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Jun08
Erectile Dysfunction: How can A Woman cope with her partner’s E.D.
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The Ads make it all seem so simple. He can't get an erection so he takes the medicines and comes back in the same romantic mood. What the Ads don't show you: The painful distress a woman can experience when her man suffers with Erectile Dysfunction(ED).Most of the Women internalize things - they tend to blame themselves first, thinking it's because they have done something wrong, or that they are no longer attractive to their partner. In fact, the first thing a woman thinks when a man can't get an erection is that it's her fault, and nothing could be further from the truth. ED, is medically defined as the inability to achieve or sustain an erection long enough for sexual intercourse. Although many women and men as well continue to view ED as a sexual issue, but it may be because of physical conditions such as diabetes, high cholesterol, or even the earliest stages of heart disease. Even more often, it can be the result of certain medications used to treat these conditions, particularly some high blood pressure drugs. Unfortunately, a lack of education about the causes of ED are frequently behind a woman's self-blame, as well as her increasing anxiety, and sometimes, even feelings of hurt and anger when the problem occurs. Most women usually start with a line of questioning that often has some anxiety or hurt to it. She may suspect her partner is having an affair, or that he just doesn't find her desirable anymore, so she begins to hint around at these possibilities. The end result: The couple can stop communicating altogether - not only in the bedroom, but in all aspects of their relationship. And that can only make problems worse for both partners. Don’ts for Woman: If you suddenly buy some sexy new clothes - well, that's only going to put more pressure on him, and it's not going to help the ED one bit so don’t do it. Don’t’ stroke him harder . As such, the more and the harder you try, the worse it's going to be for him - and for you - when it doesn't happen. Do’s for Woman: The most important is to remember it's not your problem and you're not the cause. You have to treat this the way you would any other non-life threatening issues in your relationship, and just calmly discuss it. If you put it in the context of a physical problem and not a sexual one, most men will be less likely to 'shut down' or shut you out. Also important, to let him know that you have enjoyed the physical part of your relationship together, and that you miss it. Suggest him to visit to a good qualified doctor along with you or may go alone for the treatment because this is a vary important issue of your married life. This is the time to treat him as your best friend - to be warm, to be friendly, to let him know that you care about him, that he is desirable, that physical closeness is important.


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Jun08
Erectile Dysfunction: Change your Life Style to come out of ED.
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Easy and first way to improve erectile dysfunction is to make some simple lifestyle changes. For some men, adopting a healthier lifestyle, such as quitting smoking, exercising regularly, and reducing stress, may be all that is needed to find relief. For those who require more intensive treatment, adopting these lifestyle changes in addition to other treatments can further help.

Quit Smoking
Quitting smoking can be very difficult and there is no single best way to quit that works for all people. Some approaches to try that might help you kick the habit include:

• Pick a quitting date one to three weeks in the future. Prepare for the date by cutting down on smoking, staying away from your favorite places to smoke, and making a plan for how you will deal with stressful events without smoking.
• On your quitting date, get rid of all cigarettes, keep busy, and stay in smoke-free places.
• Talk to your doctor to see if you should try nicotine replacement therapy. The nicotine patch, nicotine gum, or other medication can be helpful but they will not take away your cravings to smoke.
• Make a clean break. Do not allow yourself to smoke "now and then." An addiction to nicotine can be reactivated anytime, even years after quitting.
• Take it one moment, one hour, and one day at time. Cravings to smoke are usually short-lived and will go away whether or not you have a cigarette.
• Get help with quitting if you need it. Choose a comprehensive smoking cessation program that does not rely on a single technique (such as hypnosis). Your doctor can point you in the right direction.

Exercise Regularly
Regular exercise can improve your health in many ways. Along with improving erectile function, exercise can:

• Strengthen the heart.
• Improve the flow of oxygen in the blood.
• Build energy levels.
• Lower blood pressure.
• Improve muscle tone and strength.
• Strengthen and build bones.
• Help reduce body fat.
• Help reduce stress, tension, anxiety and depression.
• Boost self-image and self-esteem.
• Improve sleep.
• Make you feel more relaxed and rested.
• Make you look fit and healthy.

