Home Remedies: Cleaning out the earwax - Mayo Clinic News …
2017年9月13日 · Earwax is a helpful and natural part of your body's defenses. It cleans, lubricates and protects your ear canal by trapping dirt and slowing the growth of bacteria. Earwax blockages commonly occur when people try to clean their ears on their own by placing cotton swabs or other items in their ears. This often just […]
Home Remedies: Effective earwax removal - Mayo Clinic News …
2018年8月8日 · Earwax is a helpful and natural part of your body's defenses. It cleans, lubricates and protects your ear canal by trapping dirt and slowing the growth of bacteria. Earwax blockages commonly occur when people try to clean their ears on their own by placing cotton swabs or other items in their ears. This often just […]
Home Remedies: Suffering from swimmer’s ear
2017年5月19日 · Use caution after an ear infection or surgery. If you've recently had an ear infection or ear surgery, talk to your doctor before you go swimming. Outer ear infection Redness of the ear canal, draining fluids and discharge of pus are signs of swimmer's ear (otitis externa). Untreated, the infection can spread to nearby tissue and bone. Symptoms
Home Remedies: Swimmer's ear - Mayo Clinic News Network
2019年8月28日 · If possible, have someone help you put the drops in your ear. To put drops in a child's or adult's ear, pull the ear up and back. If your ear canal is completely blocked by swelling, inflammation or excess discharge, your health care provider might insert a wick made of cotton or gauze to promote drainage and help draw medication into your ear ...
Mayo Clinic Minute: How to protect your hearing
2019年7月1日 · Sudden loud noises or sustained loud noises can damage the tiny hairs in your inner ear that are essential to hearing. "They don't regenerate. So you want to hang on to every little hair cell in the inner ear you can," says Dr. Driscoll. Dr. Driscoll says wear earplugs or noise-canceling headphones.
Mayo Clinic Minute: Tips to make colonoscopy bowel prep easier
2024年3月28日 · For many people, one of the most uncomfortable parts of a colonoscopy is the preparation for the procedure. The purpose of a colonoscopy is to examine the colon and rectum for abnormalities such as polyps, tumors or inflammation, aiding in the detection and prevention of colorectal cancer.
(VIDEO) Hope, healing, hearing: How a cochlear implant helps a …
2024年12月17日 · We got him a hearing test, confirmed the hearing loss and started working to rehabilitate his right ear," Dr. Deep says. But rehabilitating that ear would take time. And Dr. Deep had another idea. "His left ear has been deaf for over 35 years, and so I brought up the conversation of a cochlear implant," says Dr. Deep. "Those nerve synapses and ...
Norovirus: What to know and how to avoid it - Mayo Clinic News …
2024年12月31日 · Preventing norovirus infection. Antibiotics won't help because it's a viral infection, not bacterial. The best protection is prevention.
What Causes an Outer Ear Infection and How Is It Treated?
2011年12月9日 · An outer ear infection, called external otitis or otitis externa, is most often caused by a bacterial infection that invades the layer of skin lining the ear canal. Prompt treatment clears up most outer ear infections. The outer ear canal has natural defenses that prevent infection. The canal slopes downward, allowing water to drain out.
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Does vitamin C help us when we’re sick?
2024年11月4日 · DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Growing up, I was told to drink orange juice when I had a cold because "vitamin C is the cure."