Itchy ears is an extremely common complain of a lot of people. It could either be mild or severe
Every once in a while, we tend to have itchy ears that usually resolves on its own. However severe itching may not resolve on its own until the underlying cause is fixed.
Some of the Causes of Itchy Ears
Allergies.Ear infections.Ear wax build up.Eczema in the ear canal.Putting foreign objects into the ears, such as cotton buds, keys, pens or their covers, etc.Psychological; anxiety or a nervous habit.
5 ways to Quickly Treat Itchy Ears
Ensure you do not put anything into the earIf you think its wax build up, you can pour 5 drops of olive oil into the ear and cover the outer part of the ear. This would help soften the wax and cause it to come out by itselfAvoid using ear plugs or ear piece as they could irritate the skin of the ear and cause dermatitis or eczemaAvoid things or foods you are allergic to. Once the cause of the allergy is gone, the itching stops.Over-the-counter antihistamines could help stop the itching also.
However if the itching does don’t resolve or you have additional symptoms like ear discharge, loss of hearing, etc., kindly call a doctor for consultation.
We know you have been trying to lose weight for a while now. Even when you manage to lose weight, you tend to add the kilos or the pounds back and even more than what you lost in the first place.
You may have been going to the gym, running, doing a lot of exercise. You even bought those slim or detox teas, slimming pills, a waist trainer, some oil that you are supposed to rub on your belly that would make the fat disappear. You have tried all the excessive diets in the world but nothing worked. The truth is that weight is about numbers. If you consume more calories than you burn daily, your body stores it as fat. However if you consume less than you burn, your body breaks down the already stored fat to help meet up with what you burned. If you do this consistently, and your body keeps breaking down the already stored fat, no matter how small, you would end up losing weight.
With this illustration, it is obvious that food is the most important factor when it comes to weight loss. Exercise helps also, to burn extra calories and keep the body strong, but however, if you exercise without changing how much you eat, the exercise would be in vain.
Here are some effective techniques that would help you lose weight:
You can eat whatever food you like but reduce the portions by using a smaller plate to eat. Do not eat till you are full or till your stomach starts hurting.Measure the amount of food you eat with either measuring cups or spoons so as not to over eat because you measured it with your eyes.Drink a lot of water before eating or when you think you are hungry. It would help send a message to your brain that you are full faster than when you are just eating alone.Most times, you are not hungry, just bored. So try to keep yourself busy or sleep. You cannot consume calories when you sleep.Do not forget that even healthy foods should be eaten in appropriate proportions because you can add weight by overeating healthy foods.Snack on vegetables or fruits when you decide to have a snack instead of junk food.Add physical activity, at least 2.5 hours in a week to your diet. Brisk walk when you have the chance to.Have an accountability partner or a support group with your friends, family or even people you do not know but have the same goals.Have a proper mindset and set attainable weight loss goals. Remember, it took a long time for you to add weight, do not expect it to disappear in 5 days.BE CONSISTENT. This is the most important point. Do not start today and stop in 2 weeks so you don’t lose the progress you have achieved.
Remember, whatever you want to be, start now! Don’t wait for a Monday or a new month or a new year, start now!
Increased blood pressure, also known as hypertension occurs when a person has a blood pressure of systolic >140mmhg and or diastolic >90mmhg following repeated examinations about 6 hours or more apart.About 1.39 billion adults are living with hypertension in a study done in 2019. Fewer than 1 in 5 people with hypertension have it controlled and this is even less in developing countries like Nigeria.
Your blood pressure is not controlled because of the following factors:
Inconsistency with hypertensive medication: most people tend to stop taking their medications when their blood pressure is relatively controlled, or they take a lesser dose. This causes an increase again in the blood pressureEating too much salt: most of our diets are salty. Especially the one you use salt and seasoning together. People living with hypertension are supposed to reduce their salt intake. Lack of exercise: majority of people do not exercise as they should for the required time in a week.
Ways to effectively manage your blood pressure are as follows:
Ensure you take your antihypertensive medications everyday consistently, to avoid your blood pressure increasing drastically and causing severe complications like stroke, kidney failure, heart failure and many more.
