Tinnitus is perception of sound where there is none: what to do?
Tinnitus is perception of sound where there is noneTinnitus, a common symptom, is defined as the perception of noise in the absence of an acoustic stimulus outside of the body. In 2011, British newspapers reported that a rock fan committed suicide to relieve tinnitus that he had for 3 months after a supergroup's gig. Tinnitus is characterized as perception of sound where there is none. The Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine published a review on Tinnitus: Patients do not have to ‘just live with it’ and Tinnitus relief: Suggestions for patients.From NHS YouTube channel:Causes of tinnitus- idiopathic- sensorineural hea...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - February 10, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: noreply at blogger.com (Ves Dimov, M.D.) Tags: ENT Lancet Source Type: news
Inside New York City's Rooftop Water Towers: Dirt and E.coli
Rooftop water towers are the primary source of drinking water for many New Yorkers, yet frequently they are poorly maintained, and present a potential health hazard.Rooftop water towers are a constant on the New York City skyline. And though they may look like relics of a past age, millions of residents get their drinking water from the tanks every day.But inside these rustic-looking vessels, there are often thick layers of muddy sediment. Many have not been cleaned or inspected in years. And regulations governing water tanks are rarely enforced, an examination by The New York Times shows.Read the full story here: http://n...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - February 10, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Infectious Diseases NYTimes Source Type: news
How Olympians' Bodies Have Changed from 1924 to 2014 (video)
What has changed in nearly 100 years of sports? See the evolution of the human body over the past century:See the rest of the videos from the Olympics series here: http://www.cbc.ca/sochi2014/sciencesaysRelated reading:Olympic Bodies: They Just Don't Make Them Like They Used To : Shots - Health News : NPR http://buff.ly/1aGNqhH
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - February 8, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Sports Source Type: news
How to avoid getting a 'Text Neck' - Cleveland Clinic video
The popularity of texting on cellphones and using mobile devices has triggered an increase in neck pain. Dr. Bang, DC, of Cleveland Clinic gives tips on the right way to hold your mobile device.
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - February 7, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Cleveland Clinic Mobile Orthopedics Phone Trauma Source Type: news
How to Effectively Participate in a Twitter Chat - Mayo Clinic video
When it comes to social media outreach, Twitter chats are one of the best ways to reach a large audience -- and unlike traditional media, you can interact with a large number of people interested in a topic, including followers and non-followers instantly. Only problem? Unless you've participated in a few Twitter chats, they can be tricky to follow and confusing at first. Even worse, if you're in a poorly moderated chat -- the conversation can get stale quickly. Mayo Clinic's social media team has been participating in, and hosting quite a few health care Twitter chats. Although this video applies to health related topics,...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - February 6, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: #HCSM Mayo Clinic Social Media Twitter Source Type: news
Genetic Marker For Heart Disease Risk - Cleveland Clinic video
From Cleveland Clinic YouTube channel: February is Heart Awareness Month. Meet a young woman who survived a heart attack the day before her college graduation and then discovered a genetic link to heart disease she never knew she carried.
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - February 3, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Cardiology Cleveland Clinic Video Source Type: news
The Threat of Antibiotic Resistance - CDC video
This animated video highlights the key points and graphics of the CDC report Antibiotic Threats in the United States, 2013.For example, gonorrhea is getting harder to treat and antibiotic resistance is pushing Neisseria gonorrhoeae toward superbug status. The current drugs of choice, ceftriaxone and cefixime, are still very effective but there are signs that resistance, particularly to cefixime, is emerging and soon these drugs may not be a good choice.Only one remaining class of antibiotics is recommended for the treatment of gonorrhea - cephalosporins. Historically, gonorrhea has progressively developed resistance to the...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - January 31, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: CDC Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
New Frontiers in Geriatric Medicine (video)
More than 35 million people in America are over the age of 65. By 2030 that number will double. Geriatric Medicine is playing an ever increasing role.New Frontiers in Geriatric Medicine - a video by Johns Hopkins Medicine:
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - January 30, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Geriatrics Johns Hopkins Source Type: news
Yoga Program at Cleveland Clinic
How to relax with some "quick and easy yoga", demonstrated by Judi Bar, Yoga Program Manager, of Cleveland Clinic:However, be aware of some of the perils of yoga for men - torn muscles, damaged ligaments, dislocated joints, broken bones. More in the NYTimes here: http://buff.ly/UwxhBp
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - January 29, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Cleveland Clinic Psychology Yoga Source Type: news
Healthcare social media #HCSM - top articles
Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles related to healthcare social media (#HCSM) in the past 2-4 weeks:Adverse Health Effects and Unhealthy Behaviors among Medical Students Using Facebook. Time spent linked to isolation from family/community, refusing to answer calls, pain. Time spent on Facebook linked with "holding urination and defecation, skipping meals" http://buff.ly/1dIMh3QYouTube as info source for adenotonsillectomy/ear tubes: Viewer "likes" did not correlate with content quality http://buff.ly/1f8RaWQObjective Analysis of Public's Response to Medical Videos on YouTube. The sad conclusion: quality ...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - January 28, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: #HCSM Source Type: news
China's "Cancer Rivers" - DW video
Edgar Wolf reports on a member of China's budding environmentalist movement. Huo Daishan has fought to save the Huai river for decades. And his efforts are paying off.
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - January 27, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Oncology Source Type: news
Notes on Blindness - NYTimes video
John developed cataracts at the age of 13, which left him blind for months at a time. The restoration of his sight was followed by a series of retinal detachments. After a number of operations, in 1980, at age 45, John’s vision was so poor that he was registered blind. After 3 years, he could no longer remember what his child looked like... He kept a diary on audio-cassette of his interior world of blindness. This film is a dramatization that uses his original recordings. They document a purging period of grief, but eventually of renewal, in what John describes as the discovery of a “world beyond sight.”Read the full...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - January 24, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: NYTimes Ophthalmology Source Type: news
Internet Addiction documentary shows Chinese boot-camp-style treatment
China's Web Junkies - Internet Addiction Documentary by the NYTimes about a Chinese boot-camp-style treatment center for young men "addicted" to the Internet. Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/1moCt4hCompulsive Internet use has been categorized as a mental health issue in many countries, including the United States, but China was among the first to label “Internet addiction” a clinical disorder. This video shows the inner workings of a rehabilitation center where Chinese teenagers are “deprogrammed.”There are now hundreds of treatment programs throughout China and South Korea. The first inpatient Internet addicti...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - January 23, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Internet NYTimes Psychiatry Psychology Source Type: news
Why Dog Owners Live Longer - "dogs could be called wonder drugs"
BBC: Have you ever wondered why it's so relaxing to hang out with a Dog?Dogs could be called wonder drugsPeople who have dogs as pets are much less likely to have a heart attack. If they do have a heart attack, they are 2-3 times more likely to survive it.Over more than 100,000 years dogs have evolved to recognize human emotions. It has been a collaborative process all along. Humans are able to recognize 6 types of dog barks expressing emotions and "intentions" such as fear, excitement, aggression and so on. Dogs are the only animals that specifically look at the right side of the human face where emotions are expressed. D...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - January 22, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Animals Dogs Source Type: news
Adult Hearing Loss
Here is a useful overview from a CNN video:
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - January 21, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
