Skin allergies are one of the most common skin conditions, occurring when your immune system overreacts to a harmless substance called an allergen. Your skin’s response to such an otherwise harmless substance is called a skin allergic reaction. Skin allergic reaction results in symptoms like itching, redness, swelling, skin flaking, skin cracking, and raised bumps….
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Health Tips for People with Allergies
Our immune system protects us from harmful foreign agents like viruses, bacteria, etc., by producing antibodies that kill these foreign substances. However, in people with allergies, the immune system produces antibodies in response to foreign substances that aren’t even harmful. This response of our immune system to harmless substances is called an allergic reaction. Most…
Some Common Signs of Hearing Loss and How You Can Prevent It
According to an estimate, approximately 1 in 10 people in the United States have some degree of hearing loss, making it one of the most common sensory processing disorders. While hearing loss is common in seniors, it can affect all ages, genders, ethnicities, and races. In children, it is one of the most common congenital…
Signs Your Child May Need Adenoidectomy Surgery
Adenoidectomy is the surgical removal of the adenoids – glands located above the mouth’s roof, behind the nose. In children, adenoids are an important part of the child’s immune system and protect against germs that may enter the body through the nose or mouth. Typically, these glands shrink and disappear by the teenage years. However,…
