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Pets. In some children, animal dander can induce an attack. If there is a pet at home, it should be kept outdoors or the child be allowed to play with the pet only in the open. Pets may also be restricted to only one or two rooms of the house and not allowed in the bedroom of the child. Some families are forced to give up their pets. This may cause resentment among the siblings.
When visiting relatives or other families who keep dogs or other pets, parents must request the hosts to clean the house before their visit and to keep the pet outside during their stay. If such measures are not taken, the visit should be cancelled, or reduced to a short duration.
Perfumes, Sprays and other Odours. In order to minimise the effect of respiratory irritants strong odours, specially of perfumes and sprays, should be minimised. Such odours irritate the respiratory tracts. An exhaust fan should be used in the kitchen while cooking to eliminate strong and pungent aromas.
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cимптомы астмы чрезвычайно многообразны и зависит от стадии, тяжести заболевания, активности воспалительного процесса в лёгких и возраста больного.
Детям раннего возраста наиболее присуще течение болезни в виде бронхита, тогда как у взрослых астма протекает типично.
Для симптомов астмы характерно наличие нескольких фаз, или периодов: предприступного, приступного, постприступного и межприступного.
Предприступный период.
Обычно это 1-2 дня, которые предшествуют приступу. Иногда он бывает гораздо короче – всего несколько часов. Ярких проявлений в этом периоде может и не быть, но чаще всего они выражаются в повышенно раздражительности, страхе, беспокойстве, снижении аппетита. Иногда могут появиться предвестники – катаральные явления. У человека появляется острый ринит, выделения из носа носят водянистый характер, беспокоят чиханье, зуд в носу, появляется покашливание. При осмотре отмечаются: отёчность слизистой оболочки горла, миндалин, гиперемия зева, общий кожный зуд или усиливается зуд поражённых участков кожи (при экземе, нейродермите и т.д.).
Приступный период.
Наиболее часто приступы у больных разыгрываются ночью, но могут отмечаться и днём, особенно после каких-либо волнений, после прогулки в сырую холодную погоду или если больной случайно получает пищу, содержащую аллерген.
Обычно приступы протекают при нормальной температуре тела, если нет одновременного обострения сопутствующего заболевания (пневмонии, тонзиллита и др.) или если приступ протекает не на фоне острого респираторного заболевания. На первый план выступают признаки нарушения дыхания. Они обычно становятся шумными, свистящими, особенно бывает затруднён выдох. Частота дыхания быстро нарастает.
Механизм приступа, по мнению большинства врачей, различный. Одни считают ведущим развитие бронхоспазма, другие – набухание слизистой оболочки бронхов, третьи – наличие большого количества вязкой густой слизи, которая может закрывать бронхиолы и бронхи. У подростков и взрослых больных ведущим является спазм бронхиол и бронхов, у маленьких детей чаще преобладают явления отёка слизистой оболочки и повышенная секреция слизи.
Во время приступа отмечаются значительная одышка, затруднённый продолжительный «ступенчатый» выдох. У больных пневмонией, если обострение совпадает с возникновением приступа, эти явления выражены ещё более значительно, постепенно нарастает цианоз губ, носогубного треугольника, лица.
При тяжёлых приступах первостепенное значение имеет нарушение дыхания. В связи с затруднённым выдохом мобилизуются вспомогательные мышцы – грудные, брюшной стенки плечевого пояса. Больной принимает наиболее удобную для себя позу, садится, упирается руками в край постели, мало двигается.
Маленькие дети мечутся, т.к. не могут сразу найти удобное положения. Выражение лица у них страдальческое. Постепенно уменьшается шумное дыхание, и начинается мучительный кашель. Во время кашля нередко бывает рвота, выделяется слизь.
