Smell Phantom Dirty Feet but There’s No Smelly Feet Around?
Do you smell the stink of dirty feet but there’s no dirty feet or socks around? Why does it seem that everything smells like dirty socks or feet? […]
Waking Up and Can’t Breathe, Plus Burning in Throat
The twist on this is the accompanying burning throat that comes with waking up in the middle of the night struggling to breathe. Usually when someone awakens gasping for breath, that’s their only symptom. [...]
What Causes a Phantom Minty Smell Inside the Nose?
Do you smell something minty nearly every time you inhale, as though it’s coming from INSIDE your nose? And you haven’t even eaten anything minty, either! If you smell something minty coming from inside your [...]
What Is the “Best” Kind of Brain Tumor to Have?
Any brain tumor is bad news, but there are the deadliest and then there are “good” ones – from a relative standpoint, of course. If you could choose a particular brain tumor to have, there [...]
Why Can Tinnitus Onset Be Years After a Loud Sound?
Tinnitus can be caused by loud noise, but sometimes the continuous ringing in the ears occurs years after the loud sound. […]
Hearing Aids Making Tinnitus Worse? Causes & Solutions
“Hearing aids should not be causing one’s tinnitus to worsen and if they do, a visit to the audiologist is necessary,” says Rivka Strom, AuD, CCC-A, Director of Audiology, Advanced Hearing NY Inc. “The audiologist [...]
Can Martial Arts Class Loud Yelling Cause Hearing Loss ?
Can all those loud “Kiiii-aiiii!”s actually harm the hearing of students in martial arts classes? A male adult’s booming voice can be quite loud, while the children – especially eager novices – are capable of [...]
Tinnitus Suddenly Starts in One Ear but No Loud Noise Exposure: Causes
What are the likely causes of tinnitus suddenly affecting one ear when you have not been exposed to loud noise like a concert or auto racing event? […]
What Makes Tinnitus Sometimes Go Away Overnight?
Isn’t it wonderful when your tinnitus magically goes away overnight? Unfortunately, it comes back to rattle you all throughout your waking moments. […]
Five Year Old Constantly Clears Throat: Causes, Solutions
“In general, throat clearing is a non-specific a symptom of many things,” says Dr. Bande Virgil, MD, a board certified pediatrician, professor of clinical pediatrics, and Amazon Best Selling Contributing Author of “The Chronicles of [...]
Why Do Infants Scratch Their Heads?
Why shouldn’t an infant be scratching his or her head? After all, adults and kids do it all the time: There are many reasons an infant and any other age person will sometimes scratch their [...]
BOTH Wrists Hurt Every Time You Do Pushups: Causes, Solutions
How is it that every time you do pushups, BOTH wrists end up hurting, yet you have no problem doing other pushing routines at the gym? Though carpal tunnel syndrome can cause a pain in [...]
Pain in Only One Wrist when Doing Pushups: Most Likely Cause
Can you bench press without a problem, but when it comes to pushups, you always get pain in only one wrist? And it’s enough pain to screw up the set. “Pain in one wrist during [...]
Is It Safe for Kids to Run Around in Bare Feet?
Aside from bare feet getting sweaty and stinky, is there any harm in letting children run around without any shoes? […]
Do Babies Have a Naturally Superior Sense of Smell?
Can the nose of your baby actually detect odors and scents with far more superiority than an adult’s nose? And if so, can you imagine how awful certain things would smell to the nose with [...]
Goose Egg on Toddler’s Head: Should You See a Doctor ?
Do you know what to do if you happen to discover a goose egg on your toddler’s head, but you have no idea how it got there? Obviously, the toddler somehow got hit in the [...]
Cause of Just One Finger Getting Icy Cold
It’s one thing when your entire hand feels chilly cold, but what if only one finger feels cold? This is a very oddball symptom, but it has explanations. […]
Can Restless Leg Syndrome Affect Only One Leg?
Restless leg syndrome can occur in only one leg, and there are a few risk factors that can make this happen. […]
Can the Lungs Really Itch or Is Something Else Itching?
If your lungs are truly itching, how can you tell it’s your lungs and not something else under your skin like your ribs or muscles? […]
Cause of Stomach Pain in Your Baby After Breastfeeding
Does your baby experience pain in the stomach after he or she has been breastfed? “Belly pain after breastfeeding is extremely common,” says Joel Gator Warsh, MD, of Integrative Pediatrics and Medicine, Studio City, CA, [...]