To get the most benefit, you should exercise at least 20 to 30 minutes, preferably on most days of the week. Current studies suggest that at least five times a week is best. If you are a beginner, exercise for a few minutes each day and build up to 30 minutes.
When starting out, you should plan a routine that is easy to follow and stick with. As the program becomes more routine, you can vary your exercise times and activities. Here are some tips to get you started.

• Choose an activity you enjoy. Exercising should be fun not a chore.
• Schedule regular exercise into your daily routine. Add a variety of exercises so that you do not get bored. Look into scheduled exercise classes at your local community center.
• Exercise does not have to put a strain on your wallet. Avoid buying expensive equipment or health club memberships unless you are certain you will use them regularly.
• Stick with it. If you exercise regularly, it will soon become part of your lifestyle.
• If you feel you need supervision or medical advice to begin an exercise program, ask your doctor to refer you to physical therapy. A physical therapist can evaluate your needs and start you on a safe and effective exercise program.

Reduce Stress
Stress is common to everyone. Our bodies are designed to feel stress and react to it. It keeps us alert and ready to avoid danger. But it is not always possible to avoid or change events that may cause stress and it is easy to feel trapped and unable to cope. When stress persists, the body begins to break down and illnesses can occur. The key to coping with stress is to identify stressors in your life and learn ways to direct and reduce stress.

Learning an effective means of relaxation and using it regularly is a good first step. Allow yourself some "quiet time," even if it's just a few minutes. Examine and modify your thinking, particularly unrealistic expectations. Talking problems out with a friend or family member can help put things in proper perspective. Seeking professional assistance can help you gain a new perspective on how to manage some of the more difficult forms of stress. Other approaches to reducing stress include:

• Keep a positive attitude. Believe in yourself.
• Accept that there are events you cannot control.
• Be assertive instead of aggressive. "Assert" your feelings, opinions or beliefs instead of becoming angry, combative or passive.
• Learn to relax.
• Exercise regularly. Your body can fight stress better when it is fit.
• Eat well-balanced meals.
• Stop smoking.
• Limit or avoid use of alcohol and caffeine.
• Set realistic goals and expectations.
• Get enough rest and sleep. Your body needs time to recover from stressful events.
• Don't rely on alcohol or drugs to reduce stress.
• Learn to use stress management techniques and coping mechanisms, such as deep breathing or guided imagery.


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Jun08
ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND YOUR HEART
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The World Heart Day was there and we all were discussing about heart but we should also try to understand the relation ship between Erectile Dysfunction (E.D.) and The Heart.

At first we should under stand about E.D. Erectile dysfunction is one of the most common sexual disorder effecting men. This distressing condition can destroy a man’s ego and threaten happy relationships. Erectile dysfunction is nothing but a condition, wherein a person has difficulty in getting and /or keeping an erection. It affects about half of all men aged 40 to 70 years and one third men below 40 years of age.

It’s not really a new thing that there is a relationship between vascular disease and erectile dysfunction, but recent studies are telling us that those suffering from impotence may be up to three times more likely to have a heart attack. Another study found, problems in the arteries of men with erectile dysfunction, which has implications not only for heart attacks, but also strokes. These findings make it more important than ever for men to see qualified doctors when they're experiencing problems with intercourse.
Historically, the biggest challenge in the fight against impotence hasn’t been a lack of treatment options. It’s been getting men to visit qualified doctors in the first place. Experts say that less than 50 percent of men living with impotence see the qualified doctors in this regard.
A man may see some improvement simply by making some simple lifestyle changes such as reducing alcohol intake, exercising more often, having healthy food or quitting smoking. These may sound a lot like ‘heart-patient recommendations,’ but it goes to show just how significant the link between erectile dysfunction and heart disease really is.
Reduced blood flow to the penis and nerve damages are two of the most common causes of erectile dysfunction. Hardening and narrowing of the arteries (atherosclerosis) can reduce blood flow throughout the body and lead to impotence. High levels of blood sugar associated with diabetes—another risk factor for heart disease—may damage small blood vessels and nerves throughout the body, which can impede blood flow or nerve signals necessary for erection.
In the majority of cases, erectile dysfunction can be successfully treated. We have effective treatments that can be tailored to a couple’s lifestyle and needs. It is not an inconsequential ‘problem’ or one that will simply go away, so it shouldn't be brushed off—especially considering the other implications.
So the conclusion is that, the impotence is not related with your bed room or your married life only, it is related with your “life” (The Heart) and if you face any type of lack in your erection or sex life it should be taken care seriously and should never be ignored.