Have regular medical checkups where your blood pressure would be checked and you would be able to speak with a doctor to ensure the antihypertensive medications are adequate.Reduction of salt intake, which is extremely important in the control of your blood pressure. About 1.5g of salt is adequate enough for a hypertensive patient in a day. If you use seasoning, do not use salt and vice versa. Also eat home cooked meals instead of restaurant bought meals because you would not be able to control the amount of salt in foods bought.Exercise, which is very key for people with high blood pressure. Your body needs about 150-300 minutes per week of moderately intense exercise like brisk walking, swimming, cycling, etc. Also, ensuring you do not have a sedentary lifestyle by walking, instead of taking a vehicle for short distances, or climbing the stairs instead of taking the lift.Healthy diet that involves fruits and vegetables is very important for a person with high blood pressure.Avoiding stressors or finding ways to good ways to deal with stress or to perfectly manage stress is also an important way.
By doing these, your blood pressure would be properly controlled and you would have a lower chance of having complications associated with high blood pressure.
I think we concentrate too much on healthcare options for adults in Nigeria without exploring options for ped patients. Options for children should be considered too if only for the important fact that kids develop their own feelings about their own medical experience.
For instance, we all know that whenever a child sees a nurse, the child is put off.
When we discuss procedures or a diagnosis to an adult patient, we can use the voice of reasoning to make them understand outcomes. In fact, you can pool everyone together and talk to them all at once and everyone goes home happy. But for the kids? There are peculiarities – many of them.
Children are special kinds of beings. With children, you are explaining in one manner to the parents and adopting a different ball to explain the same thing to the pediatric patient. And not just in plain words. You’d have to use another language entirely so things don’t go messy.
And did I also mention you may be needing the babysitting skills set. Yes. Your ‘friend’ is already afraid of your uniform and the entire hospital environment wrenches his gut.
Therefore, it’s high time, we begin to look at available options so kids can access medical care with fun.
Children Respond Better to Doctors via Telemedicine Channels.
Telemedicine is the most preferable option for kids, according to this research which found out that children responded better to therapists on a telehealth screen than face to face.
This is keenly because telemedicine is delivered through a technology they already love – phone or videoconferencing systems. You can read about the benefits of telemedicine in Nigeria.
This also translates that many private and public healthcare providers should immediately expand their health programmes to accommodate telemedicine too.
For example, a child who has been traumatized and suffer from anxiety may find it difficult to speak in a traditional office visit.
But it is easier for him to talk to a psychiatrist virtually and from the comfort of his home, surrounded only by his loved ones and friends. He’d see the care giver as a friend who is trying to help him. What this also means is that with telemedicine, his family saves time and money travelling just to see a doctor, which definitely takes him out of school.
In truth, telemedicine is an important tool that can help overcome hospital fright in children. Besides equitable healthcare is about meeting patients where they are and helping them heal soonest.
In child healthcare, words are king. Words can help kids have the best or worst possible medical outcome. Telemedicine remains the best option to help a child get healthcare with fun. A health provider can give a child 101% attention, listening to all the child's problems even if the child is lisping.
This is unlike the traditional office visit where care givers are always in hurry.
All you need do is use that same smart phone in your hand and access quality medical care from wherever you are.
Telemedicine is an innovative way of getting access and delivering health care using digital devices such as the mobile device and computers. Patients can easily speak with a doctor via video call and voice call.
Telemedicine in Nigeria has gotten a larger acceptance due to the recent Covid-19 pandemic, which has led to Nigerians seeking for access to health care without having to visit the hospital and risk contracting disease at while on transit or at the facility.
When was the last time you went to the hospital? Remember the hours you had to wait in line just to pay the registration fee and how much time you had to wait to see a doctor for your consultation.
Remember the crowd in the place, or how distressed you were feeling?
Telemedicine has come to bring a stop to that. We have listed some of the numerous benefits of Telemedicine in Nigeria.
Benefits of Telemedicine in Nigeria
Increase access to care.Reduction of cost.Improves delivery of care.Reduces infection spread.Convenience.
1. Increases access to care.
Telemedicine bypasses the distance and time you would need to have lost before you get a consultation from a licensed doctor. This can be used no matter the distance and at whatever time you need it.
Some people usually have to clear the day out when they want to visit the hospital because they know they would spend the whole day there for just 15 minutes of consultation.
However, with telemedicine, one does not need to clear ones calendar just for consultation. All the person has to do is to call.
2. Reduction of cost.
Telemedicine helps you save cost.
From cost of transport to the hospital to consultation and many more Telemedicine curbs out this cost. You can speak with a doctor from the comfort of your home, workplace or from anywhere in the world.
