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Your condition: Head, face and mouth disorders

Your condition: Disorders of the head, face and mouth

Whether you're suffering from one of these, worried about them or just want more info, click on the conditions below to find out all you need to know.

Acne
Allergy to house dust mites and pets
Bad breath
Barotrauma of the ear - also known as 'ear popping'
Bell's palsy - weakness or paralysis of one side of the face. It's not a stroke.
Blepharitis - sore and itchy eyelids where the eyelashes grow from
Brain tumours
Cataracts
Chalazion - a small swelling or cyst on the eyelid
Cold sores
Common cold
Headache
Head injury
Conjunctivitis
Dental plaque and gum disease
Depression
Dizziness
Dry eyes
Dry mouth
Ear infection
Entropion - when your eyelid turns inwards and the eyelashes to rub against your eyeball
Eustachian tube dysfunction - when the tube that connects the ear to the throat gets blocked
Head lice and nits
Flu jab
Labyrinthitis - affects the inner ear and causes dizziness and sickness
Macular degeneration - serious vision problems
Memory loss and dementia
Meniere's disease - condition of the inner ear which affects balance and hearing
Septicaemia - blood poisoning
Mental health
Migraine
Mouth ulcers
Mumps
Nasal polyps - soft harmless lumps that grow in your nose
Neuralgia - disorder that causes nerves to carry pain messages when they shouldn't
Ostoclerosis - condition of the the middle ear which affects your hearing and can create a ringing noise
Parkinson's disease
Perforated eardrum
Persistent rhinitis - causes sneezing and a runny, blocked or itchy nose
Presbyacusis - hearing loss that happens in old age
Rosacea - redness on your cheeks and forehead with pimpling that mainly affects women between 30 and 55
Raynaud's phenomenon - this is when you fingers, toes, nose and ears change colour in the cold, usually to a blue/purple colour
Stroke
Stye
Subconjunctival haemorrhage - blood appearing behind the whites of your eyes
Slapped cheek disease
Salivary gland stones - a build up of calcium in your salivary glands making it painful to eat and swelling in the mouth
Dramatic hair loss
Watering eyes
Wilson's disease - too much copper in your body which can lead to jaundice or hepatitis

Read on for more body parts and conditions:
- Blood disorders
- Skin disorders
- Head, face and mouth disorders
- Throat and chest disorders
- Problems with the torso, arms and hands
- Intimate and women's health
- Back problems
- Stomach and digestive system disorders
- Leg problems
- Feet problems

Where next?
- How well are you? Take our Immune system quiz to find out
- Are home test kits worth it? Get the facts
- 10 symptoms you should never ignore
- Can't get to the doctors? Find out who else could help
- Allergic to certain foods? Diabetic? Have a look at our diets for conditions
- What you should eat to stay healthy or try one of our healthy eating diets
- If you lack energy or have trouble getting around try one of our easy exercises to suit your age and body
- Need more energy? Find out what foods could give you a boost

By Vicky Woollaston

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