Month: July 2010
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Life on CPAP is Miserable-OSA and Snoring
Any alternative? Dear Dr, I was diagnosed as having OSA and advised an Auto CPAP machine from a hospital in Bangalore, but I cannot sleep with it, I go crazy, its like putting a pillow in my face, my wife talked to you last week and took an appointment, but I was told that you…
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Adenoid Facies and Snoring
An archaic term used to describe patients who exhibit a long, narrow face, short upper lip, open-mouth breathing, and a hyperactive swallowing pattern. Adenoid facies is the long, open-mouthed, face of children with adenoid hypertrophy. Hypertrophy of the nasopharyngeal pad of lymphoid tissues (the adenoids) is the most common cause of nasal obstruction in children.…
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White coated Tongue-Oral Thrush-Candidiasis
A white coated tongue is a common condition in which a white coating forms on the upper surface of the tongue and it is a sign and symptom of Oral Thrush (Candidiasis). This is common in newborn babies, patients who are diabetic, immune compromised, those who uses dentures and in old age. Candidiasis of the…