Living With Tendonitis

When your loved one visits the hospital for a knee replacement, you can often expect that he or she will be in the hospital for a couple days before being released to your care. Once back at home, you'll need to play the role of caregiver until your loved one has regained his or her mobility. You can make this process easier on both of you by visiting a medical equipment service in the days before the surgery, and renting or buying a number of key items that will provide assistance in a variety of different ways.

As you start getting older, even routine events like taking a shower or a bath can become more and more problematic. Whether it's not being able to stand comfortably for that period of time, fearing slipping on the floor of the shower, or dangerously navigating the high sides of the tub (not to mention being able to lift yourself up out of said tub), you might just feel like showering and/or bathing are a lot more hassle than they're worth – but it doesn't have to be this way with a walk-in tub.

The selection of hearing aids is always evolving, with many new technologies becoming available to patients. Here are some of the most useful new features available in hearing aids.  Noise Reduction Options Another area that has made great strides is noise reduction technologies, of which there are now many options. For instance, many hearing aid brands now have the capability to switch between directional and omnidirectional microphones. So, you can hear noise from all directions when needed and then focus in on a single direction when that's more convenient.

While you may see an eye exam as a standard health precaution, there are ways that you can improve the accuracy of your exam for more accurate diagnoses and faster care. Here are some of the ways that you can help your eye doctor to provide a great eye exam.  Keep Track of Your Eye Problems One thing that you can do to take advantage of the time with your doctor is to have as many questions and as much data prepared as you can.

There are many new features of hearing aids that are worth discussing with your audiologist. When you're in the process of choosing new hearing aids, here are some of the features to look for in a modern hearing aid.    Options for Automation  Gone are the days when you would have to manually adjust your hearing aid every time the sound conditions changed. Many new hearing aids have options for automation, which means that the device will automatically adjust its settings based on the sound environment it detects.

When you go through menopause your hormone levels drop drastically and many women have hot flashes, weight gain, night sweats, and loss of sex drive. Something else that changes in hormone levels can cause is dry skin. Below is some information about this and what you can do to bring back your soft skin.    Estrogen How much estrogen your body produces during menopause declines. Estrogen is important as it stimulates the formation of skin oils and soothing collagen.

It is never easy to finally come to the conclusion that caring for your elderly loved one on your own is no longer a good idea. However, when your loved one is suffering with dementia, the idea of sending them to a nursing home can be even more heart wrenching. People who suffer with dementia can start to experience even more emotional and memory disruption by being in an unfamiliar place with a different routine, not to mention when they are no longer around familiar faces.