Study shows that there is up to 30% savings from healthcare cost when using telemedicine.
3. Improves delivery of care.
Many experts agree that Telemedicine is the future of healthcare delivery in Nigeria. Telemedicine makes it easier for doctors to deliver care to their patients because of the improved access.
Patients and doctors can easily connect via video or voice call. Doctors also do appropriate follow up at the time.
With telemedicine, patients are relaxed during consultation, and they would be able to tell the doctor their symptoms which would help improve the care given by the doctor to the patient.
Health Connect 24x7 doctors always place a follow-up call on patients, depending on the nature of the illness/condition to ensure he/she is responding well to the medications prescribed and in great health.
4. Reduces Infection spread.
With Telemedicine the crowd presenting at the hospital for care and reduces patient contact with each other which in turn helps to curb the spread of infection, most especially for patients with reduced immunity.
5. Convenience
Telemedicine enables one to call from wherever the person is. Whether you are still in bed or at work. No need to leave the house or go through endless traffic to get access to a doctor. It is the most convenient way to have consultation.
With these few benefits stated, it is obvious that telemedicine is the best way for people with non-emergency cases to get quality, affordable and accessible health care to all Nigerians no matter the place or time.
Yes, the COVID-19 lockdown is being relaxed, day by day. That isn't to say everyone should drop the safety and hygiene habits imbibed already. Have you noticed many people no longer put on face masks? Or use hand sanitizers at intervals? That practice isn't safe. Rather, it is important to maintain the recommended safety tips to help wrestle the pandemic.
From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, through the lockdown and now the partial relaxation, we've learnt not to take little things such as going out or hanging with friends for granted.
Even though the country is reopening gradually, stepping out of the house is not as safe as we imagine it to be. There is still some level of risk of exposure to the pandemic and other infections.
You might argue that there’s little to nothing you can do about the risk of being exposed, but there are steps to take to minimize the risk of contracting the infection and taking it to your home.
If you have to step out of your home, maybe to head to work, shop for groceries, take a stroll for a bit of fresh air.
Practices to Follow in the Face of COVID-19 Relaxation
1. Take off your shoes at the door.
The gradual reopening of the economy does not mean the coronavirus is gone. Once, you’re home, the first thing to do is keep your shoes and other items you got home with outside. Use disinfecting wipes to clean them all up before taking them back into the house.
2. Wash your face mask after each use.
COVID-19 or not, always assume that your face mask has been exposed to infections whenever you are away from home. Ensure you wash your face mask after each use. Put it in a laundry basket when you get home. If you are using a surgical mask, the recommendation is that you leave it to disinfect for at least, 72 hours before reusing.
3. Use Telemedicine to Consult with a Doctor if You Feel Ill.
The safest place to get quality healthcare during this period is on your phone. You can consult with licensed and qualified medical doctors via video or call through an App or a dedicated phone line. By using telemedicine to access healthcare, you reduce the risk of contracting Covid-19 when you visit the hospital or being wrongfully diagnosed for Covid-19. Thinking of how to start? Health Connect 24x7 is Nigeria’s number one telemedicine provider; we offer unlimited medical consultations, toll-free number to speak with a doctor, 24/7 availability and much more. You can get started with our monthly plan at N1,000/month or discounted plan at N4,800/year.
4. Disinfect your phone, keys and other items.
Always remember to thoroughly disinfect all the items you took with you. Good disinfectants should be at least 60 to 70 per cent alcohol-based or even higher.
5. Keep your clothes in the wash.
Like your face mask, make sure you do not repeat clothes without washing them. If you can’t wash immediately, a great practice is to bag them separately until you are ready to run the laundry.
6. Shower immediately.
To keep all forms of infections away, it is best to bath each time you return home. This will ensure your body is completely disinfected. At the very least, wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
7. Exchange pleasantries verbally.
Avoid hugging or shaking hands with your loved ones once you are home or with anyone on your way home. Inform your kids, especially, they shouldn’t come for a hug immediately. Exchange pleasantries verbally with one another until you have properly disinfected yourself and other belongings you arrived with.
These are some practices you and your loved ones should follow when coming back home during this period.
In the search for constant beauty and glowing skin, many persons race to supplements for help. No doubt, these nutrients can be okay. But it is usually effective when they are combined with great nutritional choices. If you have a severe body condition such as acne, it is best to consult with a doctor.
Drink more water.
