inner ear infection, middle ear infection and acute ear infection. The inner ear infection is the most serious infection of them all. Middle ear infection is common amongst children. And inner ear infection is mostly common amongst adults. Sometimes middle ear infection maybe so severe that it may infect the inner ear and cause inner ear infection. But there are many other reasons for the inner ear infection. Symptoms of inner ear infection Your inner ear is made up of tubes and canals which are connected to our brain. Through these tubes messages are sent for two things. One of the messages is our hearing ability and the other is the movement of our head. So if this part of the ear gets infected then these functions will also be affected. Initially when [...]

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Posted by Bryan Atkins - July 19, 2012 at 4:09 pm

Categories: Ear Problems, General Health   Tags: acute ear infection, inner ear infection symptoms, middle ear infection, symptoms of inner ear infection

Oh my Ear hurts ! Complaints , and Causes

It is not an unusuall presentation “my ear hurts’’. The variety that comes under the heading of HURT is wide and constitues a spectrum depending upon the cause , extent of infection , age of person and immune status. My Ear hurts : what are the common Complaints ? The common COMPLAINTS are : pain , burning sensation , foreign body sensation , fullness , bloody dischage , pus discharge or purulent , watery dicharge , something coming out of ear . The ASSOCIATED symptoms or complaints may be : fever , dizziness , vomitting , difficulty in hearing , difficulty in mainaining posture or balance , loss of apetite or loss of sleep. My Ear hurts : what are the Causes for this pain? The CAUSES of ear pain can be within the ear or reffered from another painful place or shifted from another site . Following can be [...]

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Posted by Bryan Atkins - July 2, 2012 at 6:51 pm

Categories: Ear Problems, General Health   Tags: Ear hurts, ear pain, external ear, inner ear infection, outer ear infection, watery discharge

Symptoms of inner ear infection

Inner ear infection means the inflammation of the inner ear. The human ear structure constitutes of an external, middle and an inner ear. The inner ear constitutes of structures which are referred as Labyrinth. The inner ear has a function more and beyond just hearing, it’s involved in the maintenance of balance and body posture. The inner ear infection thus produce symptoms related to both Hearing and Imbalance or vertigo. The inner ear infections are usually bacterial or viral. People with a weak immune system or response are more prone to develop these inner ear infections. Symptoms of inner ear infection are divided into two major groups, Early symptoms of inner ear ear infection Late or advanced symptoms of inner ear infection Early symptoms of inner ear infection These symptoms are noticed in the early days after infection and are of mild abnormality of hearing and balance. Pain in ear [...]

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Posted by Bryan Atkins - June 8, 2012 at 12:31 pm

Categories: Ear Problems, General Health   Tags: inflammation, inner ear infection, inner ear infections, symptoms of inner ear infection