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All people possess a bone on each side of the base of the skull, tusk-shaped, up to each ear, about 4 or 5 cm deep. It is called styloid process and by style-hiodeo ligament joins the skull with her hyoid bone in the neck. When one or two ligaments ossify or calcify, occurs Eagle Syndrome. It is a rare disorder. Patients presentarn a variable series of painful sensations in the throat, which define as intense and varied journey punctures localizazión. In addition, they may...

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The earlobe with the passage of time also ages and loses density acquiring a flabby, wrinkled and inconsistent appearance. The preauricular area with vertical lines that can increase more if possible the aging aspect of the pinna deteriorate also appearing.

The otoneurology derived from the Neurology and Otolaryngology and treats disorders of hearing and balance. Try also other diseases such as headaches, sleep disorder, voice and language

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Earwax are one of the most common causes of hearing loss. In a small number they are beneficial because they protect the ear, preventing bacteria and other microorganisms can penetrate. Some people, however, produce more wax than the ear can take and is not capable of removing remove, which can lead to symptoms such as pain or ringing in the ears, feeling of being plugged or partial hearing loss. For treatment the aim is to soften the wax, which can be achieved with baby oil, commercial...

In order to detect early breast cancer and be able to apply an appropriate treatment to fight it is important to know the methods to carry it out. Specialists in the early detection of breast cancer focus exclusively on using all available mechanisms such as mammography, a test which is recommended to be submitted at least once a year after age 40, at the discretion of the physician the personal and family history of the patient.

Eating disorders are serious deviations from the behavior that manifest as eating patterns hazardous to health. The common causes and symptoms of this disease include excessive concern about having the desired shape, a distorted view of the body and low self-esteem. Disorders of the most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Tables of anorexia, the person avoids eating, taking laxatives and diuretics, or even to follow slimming performed intense physical exercise,...

The echocardiogram is a diagnostic test based on the use of ultrasonic techniques using ultrasound emission on the chest area, heart reach several structures reflecting on them again to be collected, analyzed and represented through graphics. The echocardiographic analysis or ultrasound of the heart represents a histogram of the mobility of the heart muscle and is especially useful for the study of the functioning of heart valves and their pathology. Also, this...