Go green.
Stay away from sugar.
Opt for a balanced diet always
Ever heard of the good old saying, “You are what you eat?” If you want fabulous, glowing skin, the adage has never been truer. However, it is important to heed to this caveat: No food can make you glow and feel healthier overnight. No not one. Like every good thing, if your skin must glow from the inside out, then it has to come from consistency, commitment and accountability on your part.
Aside from caring for your skin on the surface using all kinds of beauty soap, and creams, the biggest change can be seen once you start fueling your skin cells from the inside. The best way to truly get your skin to glow from the inside out is by ensuring that you're eating a variety of super healthy foods. You need to eat the right balance of foods to feed your skin the vital nutrients it needs to help it stay soft, radiant and blemish-free. No drugs can do that for you.
For example, fruits and greens contain powerful antioxidants that help protect the skin from cellular damage caused by free radicals. What do you do then? Go for them.
Beta carotene, found in pumpkin, carrots and potatoes; and lutein found in pawpaw are potent antioxidants, important for a healthy glow. Vitamin C which you get in oranges is also a super antioxidant which leaves you with radiant and blemish-free skin. Always eat the natural fruits and vegetables that supply you these nutrients.
Tips to Follow to Achieve Healthy, Glowing Skin Naturally
1. Drink more water
Water is essential for optimal skin health. It flushes toxins out of the body more efficiently than any other fluid. Water keeps you hydrated all day long. In truth, if you can drink 8 – 12 glasses every day, you would be doing your body a service. Can you cut down on soda? Best! Make water your best and only drink (if possible) and you will no longer struggle with dry, scaly skin. A study in 2007 found that taking 2.25 litres of water (9.5 cups) water every day for four weeks altered skin density and thickness.
2. Go Green
As stated earlier, this is one of the most important ways you can help improve the quality and look of your skin. Leafy and fruity vegetables; smoothies… very great for the skin as they serve as both antioxidants and detox menu. Lemon or lime also contributes to hydration. And ginger? Beautiful anti-inflammatory!
3. Stay Away from Sugar
You'll have to keep your sweet tooth in check,= if all you ever wanted is super smooth skin. Sugar is a pro-inflammatory which can lead to signs of premature ageing. So cut it down. Sugar can also disrupt hormonal balance and even contribute to ailments. Truly, you are better off without it.
4. Opt for a balanced diet always.
Basically, “a balanced diet is that which contains all the six classes of food.” Remember this definition from your basic school days? It’s still the reality today. A healthy diet prevents malnutrition and protects you from diseases like obesity, heart disease, diabetes etc. Make sure your diets don’t consist of more saturated fat, trans fats, sugars and salt. Fruits, vegetables and dietary fibre, protein, carbs…a tinge of all of these in one meal will help your body health reflect the glowing skin you desire.
Conclusion
Your skin is the ultimate indicator that you are what you eat. In reality, you don’t need over-the-counter drugs or other products to achieve the glowing skin that you seek. Soak in all of these tips and you would be on your way to achieving a healthy, glowing skin already.
Good luck.
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The idea of self-medication even for ‘small’ health issues as acne can lead to complications. People prescribe doses of antibiotics and other powerful drugs to themselves and others without worrying about consulting a licensed and qualified doctor.
Today, self-medication has increased many health issues and it’s most unfortunate. Take a look at pimple and acne treatment, for instance, what patients do is buy over-the-counter (OTC) meds which are erroneously believed are easier to acquire. The doctor is not there to check the composition of the medicine and the possible side effects. And the results? Drastic! A patient may be under medication for different health issues and boom! one acne strays along and he self-medicates. This attitude may lead to adverse reactions. This is because one drug may react differently when consumed with another drug, thereby, worsening the case. It can even lead to death. Hence, consulting a doctor is a must.
It only takes a doctor to explain the basis of any acne treatment which is to ensure that the patient has a good understanding of their skin condition. It is the doctor’s responsibility to give the patient a fact sheet full of medical information and easy to follow advice and dos and don'ts to help improve the skin. Either way, the information will help you understand what choices are available for you.
Consulting a doctor remains the best choice for any medical recommendations and treatment and not self-medication.
So, how long should you try over-the-counter (OTC) acne treatments? Eternity? No. You should see a doctor. You shouldn't consider acne as a case too little to see a doctor for, a research carried out in 2018 showed that acne has an impact in the health-related quality of life of individuals with the condition. The best practice is to be evaluated and treated by a professional for your acne condition and every other ailment.