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Jun08
Erectile Dysfunction
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Erectile dysfunction, sometimes called "impotence," is the repeated inability to get or keep an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse. The word "impotence" may also be used to describe other problems that interfere with sexual intercourse and reproduction, such as lack of sexual desire and problems with ejaculation or orgasm. Using the term erectile dysfunction makes it clear that those other problems are not involved. Erectile dysfunction, or ED, can be a total inability to achieve erection, an inconsistent ability to do so, or a tendency to sustain only brief erections. These variations make defining ED and estimating its incidence difficult. Earlier in older men, ED usually had a physical cause, such as disease, injury, or side effects of drugs. But now a day even younger men are being diagnosed with physical causes due to bad life styles, sitting jobs, bad dietary habits and dug addictions etc. In addition to this any disorder that causes injury to the nerves or impairs blood flow in the penis has the potential to cause ED. ED is treatable at any age, and awareness of this fact has been growing. More men have been seeking help and returning to normal sexual activity because of improved, successful treatments for ED.
How does an erection occur?
The penis contains two chambers called the corpora cavernosa, which run the length of the organ. A spongy tissue fills the chambers. The corpora cavernosa are surrounded by a membrane, called the tunica albuginea. The spongy tissue contains smooth muscles, fibrous tissues, spaces, veins, and arteries. The urethra, which is the channel for urine and ejaculate, runs along the underside of the corpora cavernosa and is surrounded by the corpus spongiosum. Erection begins with sensory or mental stimulation, or both. Impulses from the brain and local nerves cause the muscles of the corpora cavernosa to relax, allowing blood to flow in and fill the spaces. The blood creates pressure in the corpora cavernosa, making the penis expand. The tunica albuginea helps trap the blood in the corpora cavernosa, thereby sustaining erection. When muscles in the penis contract to stop the inflow of blood and open outflow channels, erection is reversed.
What causes erectile dysfunction (ED)?
Since an erection requires a precise sequence of events, ED can occur when any of the events is disrupted. The sequence includes nerve impulses in the brain, spinal column, and area around the penis, and response in muscles, fibrous tissues, veins, and arteries in and near the corpora cavernosa. Damage to nerves, arteries, smooth muscles, and fibrous tissues, often as a result of disease, is the most common cause of ED. Diseases—such as diabetes, kidney disease, chronic alcoholism, multiple sclerosis, atherosclerosis, vascular disease, and neurological disease—account for about 70 percent of ED cases. Between 35 and 50 percent of men with diabetes experience ED. Lifestyle choices that contribute to heart disease and vascular problems also raise the risk of erectile dysfunction. Smoking, being over weight, and avoiding exercise are possible causes of ED. Also, surgery (especially radical prostate and bladder surgery for cancer) can injure nerves and arteries near the penis, causing ED. Injury to the penis, spinal cord, prostate, bladder, and pelvis can lead to ED by harming nerves, smooth muscles, arteries, and fibrous tissues of the corpora cavernosa. In addition, many common medicines—blood pressure drugs, antihistamines, antidepressants, tranquilizers, appetite suppressants, and cimetidine (an ulcer drug)—can produce ED as a side effect. (Please don’t stop your medicines without discussing your doctor.) Experts believe that psychological factors such as stress, anxiety, guilt, depression, low self-esteem, and fear of sexual failure cause 10 to 20 percent of ED cases. Men with a physical cause for ED frequently experience the same sort of psychological reactions (stress, anxiety, guilt, and depression). Other possible causes are smoking, which affects blood flow in veins and arteries, and hormonal abnormalities, such as not enough testosterone.

