Impairment of the sense of smell and taste are commonly associated with aging but can also occur in younger people due to a wide variety of causes. Further information: Olfaction Disorders of olfaction There are various olfactory disorders: 1. Anosmia – inability to smell 2. Dysosmia – things smell different than they should 3. […]
Perfume intolerance is a condition wherein people exhibit sensitivity or allergic reactions to ingredients in perfume, such as Balsam of Peru. The most common allergic reactions to perfume or fragrances added to products is contact dermatitis, though other symptoms may occur, including allergic conjunctivitis. Balsam of Peru was the main recommended marker for perfume allergy […]
Any impairment which limits the physical function of limbs, fine bones, or gross motor ability is a physical disability. Other physical disabilities include impairments which limit other facets of daily living, such as severe sleep apnea. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disabilities#Physical_disability Resources: Find Health Professional Join Forum Share Story Share an Event Related posts: Sleep […]
Sensory Disability is impairment of one of the senses. The term is used primarily to refer to vision and hearing impairment, but other senses can be impaired. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disabilities#Sensory_disability Resources: Find Health Professional Join Forum Share Story Share an Event Related posts: Physical Disability Vision Impairments Intellectual Disability Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)/Lou […]
Insensitivity to stimuli such as touch, heat, cold, and pain are often an adjunct to a more general physical impairment involving neural pathways and is very commonly associated with paralysis (in which the motor neural circuits are also affected). Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disabilities#Somatosensory_impairment Resources: Find Health Professional Join Forum Share Story Share an Event […]
A balance disorder is a disturbance that causes an individual to feel unsteady, for example when standing or walking. It may be accompanied by symptoms of being giddy, woozy, or have a sensation of movement, spinning, or floating. Balance is the result of several body systems working together. The eyes (visual system), ears (vestibular system) […]
Vision Impairment (or “visual impairment”) is vision loss (of a person) to such a degree as to qualify as an additional support need through a significant limitation of visual capability resulting from either disease, trauma, or congenital or degenerative conditions that cannot be corrected by conventional means, such as refractive correction, medication, or surgery. […]
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Tourette Syndrome (also called Tourette’s Syndrome, Tourette’s Disorder, Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome, GTS or, more commonly, simply Tourette’s or TS) is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic. These tics characteristically wax and wane, can be suppressed temporarily, and are […]
A Thyroid Disease is a medical condition impairing the function of the thyroid. AImbalance in production of thyroid hormones arises from dysfunction of the thyroid gland itself, the pituitary gland, which produces thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), or the hypothalamus, which regulates the pituitary gland via thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH). Concentrations of TSH increase with age, requiring age-corrected […]
