Over 50? Keeping Up With Your Healthcare Needs

• Learn How To Easily Remove A Splinter From Your Dominate Hand

  26 February 2015

  When you get a splinter in your dominate hand, it can be very difficult to remove it. Handling a needle or a pair of tweezers with your non-dominant hand to remove the splinter will be very tedious and potentially dangerous because you will not have the control you need to remove the splinter easily. Fortunately, you can remove the splinter from your dominate hand without using tweezers or needles, if you use the guide that follows.

• 3 Ways To Make Your CPAP Mask More Comfortable

  17 February 2015

  Authorities estimate that over 18 million Americans suffer from the potentially life-threatening condition known as sleep apnea. Treatment for sleep apnea comes most often in the form of a CPAP machine, which supplies a constant flow of air that helps to keep a sleep apnea patient breathing normally through the night. Despite the fact that these machines provide life-saving benefits, many people find wearing a CPAP mask uncomfortable. If your CPAP mask is keeping you up at night, here are 3 things you can do to increase your comfort level in the future.

• Does Your Child Have Speach Problems? Hearing, Orthodontics And Development Could Be The Problems

  10 February 2015

  If your child isn't speaking clearly or properly, and you think it's affecting their ability to progress, you'll want to get them to a pediatrician to see if they need a specialist. There are a couple of different things that could be affecting their ability to talk. You don't want to let a hearing, orthodontic or developmental problem go without treatment because it can get worse and delay their development. Here are a few things you want to talk with your pediatrician about, so you can see the right specialist to help with the problem.

• What You Need To Know When Considering Cataract Surgery

  5 February 2015

  If you are thinking about having cataract surgery, this is the place to start. Many people are squeamish about the thought of surgery, but this is a procedure that has been done for years, and can be done as an outpatient procedure. And it permanently improves your eyesight. If you have suffered for years with blurry vision and increasingly stronger eyeglasses, once you've had this surgery, you'll kick yourself for not having it done long ago.

• Punctal Plugs Ease Dry Eyes And Make Contact Lens Use More Comfortable

  3 February 2015

  You've worn contact lenses for many years, but wearing contacts no longer  comfortable for any length of time. Your eyes start feeling sore and gritty after a few hours, and you just want to take the contacts out and be done with it. You're probably experiencing chronic dry eyes, also known as dry eye syndrome. This is a relatively common condition, especially as people age. An optometrist can help you with devices known as punctal plugs.

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