How is ED diagnosed?
Patient History: Medical and sexual histories help define the degree and nature of ED. A medical history can disclose diseases that lead to ED, while a simple recounting of sexual activity might distinguish among problems with sexual desire, erection, ejaculation, or orgasm. Physical Examination: A physical examination can give clues to systemic problems. For example, if the penis is not sensitive to touching, a problem in the nervous system may be the cause. Laboratory Tests: Several laboratory tests can help diagnose ED. Tests for systemic diseases include blood counts, urinalysis, lipid profile, and measurements of creatinine and liver enzymes. Measuring the amount of free testosterone in the blood can yield information about problems with the endocrine system and is indicated especially in patients with decreased sexual desire. (Going through these tests depends on the physical examination of the patient by the doctor)Other Tests: Monitoring erections that occur during sleep (nocturnal penile tumescence) can help rule out certain psychological causes of ED. Healthy men have involuntary erections during sleep. If nocturnal erections do not occur, then ED is likely to have a physical rather than psychological cause. Psychosocial Examination: A psychosocial examination, using an interview and a questionnaire, reveals psychological factors. A man's sexual partner may also be interviewed to determine expectations and perceptions during sexual intercourse.
How is ED treated?
Most physicians suggest that treatments proceed from least to most invasive. For some men, making a few healthy lifestyle changes may solve the problem. Quitting smoking, losing excess weight, and increasing physical activity may help some men regain sexual function. Cutting back on any drugs with harmful side effects is considered next. For example, drugs for high blood pressure work in different ways. If you think a particular drug is causing problems with erection, tell your doctor and ask whether you can try a different class of blood pressure medicine. Psychotherapy and behavior modifications in selected patients are considered next if indicated, followed by oral medicines, vacuum devices, and surgically implanted devices. In rare cases, surgery involving veins or arteries may be considered. (If you face any problem with erection, kindly visit to a qualified doctor only don’t try to get the self style solutions for your self it can increase the problem)