Acne is a common skin condition. It occurs when your hair follicles become clogged with oil and dead skin cells. It often causes whiteheads, blackheads or pimples, and usually appears on the face, forehead, chest, upper back and shoulders. A Survey confirm, about 85% of us will have it one point in our lives or the other.
And it’s ridiculous to see that with the abundance of over-the-counter acne treatment products available today, people have forgotten acne is not just a cosmetic issue but a medical condition.
Very often, acnes are treated by a physician. Undoubtedly, mild cases of acne can be cleared with over-the-counter acne products. But many cases just don't respond well to OTC treatments. In this case, it's best to see a doctor for proper acne diagnosis and treatments.
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HMOs have come a long way in Nigeria and while it is often said that no one can predict the future, it is safe to say that HMOs will be here for a very long time. Why? Every human, at some point in their lives, will need healthcare, and HMOs have made this more available and accessible to people without them having to break the bank. In this report, we will perform an analysis on the current state of HMO’s in Nigeria, and provide a glimpse of what is to come in the future for HMO’s. So, let’s get into that!
The current state of HMOs in Nigeria
When 340 enrollees of ten leading HMOs in Lagos were asked to appraise the performance of their HMOs based on the issues of access, responsiveness, and quality of care that they receive, the results were not very pleasant. Based on the responses of the enrollees, it was revealed that:
Quality of healthcare delivered to the enrollees has not been excellent.
In HMO accredited hospitals, the enrollees have not gotten adequate access to healthcare services that they believe they need.
HMO accredited hospitals were not very responsive to the healthcare requests of their assigned enrollees.
In a nutshell, it is clear that there is a relationship between enrollees satisfaction with their HMO, and the quality/accessibility of the care the enrollee is exposed to. While the responses of only 340 people might not give a full picture of the opinions of the many other HMO enrollees we have in Nigeria, it is safe to say that it at least gives us a brief overview. After all, the strength of healthcare services is measured by the quality of the healthcare services made available to patients.The 3 issues stated above are not necessarily a factor of HMOs having low quality hospitals in their provider network, neither is it because the Doctors in these hospitals are providing poor consultations to their patients. Rather, studies have shown that patients rate the quality of care administered by:
The ease of booking an appointment.
The wait time before they can see a Medical Practitioner (especially when they are ill)
The researchers who conducted this study concluded by saying the dissatisfaction expressed by the enrollees calls for urgent intervention, or HMO’s will face an unreliable and unpredictable customer base that constantly switches between HMO’s until they find one that solves this access to quality care issue.
The good news is that these challenges and dissatisfaction can become a thing of the past when HMOs in Nigeria begin to regard Telemedicine as the future. It is the perfect intervention.
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Telemedicine: The future of HMOs in Nigeria
Getting clinical healthcare from the comfort of your homes, office, or even on the road, via your mobile phones/laptop is a solution that appeals to patients looking for an improved access to quality healthcare, especially to Nigerians where they don’t have the luxury of driving to hospitals on traffic-free roads. HMOs should leverage this technology to provide quality healthcare to their many enrollees in the easy and cost-effective way. If there was ever any uncertainty about the need and adoption of telemedicine, I believe the COVID-19 outbreak has definitely cleared all doubt. Presently, many people are avoiding hospital visits due to the fear of contracting the coronavirus, and this situation is most likely to continue even after the outbreak reduces. As a result, the adoption of telemedicine by people seeking medical consultation, or following up on consultations is bound to skyrocket. (Telemedicine also bridges a gap between asymptomatic Covid-19 patients who visit the hospital for other purposes and already immunocompromised patients in the hospital.You are probably already wondering, what’s in it for HMOs? Via telemedicine, HMOs will be more attractive increasing customer acquisition. Adopting Telemedicine will also help HMO’sretain its enrollees as they become more satisfied with the access to quality care. The biggest benefit however will be the massive cost savings the HMO will experience by giving it’s enrolees an alternative to visiting the hospital at a fraction of the cost!
To wrap it all up, delving into telemedicine is what HMOs that intend to keep growing and stand out from the crowd in the HMO World. HealthConnect24x7 is the leading HMO in Nigeria offering IMMEDIATE care via the mobile app or 08000HEALTH toll free line. To discuss how HealthConnect can help your HMO, book a Free Consultation here.
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