В связи с нарушением бронхиальной проходимости возникает эмфизема легких, т.е. грудная клетка расширяется, межреберные промежутки увеличиваются. Постепенно нарастают проявления дыхательной достаточности – значительно снижаются жизненная ёмкость лёгких и резервные возможности аппарата внешнего дыхания. В результате кислородного голодания в крови возникает компенсаторное увеличение числа эритроцитов и гемоглобина. Снижается количество лейкоцитов (если нет обострения хронических очагов инфекции), уменьшается число нейтрофилов, эозинофилов и базофилов в периферической крови. Пульс учащается.
Частые тяжёлые приступы могут вызывать судорожные припадки, нарушения координации движения и другие симптомы гипоксии мозга. У большой части больных в период приступа отмечаются подавленное, депрессивное состояние, вялая реакция на окружающее.
Больные во время приступа отказываются от еды, нередко мучительный кашель сопровождается тошнотой и рвотой, в рвотных массах обнаруживается большое количество вязкой слизи, заглатываемой при кашле. Беспокоят боли в животе, связанные с напряжением мышц брюшного пресса при учащённом затруднённом дыхании и кашле. Во время приступов у некоторых больных отмечаются увеличение печени, лёгкая болезненность её при пальпации. Приступ может длиться от нескольких часов до нескольких суток, с периодами усиления и уменьшения одышки.
Постприступный период.
После снятия острого приступа в течение ближайших 2-3 дней самочувствие больного постепенно улучшается, но общее состояние остаётся среднетяжелым, определяются выраженные сдвиги в различных органах и системах. Больные в этот период требуют большого внимания и активного лечения.
Межприступный период.
Этот период может быть различным – от 2-3недель до нескольких месяцев. Обнаруживаемые в этот период симптомы заболевания и их выраженность зависит тяжести течения астмы, длительности заболевания и возраста.
У больных с небольшим сроком – в стойком межприступном периоде могут полностью отсутствовать какие-либо признаки болезни.
У больных с большими сроками заболевания отмечаются отставания в физическом развитии, деформация грудной клети, «бочкообразная» грудная клетка с широкими межреберными промежутками, с западениями в переднебоковых отделах, выбуханием грудины и, изредка, межлопаточного пространства и т.д.
Нередко в межприступном периоде может развиваться: отёк Квинке, крапивница, дерматиты и т.д.
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Voluntary incontinence of urine
As the bladder fills with urine a stage is reached when we realize that we could pass urine if we wanted to and if it was appropriate, but at this stage it is not urgent – we can suppress this sensation, for example, when sitting in the cinema or on a bus. Some time later, however, another sensation tells us that we have to go soon. Gradually the feeling gets more urgent and painful. If stuck in a lift or tied to a chair, all of us would inevitably have to pass urine, i.e. be voluntarily incontinent. We would know what was happening, but force of circumstance would cause the incontinence.
A person with Alzheimer’s disease in a strange environment will suffer this latter fate; they know that they need to go but often cannot communicate this or else can’t find the toilet. The person is then either incontinent or they pass urine in an unacceptable place (sink, waste bin, etc.). Carers and others often know when the toilet is needed because the sufferer gets a little more agitated, begins to get up and wander and may clutch their private parts. Guiding them to a toilet quickly often saves the day. The environment is thus extremely important, not only for the mentally confused but also the other main group that are prone to voluntary incontinence, the immobile. A person with a physical handicap (such as a stroke) will find the stairs up to or down to a public toilet as daunting as you or I would find climbing Everest. A poorly designed environment can mean misery to the disabled and a lot of bladder discomfort.
Drugs (especially diuretics/water tablets) can cause sudden incontinence. The strong acting ones begin to work within minutes and fill the bladder so quickly that the incontinence starts before the person is really aware of it, especially if they are a little confused and perhaps slightly immobile. Some people sit on the toilet for a good few hours after taking their tablets, until the danger of incontinence has worn off. It is simpler and better to see one’s doctor and change the medication.
We should perhaps remember that for millions of people passing urine when and where they like is a fact of life and as culturally accepted as our use of toilets with all mod cons.
