Mark, blemishes, sores or rashes on the face can give you sleepless nights. It is not just the dampening of look that makes you worry, the pain associated with them is also quite bothering. While pimples and acne is the most dreaded thing in this regard, cold sores too can be quite painful. If you have got cold sores and facing difficulty to get rid of them, you can follow some simple tips. In most of the cases, cold sores seldom require any medicinal treatment and can be healed with ease. Few home remedies to treat cold sores in a couple of days are mentioned below: Vanilla extract – Take some pure and organic vanilla extract with a cotton pad or cotton swab. Now, soak the cotton in the vanilla extract till it gets saturated. Take the cotton pad and apply it directly on your sores. Keep it for a minute and wipe out the area. The alcoholic effect of vanilla extracts will help in relieving the sores. For the fastest results, you need to repeat the process for at least four times in a day. Milk compress – Take a cup or half a cup whole milk and cotton balls.

‘Pain in the neck’ is a common phrase while describing an irritating situation, person, or event. However, when neck pain occurs, it can be extremely painful too. Often neck pain results from the nerves. Mild neck pain is tolerable and it goes away by itself with time. But severe neck nerve pain can cause serious discomfort to a person and one should visit the doctor at the earliest. When to worry about neck pain A bad or awkward sleep posture during the night is the most common cause that leads to a stiff neck, or neck pain in the morning. This kind of pain is usually a strain in the muscle that starts at one point in the neck and usually goes away with time. One can try simple remedies like taking adequate rest, applying a pain relief spray, or ointment, or hot and cold compress. But if neck nerve pain persists for a prolonged period, spreads from one to point to another, or in any way disturbs the day-to-day activities of a person, it is best to see a professional doctor at the earliest. The warning signs are when the pain from the neck spreads and moves down towards the shoulders and arms.

The immune system of a human body is deteriorating due to a fast-paced lifestyle, redundant workload, and acute stress levels, thereby affecting the overall health by causing severe ailments. Recent medical research has stated that people within the age group of 25 to 45 suffer from severe ailments one of them being a sciatic pain. Sciatic pain is a form of acute nerve pain caused near the sciatic nerve around the lower back down to the calves to the heel. Sudden strokes of pain or constant burning sensations are a few symptoms of sciatica nerve pain. Such form of pain is caused due to excessive stress on the hips and legs. Work-related stress compels individuals into being stuck to the chair thereby restricting any form of physical movement. Sciatic pain can be caused due to many reasons; however, the most prominent reasons are slipped or damaged discs, inflammation of the muscle tissues surrounding a nerve, or nerve compression due to muscle stress. Following are a few natural remedies which act as options for sciatic pain cure. Hot and cold therapy Compression of nerves due to sciatica causes unendurable pain, at times aggravating inflammation. To help suffice this, individuals suffering from this ailment can be treated with the hot and cold therapy.

Adult acne is definitely an irritating and frustrating problem for many people. As a teenager, you might have done acne treatment, but they may not necessarily work to treat your adult breakouts. However, you can get rid of this problem with right care and good adult acne medication. Creams, cleansers, and lotions are good for mild acne for adults. When pimples begin to appear, most people run towards skin care creams and lotions. If your acne is mild in nature, you can find a solution with these creams and other products. The important thing is that you must select the right products for your skin especially when you are seeking medication for adult acne problems. Whenever you are out shopping, make sure that the product you purchase contains tried and tested acne treatment ingredients such as sulfur, salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide so that they may help as a medication to adult acne issues. The most prominent one is the benzoyl peroxide. You can select creams, lotions, toning solutions or cleansers but the ingredients must be high quality and the guidelines in the package should be followed strictly. If your skin does not contain too much oil, you do not have to purchase skin care products geared towards teenagers.

Heartburn is the burning sensation that you experience in your chest after you eat. This feeling can be intense at times, and in these extreme cases, the person might even experience a chest pain. Heartburn is a fairly common condition that occurs when there is indigestion, and the food doesn’t sit well with your system. This happens when you eat spicy food or overeat. It is also known as acid reflux as the acid in your stomach comes back up into the esophagus causing a burning sensation in your chest. You might also feel nauseous and uncomfortable for a long time. If heartburn occurs more than two times a week, you may have gastroesophageal reflux disease. It can lead to further complications if left untreated. How To Differentiate Heartburn Chest Pain And Heart Attack One of the main symptoms of heartburn is chest pain. This is the reason most people confuse heartburn with cardiac attacks. The burning in the chest causes alarm and has people assuming that they are experiencing a heart attack. This is how you can distinguish between the two: Signs Of A Heart Attack The chest pain you experience when you have a heart attack will slowly spread to your neck, arms, and shoulders.