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Jun03
VASCULAR SURGERY - TIME FOR RECOGNITION
Vascular Surgery: Time For Recognition
DR GAURAV SINGAL M.S,DNB (VASCULAR SURGERY), FIVS(DUSSELDORF, GERMANY)
SENIOR VASCULAR SURGEON AND CHIEF
INSTITUTE OF VASCULAR SCIENCES,IVY HOSPITAL, MOHALI, INDIA
Answers to problems in vascular surgery, like the refinement of diagnostic techniques and the development of biologically better small arterial substitutes, are slowly emerging. But what has so far eluded is independent recognition of vascular surgery as a separate specialty.
In a historical perspective, these problems are not unexpected. For centuries, even millennia, medicine was an undivided unitary segment of human interaction with the hostility of nature. There was no conceivable reason to parcel out the meager factual cargo that encompassed the knowledge of diseases and the (usually fruitless) attempts to deal with them.
A physician was a person whose identity was sharply defined within an unchanging circle of activity. It was only in relatively recent times (some 300 years ago), that the first dichotomy appeared in this image: the recognition of a new type of physician who used his or her hands in treating disease, that is, the surgeon. A veritable deluge of change came as medicine assumed the aspects of science no more than 100 years ago. Internal medicine and surgery assumed sharply distinguished silhouettes during the last 50 years; their further fragmentation has resembled a chain reaction.
This process has forced each subdivision of the large entity of medicine to face the same problem of defining its identity, as we now see in vascular surgery. Elemental and vitally important questions arose: Is the existence of the new subdivision justified by the goal it seeks to achieve? What exactly is the scope of its legitimate interest? Who is entitled to enter it? How does one acquire this entitlement?
The difficulties do not lie only at clinical level; a mundane concern also enters the picture. The practitioners of the parent discipline instinctively resent the contraction of their territory. The interests of the new specialty often conflict with the aspirations of other fields that have been newly created.
The need for the very existence of new branches is often questioned. All these historical conflicts have afflicted the birth and growth of vascular surgery.
Everyone knows about heart diseases, but very few know about vascular diseases. In fact, vascular disease kills and cripples almost as many Indians as does a heart disease or cancer. The sheer magnitude of the problem of vascular disease in India is staggering.
Although there is no accurate vascular registry, the fact that there are over 25 million diabetics in the country is just a small pointer to the vast numbers of the undiagnosed vascular cases. Patients having severe vascular diseases have been treated for low backache and arthritis for years.
It is only the onset of peripheral gangrene which brings to light the fact that arterial pulsations have been absent for long periods of time hitherto unnoticed. Even after diagnosis, the only treatment for these unfortunate cases has been amputations, which leaves the primary vascular problem unsolved. The lack of awareness of the disease is so acute, that even some cardio-vascular surgeons have never heard of a separate, independent vascular surgery department or a vascular surgeon leave aside general practitioners. A truly tragic situation indeed!
From the beginning, the existence of independent vascular surgery as a specialty was challenged by the Medical Council of India (MCI), as in India it is still considered to be a part of the broad speciality of cardio-thoracic-vascular surgery (CTVS). To the exception MCI has granted Madras Medical College, Chennai to start the MCh training programme in vascular surgery, but unfortunately the facility can only be availed by the surgeons of the state, thereby denying valuable training opportunity to the surgeons from rest of the country.
However, all the hope is not lost for vascular patients in India. Thanks to the effort of National Board of Examination (NBE), New Delhi, which understood and realised the magnitude of the problem. With a vision and mission in 2001, the NBE started a two-year fellowship programme in peripheral vascular surgery and hence giving a separate independent recognition to this subject. Presently, this course is available in only three major cities and because of its popularity has been converted into a full fledged 3 years program from 2008 onwards. Not only this Sri chitra institute Trivandrum has also started the Mch program in vascular surgery from 2008 onwards.This suffices to say the growing popularity of this speciality in medical fraternity.
Inspite this, the picture is not clear. Cardiac surgeons in India still claim themselves to be the best vascular surgeons also. No matter, as in reality there operative vascular work is less than two per cent and their CTVS training is focussed only towards cardiac surgery. Infact the approach, diagnosis and therapy of vascular diseases is very much different from the approach to a patient with heart disease.
No reason to blame them .Infact what is required is a separate recognised, independent vascular surgery department, which can take care of peripheral vascular system.
Not only that, to confuse and complicate the issue further we now have general surgeons, thoracic surgeons and general surgeons with some experience in vascular surgery, all claiming to do vascular operations. Now even cardiologists and radiologists are claiming themselves in the race of treating and eliminating vascular diseases.
This conceptual puzzle kept many hundreds of surgeons in resentful confusion for years. Time, however, slowly but surely has begin to sort out this confusion. Hospitals concerned with their professional standing are increasingly inclined to grant vascular privileges to new staff members, only if they are certified by the MCI or NBE as having special or added qualifications in vascular surgery.
The image of the vascular surgery is gradually acquiring formal recognition .Time is not far away when this speciality will get its due and will go on to serve the ailing community.


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Jun01
Spinal Epidural hemangioma: a case report
Spinal Epidural hemangioma: a case report



Authors:
Sandip Pal






Department and Institution:
Department of neurosurgery
Bangur Institute of neuroscience and Psychiatry, I.P.G.M.E & R,
S.S.K.M Hospital, Kolkata




Address of correspondence:
Dr.Sandip Pal, 159, N.S.C Bose Road, Kolkata 700040







Running Title: Spinal Epidural Hemangioma: a case report







Summary:
A 45 year old male presented with history of progressive spastic paraparesis with sensory deficit for two and half months. MRI revealed a pure epidural compression with no bony invasion. Histopathology showed it to be a hemangioma.The patient improved significantly after operation.