Voluntary incontinence of faeces
This is much less common, but the same basic principles as above apply. It is easy enough to ignore the desire to have one’s bowels open, and eventually the urge can go away (the motions move back up the large bowel). However if this is done frequently then the motions dam up and get passed involuntarily.
Confusion is again one of the main causes of voluntary incontinence of faeces, and being able to find a toilet the best way of treating it. Thus the environment and immobility also play an important role. Again, cultural differences spring to mind, for in some countries faeces form the basis of manure in the fields and are passed accordingly.
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Among new lens wearers, soft contacts are favored two to one over hard contact lenses. Still, hard contacts do provide superior visual correction and are the only type corneal surface. They are less expensive, more durable, require minimal care – daily removal and simple cleaning -may be polished to remove scratches, and reground to adjust to small changes in the eyes. But hard contacts require a protracted break-in period. They are difficult to get used to and must gradually be worn for hours at first and then only up to eighteen hours at a time. If you stop wearing them for a few days, you must repeat the gradual breaking-in process. Rushing the adjustment can lead to painful eye inflammations.
Hard contact lenses let you change the color of your eyes. They can be tinted purple for cosmetic uniqueness, made into bifocals, and do correct a wide range of deficiencies. They may be adapted in any number of other ways limited only by one’s imagination.
Made of a special hard plastic, as well, the gas-permeable contact lens is more expensive than the standard polymethyl methacrylate hard contact. It lets through oxygen and carbon dioxide, enabling the cornea to “breathe.” The gas-permeable lens seems more comfortable to most people. They adapt to it faster than the regular hard lens. If you need the visual correction offered by a hard lens but cannot tolerate the conventional type, the gas-permeable one is probably preferable.
The American Association of Ophthalmology warns that there are certain conditions which make the wearing of contact lenses inadvisable. Examples are chronic inflammation, infection, or allergy affecting the eyes. Some persons suffer from chronic dryness of the eyes due to a deficiency of tears; this may make it impossible for them to tolerate contact lenses. A person who cannot manipulate small objects with ease because of arthritis or tumor affecting the hands is also not a proper candidate for contact lenses. There may be some transient discomfort during the initial period of adjusting oneself to contacts. You may experience discomfort if a bit of foreign matter gets into your eye and lodges behind the lens.
At the beginning of this subsection on contacts we suggested that loss of a contact lens could stop traffic. In fact, if your lens should become dislodged or lost while you are driving, a serious hazard would result. Persons who wear contacts and do a lot of driving are advised to carry a spare set of lenses.
If you have an illness which might cause you to lose consciousness at times, as with diabetes or epilepsy, you should wear a medical information bracelet which, along with other vital information, records the fact that you are wearing contact lenses. In an emergency, the person providing medical care would be alerted to remove the lenses. Hard contacts should never be worn during sleep. The natural blink reflex keeps fluid circulating under the lens; this is necessary to the metabolism of the cornea. Normal fluid circulation ceases when the patient sleeps with his contact lenses in place.
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Posted by admin on June 1, 2010 under Anti Depressants-Sleeping Aid |
Massage is another helpful and enjoyable way of dealing with the stresses associated with insomnia, particularly for people who find it difficult to relax. To lie on a couch having your body caringly tended to can ease away all kinds of muscular and mental tensions. Touch and relaxation are healing in themselves; in addition, massage stimulates the circulation of blood and lymph, boosting the flow of oxygen and essential nutrients in the blood and also helping the body to free itself of waste toxins. This can be particularly beneficial for problems like rheumatism and arthritis.
It’s interesting how massage has taken off over the last decade in Britain, since the British are not famous for appreciating the power of touch. Some men, in particular, seem to find it hard to understand that touch can be intimate and healing without having to lead to a sexual clinch, and in some areas massage is only slowly losing its erotic associations. Yet it is one of the most ancient and most natural forms of therapy, practised since ancient times in the East, and adopted by Ancient Greek physicians as a valid aspect of medicine. It is now beginning to come into its own in the West, and is regarded as a valid therapy by both natural practitioners and hospital nurses.
