Reana Jean Cuevas 
Feeling the hardware and noticing weird metal sounds on your back after spinal fusion surgery could be normal except when you feel pain and sensation like metal is protruding underneath the skin of your surgical site. If imaging results show any loose, broken, or shifted hardware, you must get another surgery for hardware removal or … Read more
When you’re not wearing glasses, its lasting sensation could be due to your sensory system getting used to your wearing them all the time, or it’s a sign of phantom eye syndrome (PES). It should be nothing more than annoying and embarrassing when you’ve been adjusting the rim of your glasses that’s not even there. … Read more
It’s too late to get a RhoGAM shot when you’ve already been sensitized, which means that your baby’s blood has already mixed with yours, causing your body to create antibodies to attack your baby’s red blood cells. It won’t be a problem on your first pregnancy because blood mixing commonly occurs during childbirth, and it … Read more
Laughing too hard will cause droplets of your saliva to enter your windpipe. Your body may confuse these droplets as a potential threat or infection causing a cough reflex. Generally, your body produces phlegm that fights any foreign substance that may enter your respiratory system, and coughing is a way to eliminate it. In some … Read more
The rapid air movement from your ceiling fan may cause dryness in your eyes. If you fall asleep without completely closing your eyelids, you’re at risk of developing the condition. Treatment for dry eyes may mean you stop using the ceiling fan. However, you can also use eye drops or gels, take anti-inflammatory drugs, and … Read more
Pain and muscle spasms are common among patients who had ankle or foot surgery. It can take up to 3-4 months before you can fully recover from them. While there is no medicine to stop or prevent muscle spasms, you can manage the pain by drinking pain relievers, applying heat or cold therapy, and stretching … Read more
Waking up feeling or thinking like you’ve swallowed something may indicate that you have a sleeping disorder. It could be sleeping apnea or REM sleep behavior disorder. Treatments for sleeping disorders may involve breathing therapy, lifestyle changes, and medications for treating anxiety. Most likely, if you wake up with pain in your throat or chest, … Read more
The need to blow your nose after Neti pot is like a normal reaction after doing the treatment. If you’re just beginning to use this method of treating your allergies or other nasal problems, know that blowing your nose too hard after using a Neti pot could give you a nosebleed, an ear infection, and … Read more
While stepping or tripping during your non-weight-bearing injury sounds horrible, for most people, who experienced the same thing, they say it is no concern at all. Eventually, the cast keeps the injured part of your body from unnecessary movements during the recovery period. However, high fever, intense swelling or soreness, and discoloration of skin surrounding … Read more
A common culprit of having a hot breath is fever. An increasing body temperature signals that your body is initiating an immune response to fight an infection from viruses, bacteria, fungi, etc. The hot breath may also indicate other underlying health conditions such as respiratory diseases, anxiety and stress, dehydration, and hormonal changes. But it … Read more
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