2020

Understanding Deep Vein Thrombosis

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a vascular condition that is characterised by blood clotting in one or more of your veins. The most commonly affected veins are those in the legs, and a blocked vein will impede blood flow to your heart. If you develop DVT, you are at risk of developing a pulmonary embolism, which is a potentially life-threatening complication that occurs when part of a blood clot breaks away, travels to your lungs and causes a blockage to develop.…

Hearing Test Questions: What Is a Tympanometry Test?

If you’re having problems with your hearing, then you may have decided to have a hearing test. These tests typically include a few different procedures, one of which is a tympanometry assessment. What does this kind of test do and what will it tell you? How Does a Tympanometry Test Work? A tympanometry test doesn’t evaluate your hearing as such; it checks out the health of areas of your inner ear such as your eardrum.…

Staying healthy requires different approaches throughout the year. During the summer, you need to take steps to avoid heat stroke and sunburn. During the winter, you need to wash your hands and take similar steps to protect yourself against the flu. This blog focuses on health and medical ideas that you can use all year long with a special focus on tips that are particularly helpful for certain times of year. I plan to include posts on eating healthy as well as diagnostic information on a number of illnesses as well as multiple other topics. I hope you like these posts and that more importantly, they help you to live a long, happy and healthy life.