Devil’s claw, a potent medicinal herb used to treat back pain, headache, osteoarthritis and muscle pain, is generally safe when it is used by healthy adults for short periods of time. However, devil’s claw can cause side effects ranging from mild to severe, especially in susceptible individuals. The following side effects of devil’s claw may […]
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We have all experienced it at one time or another: an obnoxious, sometimes high-pitched ringing sensation deep within our ears, also known as tinnitus. While this is a very common short-term issue when exposed to high noise volumes, it can also be a chronic problem, which actually may be caused by a few surprising sources. […]
Amitriptyline drugs (sold under the popular brand names Elavil, Tryptanol, Endep, Elatrol, Tryptizol, Trepiline, Laroxyl, Saroten, Triptyl, and Redomex) are categorized as tricyclic anti-depressants, which work by producing both serotonin and noradrenaline (nearly) equally. Used most commonly for the short-term (three months or less) treatment of depression, insomnia, various sleep disorders, and for migraine prevention, […]
Vertigo is often called dizziness, and it’s just a symptom rather than an actual disease in and of itself. Vertigo refers to the feeling of movement, whirling, spinning, or other dizziness caused most often by a disturbance in balance (equilibrium). Simply put, it’s the sensation that the immediate environment is moving when it is not, […]
Okay this is going to sound weird if you have never heard of this before. But if you go to the health section at some major health food stores you might run into a product called an “ear candle”. And as weird as that may seem they are real. Now you might be looking at […]
Do you hunt with guns? Why don’t you, the hunter with the big gun, wear protection in your ears? Rifle guns are extremely loud, about 160 decibels. A target shooter, says the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration, can suffer an entire year of noise exposure in just a matter of minutes. I consulted with […]