Everyone can benefit from massage, from the very young to the very old. Baby massage is becoming quite popular; gently stroking your baby all over is not only soothing but will help him or her to grow up with a good sense of self-acceptance. Old people can benefit greatly from touch, and are often starved of it — a lack that can certainly contribute to insomnia. In addition, massage with a good oil helps to keep their skin strong and supple.
There are various methods of massage; probably the best-known is Swedish Massage which uses a variety of techniques to relieve stress, encourage circulation, take the tension out of tight muscles and break down fat. Becoming popular today is Intuitive Massage, which is less rigidly structured and also takes into account the body’s energy system.
A professional massage can take an hour or longer, and is a very pleasant experience. These days massage therapists often use aromatherapy oils in their massage oils.
Self-help
Many people find that giving a massage is a soothing as receiving one; more than one massage therapist has told me that focusing their attention on the other person is like a form of meditation. Couples attending massage courses find that it brings them closer; non-sexual touch can have a loving quality that can feed back into your sex life. And for couples going through a bad patch, emotionally or sexually, learning massage together can sometimes break through barriers that talking can’t.
Anyone can give a massage to their child, partner or relative, particularly concentrating on the neck and shoulders; but if you are untrained, keep your touch gentle — particularly if you massage someone’s head. It’s even nicer if you use a pleasantly scented aromatherapy oil. If you want to take it further, look out for evening classes or weekend courses. You can learn a great deal from the thorough and well-illustrated Book of Massage (details below) which gives instructions for intuitive massage, Shiatsu and reflexology, with sections on massaging babies and old people, and on the energy system and centres.
Massaging the feet
This can also be extraordinarily soothing, mentally and physically; among other benefits it draws tension away from the head, helping to calm an over-active mind. If you have a partner who is willing to massage your feet, try it after getting into bed; you may well find yourself drifting off to sleep.
Foot massage is also a very good way to get a fractious baby to settle down — just gently stroke the feet for a few minutes after a bath. Of course, with babies, you can do this at any time of day.
Massaging yourself
Self-massage is obviously not as satisfactory as having someone doing it for you, but it can still be quite soothing. Starting with your head, go down whatever bits of you you can reach, gently pressing and releasing with your palms and fingers. Then use your hands to lightly brush yourself down, smoothing out the energy field around you.
Simply massaging your hands and fingers can also release quite a lot of tension. Try it: you may find yourself yawning.
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Kinesiology is a way of examining and rebalancing the whole person. It can help the insomniac by identifying and correcting imbalances in body and mind, using a series of muscle tests and other techniques. It was the brainchild of an American chiropractor, Dr George Goodheart, who found that by testing the strength of specific muscles in a systematic way, it is possible to evaluate the patient’s state as a whole: nutritional/chemical, emotional, musculo-skeletal and energetic.
This system, which Dr Goodheart called Applied Kinesiology, is taught in the UK as Systematic Kinesiology; some practitioners refer to themselves as systematic kinesiologists, some as kinesiologists and some as kinesiotherapists. There are also simplified forms such as Touch for Health and Balanced Health, which are intended only for family use or as an adjunct to another therapy.
Some practitioners work purely as kinesiologists, while a number use kinesiology combined with other skills. An extremely basic form consists of testing whether a person’s arm becomes weaker or stronger in reaction to certain foods, substances, or thoughts. This can look impressive; it is fascinating to see how an anxious thought, for instance, or a sugar-lump in the mouth, can cause someone’s arm instantly to weaken, while a happy thought or a bite of an apple will strengthen it. However, serious kinesiologists regard this as a party trick: properly practised kinesiology is a great deal more complex.
It is based on the knowledge of a whole series of connections between particular muscles, organs, glands and bodily systems, including the acupuncture meridians and the circuitry of the brain and nervous system. So for correct treatment it’s important to go to somebody who has done a reasonable amount of training, as well as being a good counsellor.
