Common diseases of ear, nose and throat
Ear, nose, and throat (ENT) is a common disease, especially at the time of the season. Therefore, a lot of people think that sore throats and rhinitis are mediocre diseases that can go away on their own. However, it is a warning sign and the cause of many other dangerous diseases if not treated promptly and completely.
8/29/2018 10:12:20 AM
1. The 10 most common Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT)
Ear, nose and throat are 3 closely related parts, responsible for listening, breathing, pronunciation, and helping the body to balance. ENT disease occurs when these organs become inflamed, damaged, or become infected.
Ear, nose, and throat diseases cause a lot of discomfort
ENT disease is usually persistent, easy to recur, especially when the weather changes or living in a polluted environment. Here are 10 common ENT diseases:
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Disease |
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Complication |
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EAR |
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Imbalance |
Inflammation of the middle ear
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- Staggering walking. - Blurred vision. -Have memory problems. - Disorientation. |
Dangerous complications:
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Dizziness |
Feel like yourself or the room is spinning. |
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Ear infection (Common in babies, young children) |
The inner tubes are clogged with fluid and mucus. |
- The baby cries a lot, has trouble sleeping. - Liquid is flowing out of the ear. - Crawl or stagger. - Tinnitus. |
Hearing disturbance or no longer hearing. |
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Hearing disturbance or deafness |
- Permanent: Damaged inner ear or auditory nerve. - Temporary: Earwax, fluid or eardrum punctured. |
- Tinnitus or sudden hearing loss. - It feels like the opposite person is mumbling. |
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5 |
Meniere |
Disorders of the inner ear |
- Severe dizziness. - Tinnitus. - Ear hurt. - Gradual loss of hearing |
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NOSE |
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6 |
Allergy |
Causes of allergy:
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Runny nose, sneezing accompanied by itching, rash, swelling or asthma. |
Anaphylaxis |
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7 |
Sinusitis |
- Bacteria and fungi grow in the sinuses, causing inflammation - Allergy. - Respiratory disease. - Injury and infection of the upper jaw. |
- Fever - Asthenia. - Tired. - Cough. - Stuffy nose. There may be a mucus discharge in the back of the throat. |
- Chronic pharyngitis. - Eye complications: Inflammation of connective tissue around the eye socket. Inflammation of the optic nerve. Abscess of eyelids, tear bags. - Chronic bronchitis. - Meningitis. - Cavernous thrombophlebitis . |
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THROAT |
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8 |
Diphtheria |
Infections caused by the bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae. |
- Sore throat - Swollen glands in the neck. - Fever. - Asthenia. |
- Myocarditis due to toxicity. - Local paralysis of cranial nerves (number 4, number 10). - Peripheral neuritis. |
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Sore throat |
Viral (cold or flu) infections. |
- Pain or burning sensation in the throat. - Pain that gets worse when swallowing or speaking. - Pain, swelling of the glands in the neck or jaw. - Amidan is swollen red, pus. - Hoarse or muffled voice. |
- Insomnia. - Anorexia. - Asthenia. |
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Pneumococcal infection |
Caused by Gram-positive bacteria of the genus Streptococcus.S.pneumoniae. |
- Cough with green sputum or mixed with blood. - Fever. - Rapid heartbeat, fast breathing, and gasping. - Shivering and chills. -Chest pain when coughing or breathing. - Nausea. - Diarrhea. |
- Pneumonia. - Meningitis. - Sepsis. |
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2. Treatment of ENT disease
The disease can easily progress to chronic, causing many other dangerous diseases such as rhinitis that can cause ear infections, sinusitis can cause eye-socket infection, meningitis, inflammation. sinus veins laterally. Therefore, when there are unusual signs such as swelling, ear pain, tinnitus, runny nose, sore throat, swallowing problems, it is necessary to examine as soon as possible to be diagnosed and treated promptly.
Children should be examined when there are symptoms
It is necessary to treat the disease following the doctor's instructions, not to interrupt treatment, to avoid causing greasiness. Do not buy oral medications or re-use old prescriptions because it is easy to make the disease worse and cause many side effects.
3. How to prevent ENT disease
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Keep your body warm regularly, especially in the cold season, such as wearing warm clothes, shawls, and socks.
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Strengthen resistance with nutritious foods like vitamin C, vitamin A, Quercetin.
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Walk, cycle, exercise, and exercise regularly to increase endurance, resistance
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Wear a mask when going outside, limit noise impact on the ears.
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Clean the ears, nose, throat with saltwater.
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Take good oral care every day.
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Visiting the ENT reputable medical and clinics, to ensure service quality.
CarePlus is a reliable international clinic in HCM City. You will be examined and treated effectively, eliminating ENT diseases such as otitis media, mastoiditis, perforated eardrum, rhinitis, nasopharyngitis, polyps. The treatment items of ENT at CarePlus include:
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Optic ear, nose, and throat endoscopy with a micro camera.
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Detect and remove foreign objects in the ear - nose - throat.
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Screening for throat cancer, laryngeal cancer.
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ENT disease is not too dangerous, but if not treated early, it can lead to many serious complications. Therefore, you should not be subjective, you should take the examination as soon as possible to limit the progression.