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Understanding childhood insomnia: A parent's guide

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  Problems like Insomnia are often associated with adults. After all, why would a child have trouble falling asleep? Well, the reality is that children, be it infants, toddlers, or teens, can develop insomnia too. This can be due to a variety of reasons, and, unfortunately, all these can drastically impact their overall health. As in the case of adults, Insomnia in children is marked by the inability of a child to fall asleep, or stay asleep at night. The sleeping hours of the child are quite less as compared to the normal amount of sleeping time that is required on a daily basis. Experts offering the best treatment for insomnia suggest that children in the age group of 6 to 13 years need about 9 to 11 hours of sleep every day, whereas teens need about 8 to10 hours of sleep.   How to know if your child has insomnia? If your little one sleeps with you at night, it is very easy to figure out, however, if your child sleeps in a separate room it might not be that easy. Yo...

Getting familiar with common ENT problems

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  Just like any other part of your body, your eyes, nose and throat can get affected by a variety of different conditions. From acute infections to sleep-related problems, there is a wide spectrum of conditions, some of which come with warning signs, while others are sudden and abrupt. In this blog, we have elaborated on some of the common ENT problems that can affect anyone, with the help of the experts from the best multispeciality hospital in Kolkata . Tonsillitis - The condition is marked by chronic inflammation in the tonsils, two oval lymph nodes that are present in your throat. Swelling in these can be a result of bacterial infection. The condition is very common in children and is marked by symptoms like sore throat, swallowing difficulties, swollen tonsils and neck glands, bad breath, fever and development of white or yellow layer on the tonsils. Minor infections can be easily treated with the help of medication whereas severe tonsillitis calls for the need for tonsi...