For insomnia, says kinesiologist Maggie La Tourelle: ‘The first consideration would be to look for a balance in life, including nutrition, exercise and fresh air. Is the person in over-load or under-load? Some people don’t sleep because they are not doing enough in their lives, and are not satisfied or motivated; if they’re not expelling healthy energy during the day this can disturb them at night. Or are they working too hard? I would probably find all this out through counselling. I would look at the various stressors — emotional, work, environmental, chemical and so on, and identify where the stress is, both by counselling and by muscle testing.’
Muscle-testing is a way of asking the body non-verbal questions, to which its reactions give a truthful reply. To detect nutritional deficiencies and allergic reactions, the kinesiologist tests the strength of particular muscles in response to the patient’s contact with items of food, vitamin and mineral samples and so on.
What is actually being tested is the brain’s response to two things at once: holding the muscle in a particular position, together with another factor, like food. If there is a stress caused by the food, the brain cannot respond to the muscle test, and the muscle weakens. Items you need will strengthen the muscles, while items that are not therapeutic will weaken them. This is very useful if you are uncertain what supplements to take; Dr Goodheart once tested a film star who was taking 56 nutrients, and found she only needed four!
The kinesiologist can also ‘ask’ the body which of the various aspects — emotional, structural and so on — needs treating first, and whether any other treatment is needed. Once the areas of weakness have been discovered, he or she applies various techniques to strengthen and rebalance the body and its circuits. These include light massage on body reflexes to stimulate the lymphatic and vascular systems, and touching or holding the meridians and acupuncture points to release energy. Treatment includes nutritional and dietary advice; the kinesiologist may also recommend Bach Flower Remedies.
An important aspect of kinesiology consists of techniques for creating balance in the brain, both between the left and right hemispheres, and also the forebrain (to do with future projects) and the back-brain (to do with memory and the past), which are often in conflict with each other. If the insomnia is caused by an over-stress on the logical hemisphere and neglect of the intuitive side, the balance is restored by using a number of brain integration techniques. Brian Butler, director of the Association of Systematic Kinesiologists, suggests drawing a large ‘lazy 8′ (the figure 8 lying on its side); then keeping your nose pointed towards the centre, follow the 8 round with your eyes for a minute or two. This can improve concentration and memory, among other benefits.
Another helpful technique, Emotional Stress Release, gently clears emotional trauma. By placing his or her hands on the patient’s temples, the kinesiologist takes the charge out of an emotionally charged event, so that the memory is no longer disturbing. Clients can be taught to do this for themselves at home, which could be very helpful if a memory keeps you awake at night.
Kinesiologists may suggest other physical or mental exercises to do at home, including writing or repeating affirmations (positive statements), so that the balance can be maintained. T think that’s very important,’ says Maggie La Tourelle. ‘So that people know they can leave the therapist’s room and do something for themselves.’
Muscle testing can also be used to test for geopathic stress; for this the kinesiologist would need to test you on-site at home.
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Discipline
Toddlers and preschoolers, as well as older children, need to learn about limits. One of the developmental tasks of toddlers is to explore their surroundings. One of the tasks of parents is to consistently set limits.
Discipline is sometimes perceived as punishment — this is not correct. Discipline means parents teaching children which behaviours are acceptable, and which are not. In doing so, parents are also teaching the child to develop his own self-discipline. As he grows older, he will more easily be able to maintain limits for himself. This then becomes the precursor for self-control which is such an important quality in children (and adults).
Physical punishment
Discipline is not about physical punishment. Smacking or hitting your child should be avoided. It is possible to have a well behaved child without the threat of physical punishment. There are a number of arguments for not hitting children:
• It may teach your child that physical punishment or aggression is an appropriate way to interact with others.
• It has the danger of being an outlet for parental anger, and you will find it difficult to remain calm and in control of the situation while hitting your child.