Key words: Epidural mass, Hemangioma, surgery


Introduction:
Vertebral hemangiomas are found in 10-12% of all autopsies, making it the most common benign spinal neoplasm.1 The peak incidence is in the fifth to sixth decade and thee is a female preponderance in symptomatic lesions.2 10-15% of all vertebral hemangiomas may have concomitant involvement of the posterior elements and most epidural hemangiomas are the extension of the expanding osseous pathology. Pure extra osseous hemangiomas are rare, comprising only 1-2% of all vertebral hemangiomas.1, 3

Hemangiomas, especially epidural hemangiomas of the spinal canal are rare in contrast to intramedullary and extramedullary intradural hemangiomas According to Yasargil, the frequency of the epidural hemangioma is 4 % of all spinal tumors, while in Mullan's and Evans's report it is 12 % .Epidural hemangiomas represent about 4 % of all epidural tumors by Wyburn-Mason and 12 % of all intraspinal hemangiomas by Hurth. The majority of epidural hemangiomas are secondary extensions of vertebral
Hemangiomas to the epidural space. 4

Spinal epidural cavernous hemangiomas present clinically as chronic or acute syndrome of spinal cord compression as well as local back pain or radiculopathy. The authors present a rare case of epidural hemangioma with unusual disease progression.

Case report:
A forty five year old male presented with a history of rapidly progressive paraparesis with sensory deficits for last two and half months. He was catheterized for retention since last one month time. He came to our hospital with a power of 0/5 of both the lower limbs which were spastic and a 70-80% sensory deficit from nipples downwards including perianal sensation. All the tendon reflexes of the lower limbs were exaggerated with extensor response in planters. Superficial abdominal and cremasteric reflexes were absent bilaterally without any spinal deformity or tenderness. MRI revealed D3 vertebral body marrow edema, D2 to D4 posterior epidural enhancing lesion compressing the cord. An infective etiology was suspected by the reporting radiologist. D2, D3, D4 laminectomy was done and a purplish vascular mass was excised. Post operative period was uneventful and he was discharged after seven days with advice to clamp the Foley’s catheter periodically and physiotherapy. At discharge he gained 2-3/5 power at his lower limbs. The microscopical examination showed a lesion composed of dilated endothelium lined vascular channels filled with blood, suggestive of hemangioma.


Discussion:
Solitary epidural cavernous malformations are exceedingly rare compared with vertebral hemangiomas and represent 1~2% of all spinal cavernomas.1, 3
Clinical onset usually occurs during the 3rd to 6th decades of life and does not show any sex prevalence1. The segment most frequently affected is the thoracic one, followed by the lumbar and
Cervical.5
The usual presentation of spinal cord hemangioma is progressive compressive myelopathy. Radiologically it is usually isointense in T1WI and hyperintense in T2WI of MR.6, 7
In our case, the first provisional diagnosis was tuberculosis. Other differential diagnoses were neurofibroma, meningioma, metastasis, and lymphoma.

Reference:
1. Yochum TR, Lile RL, Schultz GD et al: Acquired spinal stenosis secondary to an expanding thoracic vertebral hemangioma. Spine 18: 299-305,1993
2. Fox MW, Onofrio BM: The natural history and management of symptomatic and asymptomatic vertebral hemangiomas. J.Neurosurgery 78:36-45,1993
3. Goiwyn DH, Cardenas CA, Murtagh FR et al: MRI of a cervical extradural cavernous hemangioma. Neuroradiol 34:68-69,1992
4. M.Fukushima, Y.Nabeshima, K.Shimazaki, K.Hirohata: Dumbbell-shaped spinal extradural hemangioma. Ach.Orthop Trauma Surg(1987) 106:394-396
5. Hillman J, Bynke O: Solitary extradural cavernous hemangioma in the spinal canal. Surg. Neurol 36: 19-24,1991
6. Osborn AG. Diagnostic Neuroradiology St. Louis: Mosby, 1994, pp 876-918
7. A.Goyal, A.K.Singh, V.Gupta, M.Tatke: Spinal epidural cavernous hemangioma: a case report and review of literature. Spinal Cord. April 2002. Vol 40, No-4:200-202