Can Excessive Sweating in an Infant Ever Be Normal?
Have you noticed that your baby sweats a lot? How can a baby sweat when they don't engage in any exercise, and the temperature in the room is normal? What's even more puzzling is that [...]
Causes of Green Mucus in a Baby’s Ear Include Eardrum Rupture
If there’s green gunk or mucus coming out of your baby’s ear, there’s no reason to panic (if it was blood, yes, ER time), but a ruptured eardrum is one possible cause. There is no [...]
Why Are Some Babies Fat and Some Skinny?
Some babies are fat and tubby while others are skinny and scrawny. And many fall in between somewhere. What makes one baby fat and the next one thin? Is it as simple as some babies [...]
Best Sports for Very Tall Children Besides Basketball
Looking for a great sport for your tall son OR daughter other than basketball? There are very tall children out there who don’t like their height. Some hate it, especially girls, since it’s more unusual [...]
Causes of Grey Green Stools in a Baby: Grey Is Cause for Alarm
Green, brown and even yellow are okay for baby’s poops, but grey – even if the stools are only part grey and part green, means big trouble. […]
Young Child Smells Like Poop Despite Wiping Himself Clean?
Phooooey, want to know why your child smells like poop even though he or she wipes themselves clean? […]
Why One of Your Eyes Is Cloudy After Running
If only one eye gets cloudy after running or other exercise, especially if you get hot, you need to see a doctor. […]
Constant Feeling that Something’s in Your Eye: Causes
The good news is that the most likely cause is NOT worms, even though these CAN make your eye feel like something’s in it. […]
Is There a Way to Prevent Very Watery Eyes when Laughing?
Do you hate laughing around people because it always makes your eyes water? “I laughed so hard that tears rolled down my cheeks” is a common statement, but for some people, even a little laughing [...]
Constant Headache with Pressure Behind Eye: Neuro Causes
A constant headache plus ongoing pressure behind an eye would be an emergency situation under certain circumstances, while under others would be less serious. […]
Can One Pupil More Dilated Mean a Brain Tumor?
A brain tumor can cause one pupil to be bigger or more dilated than the other. But so can less serious conditions including totally benign. […]
Food Feels Like Sharp Glass Pieces Going Down Esophagus: Why?
Something is definitely wrong if food feels like pieces of glass when you swallow. Unless you’re swallowing pistachio shells, there is no normal reason for any food – even ground-up hard candy – to feel [...]
IBS Waking You Up At Night: Causes and Solutions
A GI doctor has some very surprising news for sufferers of IBS who keep getting wakened overnight by cramps and diarrhea. If you’ve been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome, you already know what this does [...]
What Can Blood on Toilet Paper but Not on Stool Mean?
It’s one frightening experience: You wipe yourself after pooping, glance at the toilet paper and see red or pink smeared in with the poop stain. Your heart races; your breathing stops; your eyes don’t blink [...]
How Harmful Is Two Weeks with No Bowel Movement in Adults?
Don’t you just hate it when you’re looking forward to a delicious meal and you realize you can’t taste or smell due to your cold? And no matter how hard you blow your nose [...]
Can Gerd Cause a Yellow Orange Coated Tongue?
Have you opened your mouth lately to discover, to your alarm, a yellow orange color to your tongue? Could GERD be the cause? After all, you haven’t been sucking on any lemon or orange popsicles [...]
Can GERD Block a Eustachian Tube and Cause Ear Problems?
Many things, including a brain tumor and sinus cancer, can cause ear pain. And believe it or not, GERD can block a Eustachian tube. What exactly is the Eustachian tube? It’s a canal-like structure that [...]
Causes of BOTH Constant Loud Stomach Noises & Bad Cramping
The symptom pair of constant loud stomach noises with severe cramping can be caused by one of multiple different diseases, including a very serious one. The thing about loud or noisy stomach sounds is that [...]
Air Bubbles from Pooping that Rise to the Surface and Pop
As your poops plunge into the toilet water, you notice something odd: Bubbles form and rise to the surface and then pop. Can this mean a disease? Or is it more of a mechanical issue [...]
Why Does GERD Cause Severe Ribcage Pain? Or DOES It?
Many people wonder if GERD causes the severe pain they get in their ribcage. If they have not been diagnosed with GERD or acid reflux, they may hope that an acid problem is the cause [...]