Try to minimise or avoid the use of physical punishment. Use alternate methods of discipline.
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Some people will say they would never have the courage to let an attack or the anxiety happen, and that it is only natural to fight against it. I agree it is natural to want to fight against it, but fighting it by resisting it only makes it worse. We are all very strong people and we need to recognise this. Whether we use our strength and courage to take back the power by letting it happen, or whether we use it to hold onto our pervasive need to be in control, is a matter of choice. Choosing to use our strength and courage by letting the attack and the anxiety happen, will ultimately teach us why there is nothing to fear. Then we will have a choice in how we react to the attacks and anxiety in the future.
What did you think when you read that you need to let the attack and the symptoms of anxiety happen? Did you think ‘I can’t do that. What will happen? How can I let it happen?’ How did you respond physically? Did you feel anxious? You probably did. Most people do when they first hear this. Did the anxiety or the negative thoughts come first? It was the thoughts which came first and the symptoms which followed. Very subtle but very true.
The first time we let an attack happen there may be an increase in the intensity of the attack. This happens because we are thinking ‘what if. Go with this onrush of fear. Let this happen also. When we are able to give up the fight and give in to an attack without resisting it, it will disappear so fast it will scare us further. ‘Where is it? Where did it go?’ ‘It’ will only return if we don’t let go of our fearful thinking.
When we fight the attack it can last for over an hour. When we totally give in to it and let it happen it can disappear within thirty seconds because it is not being fuelled by our fear-provoking thoughts.
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“Sleeping through the night” is a phrase that is probably best banned from our vocabulary. Let’s face it, no one really sleeps through the night. If you poll a group of adult friends and ask them how they slept last night, you will undoubtedly hear such things as: The wind woke me up.
At 3:00 am I looked at the clock and was relieved to see I had two more hours before the alarm would ring.
If you poll a group of parents, and get past the “She has always slept through the night,” you will hear a variety of comments:
When he is teething, he has a little trouble sleeping.
She seems so hungry at around 2:00 am—must be a growth spurt.
He has been waking with bad dreams.
If sleeping all night long, every night, is your expectation for your child,
you may be setting yourself up for frustration. Sleep needs and patterns
change with age, illness, and emotional or even environmental factors. Just as
with other parenting issues, our goals, expectations, and approaches must be
constantly re-evaluated.
It is misleading to think of sleep as a state we simply fall into at night and wake from in the morning. Sleep research has shown that there are definite patterns and fluctuations during the night. They play important roles to help refresh us and can reveal some causes behind sleep disturbances.
The descriptions of these cycles can be quite technical. Because a basic understanding is crucial, an effort has been made to give a very simple explanation of what occurs and how your child might be affected.
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Swelling of your abdomen means there is something extra there that is not normally present. This can be either fluid, gas, or large cancer growths.
If fluid is the cause of the swelling, it is usually lying within the peritoneal cavity. The peritoneum is a fine double membrane that lines our abdominal cavity. Fluid can form between the two layers of this membrane (the peritoneal cavity) for example, when cancer cells start growing on it. This fluid is called ascites. Ascites can also be caused by liver diseases — both cancer and some noncancerous conditions.
Severe bloating due to wind can develop when the bowel is partly or completely blocked. Abdominal swelling can also be due to cancer itself — perhaps greatly enlarging your liver, spleen, or kidney(s).
If your swelling is due to fluid, the resulting discomfort, lack of appetite, nausea and indigestion can usually be quickly and simply relieved by draining the fluid away. This can be done under a local anaesthetic through a plastic tube inserted through the abdominal wall. Unfortunately, the relief will be temporary unless something is done to stop the fluid from forming again. Reducing your salt intake and taking tablets to help you pass urine (diuretics) may help. Treating the responsible cancer itself, say with chemo^ therapy, may be an attractive possibility if you have a type of cancer which has a good chance of responding favourably to chemotherapy.
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