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Jun01
pediatric respiration with homeoapthy
SUBJECT – pediatric respirations

Complains like – allergic bronchitis or bronchiectasis( throat infection involves bronchii of respiratory tract)

- allergic rhinitis( frequent cold coryza involves nasal track with or without discharges from it)

- allergic sinusitis ( blockage of sinuses from cold cough causes pain of head, throat , face with chronic history of allergic rhinitis)

- bronchial asthma( recurrent bronchitis or bronchiectasis causes difficult in breathing, gasping for breath , taking long breath with mild chest tightness or pain sometimes)

- nasal blockage( chronic sinusitis or rhinitis causes nasal blockage due to that there is a blockage in respiratory passages and faces difficulty in breathing )

- difficulty in respiration( either nasal blockage or chronic bronchitis or bronchial asthama this complain is a common to occure)

- recurrent laryngitis( infection and redness of larynx due to that difficulty in speaking or eating or degluting anything with throat pain)

- recurrent pharyngitis( same as laryngitis but instead of larynx it involves pharynx and causes same throat infections and all the symptoms of laryngitis)

- recurrent tonsillitis( swelling of tonsils causes severe pain of throat with fever and bodyache. Chronic history of it will end in operation of it and removal of tonsils but with homeopathic medicines there is no need of operation of it)

- recurrent aphonia( loss of voice is might be due to overuse of it from loud voice and speaking or reading loudly gradually will end up in complete loss of voice for some time )

- pulmonary fibrosis( lungs get fibrosed and due to that infection high fever with difficult respiration and at the end lung collapsed)

- pulmonary tuberculosis( its also called as KOCH’S disease which is curable now a days with the help of regular course of AKT treatment in allopathic medications and few of the homeopathic medicines are helping in relieving symptoms and sufferings of the patients )

- emphysema( another condition of lungs involvement when disease progresses and causes more damage to lungs its get converted into emphysema this phase is also curable in early detections).

- Pneumonia( most common complain in pediatric age groups generally chronic history of cough cold coryza and bronchitis or sinusitis will end in pneumonia which is curable with some time and proper medications)


PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR ANY RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS

1. Avoid any dusting or fumes or pollens or smoke or any other allergic agents or polluting agents entering in your respiratory tract
2. for pediatric age group specifically they have to stop taking any of artificially flavoured or coloured food in their food habbit
3. avoid as many sweets / chocolates / ice creams / pastries / curd / cold food / cold drinks / fermented food as they can.
4. some of the pranayam or yoga tricks will help in their respiratory growth and will prevent in getting infected frequently by increasing their immunity
5. avoid direct contact with the kids or adults also who are suffering from any of the respiratory tract infections.
6. give them proper nutritional diet in their daily dieteric habbit like fruits, fruit juices, raw vegetables in the form of salads, green leafy vegetables as much as they can have it.
7. avoid mixing up two thermals at a time like heat and cold alternately in a particular time as for eg. Going directly to sun exposure immediately after having cold bath. Will affect kids and will develop allergic respiratory problems.
8. avoid damp, humid atmosphere like basements, sea shore, airconditioners , etc.
9. add some of the ayurvedic properity noramally available things in your daily food like tulsi, turmeric, ginger, etc.
10. most important is treat any of the disease in the early phase only and that too under medical practitioners observation and prescription only. So that it wont allow disease to progress further and deeper



SOME OF THE HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES FOR RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS

1. ACONITE – hoarse, dry croupy cough, labored breathing, shortness of breath, larynx sensitive cough worse at night and after midnight. Red dry constricted throat with numb, prickling, burning, stinging pain inside. Tonsils swollen and dry. Allergic rhinitis with runny watery discharge and sneezing and nasal blockage is there. Fever with all the respiratory complains
2. BARYTA CARB – very peculiar medicine for recurrent tonsillitis and throat infections. In any case of tonsillitis this is the first medicine to prescribe. Who catches cold very easily and got throat infections so frequently with total loss of voice due to swelling of tonsils.
3. CAUSTICUM – aphonia, cough with scanty expectorations coryza with hoarseness, nostrils ulcerated. Majority of public speakers or singers gets infected with this kind of complains then we can think of causticum immediately
4. BLATTA ORIENTALIS – specific medicine for asthma of any age especially when associated with bronchitis. Cough with dyspnoea in bronchitis and phthisis. Much pus like mucus.
5. DULCAMARA – dry coryza. Complete stoppage of nose. Coryza of the new born baby. Cough worse in damp weather or in basements or humid atmosphere. With free expectorations, tickling in larynx. Cough hoarse, spasmodic, whooping, dry, winter, teasing. Asthma with dyspnoea. Loose rattling cough especially after physical exertion.
6. GELSEMIUM – dryness of nasal fossae. Swelling of turbinates. Watery excoriating discharge. Acute coryza with dull headache and fever. Slowness of breathing, with great prostration. Oppression about chest. Dry cough, wit sore chest and fluent coryza. Aphonia, acute bronchitis, respiration quickened, spasmodic affections of lungs and diaphragm.
7. HEPAR SULPH – sore, ulcerated nose with catarrhal troubles. Sneezing every time he goes into a cold, dry wing, with running from nose, later thick, offensive, discharge. Stopped up easily. Quinsy , with impending suppuration. Hawking up of mucus. Loses voice and coughs when exposed to dry cold wind. Cough troublesome when walking. Cough excited whenever any part of the body gets cold or uncovered or from eating anything cold. Chocking cough, rattling, croaking, suffocative cough with anxious wheezing moist breathing, asthma worse in dry cold air
8. IPECAC – coryza, with stoppage of nose and nausea. Epistaxis. Dyspnoea, constant constriction in chest. Asthma. Continued sneezing. Wheezing cough, cough incessant and violent, with every breath. Suffocative cough, whooping cough , with nose bleeds, croup, rattling cough. Heamoptysis from slightest exertion.
9. KALI BICH – snuffles of children, especially fat, chubby babies. Pain and pressure at the root of nose, with sticking pain in it. Septum ulcerated. Fetid smell. Discharge thick, ropy, greenish-yellow. Loss of smell, much hawking. Inability to breath through nose. Dryness. Coryza with obstructionof nose. Violent sneezing. Profuse, watery, nasal discharge. Chronic inflammation of frontal sinus with stopped up sensation. Fauces red and inflamed. Dry and rough parotid glands swollen. Uvula relaxed, oedematous, bladder-like. Diphtheria. Voice hoarse, metallic hacking cough. Profuse yellow expectorations, very glutinous and sticky coming out in long stringy and very tenacious mass. Tickling in larynx. Cough with pain in sternum, extending to shoulders, pain at bifurcation of trachea on coughing
10. JUSTICEA – highly efficacious medicine for acute catarrhal conditions of the respiratory tract (used in the beginning). Dry throat, pain during empty swallowing, tenacious mucus. Dry cough from sternal region all over chest. Hoarsness, larynx painful. Paroxysmal cough with suffocative obstruction of respiration. Cough with sneezing. Severe dyspnoea with cough. Asthamatic attaks, cannot endure a close , warm room. Whooping cough.
11. LEMNA MINORA – a catarrhal remedy. Acts especially upon the nostrils. Nasal polypi, swollen turbinates. Atrophic rhinitis. Asthma from nasal obstruction, wore in wet weather. Loss of smell of nose either putrid or offensive. Crusts and mucopurulent discharge very abundant. Post-nasal dropping. Reduces nasal obstruction when it is oedematous condition. Dryness of naso-pharynx.
12. MEPHITIS – a great medicine for whooping-cough. Suffocative feeling, asthmatic paroxysms, spasmodic cough, cough so violent, sudden contraction of glottis, false croup.

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