Author: Dr Paulose
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Plastic Bead Stuck in the Nose for 2 years -Rhinolith
Most cases of foreign bodies in the nose and nasal cavity occur in toddlers and children from 1-8 years of age. Common objects found in noses include food material, tissue paper, beads, toys, and rocks. Here a 7 yr old boy pushed up a bead in the nose an year or two ago and now…
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Hearing Loss in Children- Any Cure?
Mixed hearing loss is a combination of conductive and sensorineural hearing loss at the same. It occurs when sound is not being transferred from the outer to the inner ear (cochlea) efficiently and there is also damage to the inner ear.If a child has many middle ear infections, fluid may be in the middle ear…
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Deafness in Children-Grommets (V tubes)
Deafness is a partial or complete loss of hearing, also known as hearing impairment. The normal threshold range is 0-20 decibels (dB), where 0 dB is the threshold for the perception of sound at a given frequency for people with normal hearing. There are 3 types of hearing loss: Conductive hearing loss: affects 4% of…
