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An ear infection can cause significant ear pain, pressure, muffled hearing, fever, or drainage from the ear. Although ear infections are particularly common in children, adults can develop them too. But “ear infection” does not describe just one condition. A middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media (AOM), develops behind the eardrum. An outer…

A dry cough is a cough that does not bring up noticeable mucus or phlegm. It may feel like a tickle, scratch, or irritation in the throat and can range from an occasional nuisance to repeated coughing spells that interfere with sleep, work, or daily activities. Dry coughing is common during and after respiratory infections,…

Chest pain that becomes worse when you take a deep breath can be frightening. Sometimes the explanation is relatively straightforward, such as a strained chest muscle after coughing or exercise. Other times, however, pain associated with breathing can originate from the lungs, the tissues surrounding the lungs, or even the heart. Doctors often use the…

A sore throat can make swallowing, talking, eating, and even sleeping uncomfortable. When it happens along with a high temperature, many people immediately suspect an infection. But what does it mean when your throat hurts and you do not have a fever? A sore throat without fever is common, and there are many possible explanations.…

Finding a new bruise on your arm or leg when you cannot remember bumping into anything can be concerning. If this happens frequently, you may start wondering: Why do I bruise so easily? Bruises are extremely common. Most develop after minor injuries that damage small blood vessels beneath the skin, sometimes from bumps so insignificant…

Everyone feels tired occasionally. A late night, stressful week, illness, demanding work schedule, or unusually strenuous workout can leave you wanting extra sleep. But what if you are tired all the time? Persistent fatigue is different from simply needing a good night’s sleep. Fatigue can feel like having very little physical or mental energy, struggling…

Waking up in the middle of the night because you need to urinate can be frustrating. For some people it happens occasionally after drinking a large amount of water before bed. For others, getting out of bed to urinate happens several times every night and begins interfering with sleep and daytime functioning. Frequent urination during…

Back pain is extremely common. It can happen after lifting something heavy, sitting for a long time, exercising, sleeping in an awkward position, or sometimes for no obvious reason at all. Fortunately, most episodes of back pain are not caused by a medical emergency. Muscle strains and other mechanical causes account for a large portion…

Feeling nauseous after eating can turn an ordinary meal into an uncomfortable experience. For some people, it happens only occasionally after eating too much or consuming a particularly rich meal. For others, nausea after meals happens repeatedly and may be accompanied by abdominal pain, bloating, heartburn, vomiting, dizziness, or feeling unusually full. There are many…

Finding a lump in your neck can be alarming, particularly when you are not sure how long it has been there or why it appeared. Fortunately, most swollen lymph nodes are caused by benign conditions, particularly infections, and many shrink again as the underlying illness improves.¹˒² Lymph nodes are small structures that form part of…

Feeling dizzy and lightheaded is common, but the word “dizzy” can mean very different things to different people. One person may mean that the room is spinning. Another may feel faint when standing up. Someone else may feel unsteady, weak, “off,” or as though they are walking on a boat. Those differences matter because dizziness…

Lower left abdominal pain can come from something as simple as constipation or intestinal gas, but the same area can also hurt with diverticulitis, kidney stones, urinary infections, bowel obstruction, reproductive-organ conditions, or other illnesses that require medical evaluation. The location provides an important clue, but it does not diagnose the problem by itself. Clinicians…