Heart failure is also known as congestive heart failure (CHF). It arises if your heart is incapable to pump in an effective way to sustain blood flow in the arteries of the body. CHF points out to the phase wherein fluid builds up around the heart. This causes inefficient pumping. CHF can be life-threatening. Before we look into congestive heart failure treatment let us look at its symptoms and causes. Symptoms Of CHF Symptoms include leg swelling, shortness of breath, and tiredness. Conditions Leading to Congestive Heart Failure Edema is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cardiac tissues. It reduces the ability of your heart to pump and circulate blood to fulfill the needs of your body. The blood pressure inside the cardiac chambers rises. This causes extreme weariness, dyspnea on exertion, and other uncomfortable symptoms of CHF. CHF occurs when there is decrease in the pumping ability of the heart. Pumping inefficiency raises the pressure inside the chambers of the heart. These high pressures are finally passed on back into the lungs and the rest of the body. This results in filling up the lungs with water and building up fluid in the body. This manifests in the symptoms of CHF.

The sciatic nerve is the biggest single nerve in our body. It is made up of several nerve roots that come out at each section of the spinal cord. All these nerve roots combine at the base of the spinal cord in the lower back to form one big sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve branches out into several individual nerves which go down to the buttocks and the legs. Sciatic nerve pain is caused due to compression of the sciatic nerve over time. It is rarely caused by an injury or by accident. It is a severe pain that starts at the base of the lower back and shoots down the buttock and one leg. The degree, intensity, and frequency of the pain differ in different people. Some people experience inflammation and mild pain which makes it difficult for them to sit. While others experience an excruciating pain that makes them unable to stand, shift or even move a toe. The sciatic nerve pain commonly occurs in middle-aged people. Read on to find out some easy and effective sciatic nerve pain relief measure: Visit a Chiropractor A chiropractor specializes in diagnosing and treating neuromuscular disorders. They manipulate the spine and the nervous system effectively.

Shingles is a type of viral infection that causes highly painful rashes. They may occur anywhere on your body. Generally speaking, you can find them as a single stripe of blisters, and they wrap around the right or left side of the torso. The virus that causes shingles is known as varicella zoster, and you need to start taking treatment at the early stage to make the recovery truly effective. It is always advisable to choose the best shingles medication to enjoy the best results. Diagnosis of shingles This problem is often diagnosed on the basis of the history of pain experienced on the one side of your body, and the telltale rashes and blisters are taken into consideration. Tissue scraping may also be done, and, on certain occasions, blister culture is also performed laboratory. Early treatment is better Effective shingle treatment reduces the symptoms, and the condition improves within a period of two to four weeks. Seeking the help of your doctor is always advisable when you start experiencing the symptoms of shingles. Early treatment lowers the severity of the problem. Moreover, it reduces the risk of potential health complications. Self-care options for shingles You can come across a good number of ways to reduce the symptoms.

Dry eye is a condition of itchy, unhealthy, and unclear vision of the eye. This mostly occurs when the tear gland produces low-quality tears or no tears depending on the severity and cause of the dry eye. Tears are very important for the eyes as they wash any dust present in them, keeping the eye clean and moisturized. Tear gland functions to keep the eyes healthy and moisturized every day. The following are certain causes of dry eye that needs to be understood to relieve dry eye: Decreased tear production : Decreased tear production by the tear gland is one of the basic cause of dry eye. Aging, certain medical conditions like laser eye surgery, and inflammation of the eye are some of the other reasons. Increased tear evaporation : There are certain causes of increased tear evaporation such as smoke and dry air, not blinking your eye for long, and certain eyelid issues. These strain your eye muscles, thereby, declining the functioning of tear gland. Imbalance of composition : Imbalance of proposition of water, oil, and mucus in tears can also cause dry eye. For example, when the proportion of oil in your eye is not adequate, the tears produced will be of low quality.

Bronchitis can be defined as an irritation or inflammation of the airways, also known as bronchial tubes, in the lungs. These airways are the tubes through which the air passes. When these airways get inflamed, thick mucus forms in them. The mucus covers up the airways thus making it hard for the air to get into the lungs. Persistent coughing is an indication of bronchitis and produces mucus. The sputum plugs up the airways and causes difficulty in breathing, resulting in a feeling of tightness in the chest. In this article, the symptoms along with effective treatment for chronic bronchitis have been outlined. Chronic means that the problem or condition lasts a long time ranging from a few days to several months. Chronic bronchitis is bronchitis that usually lasts more than 3 months and often occurs with emphysema. The combination of these disease causes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Symptoms of chronic bronchitis The most common symptoms of acute bronchitis: Sore throat Fever constant coughing accompanied by yellow or green mucus Chest congestion Shortness of breath Wheezing Chills Body aches Causes of chronic bronchitis Viruses are often blamed for causing chronic bronchitis. Viruses attack the coating of the bronchial tree and cause inflammation. The same viruses that are responsible for causing colds can also cause acute bronchitis.