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Thumbnail started splitting, gaining belly fat. Is this related to thyroid issue?
I have some small, but deep horizontal ridges in my thumbnail. These are fairly new (4-5 months). Also, both of my thumbnails are splitting at the ends. All other fingernails are perfectly fine. I have also gained...
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What is the difference between stretch marks, dimpling and ridging?
What is the difference between stretch marks and dimpling, ridging ect....? In a previous question I asked I said that I lost around ten pounds fast due to anxiety/panic and it happen that the weight seemed to be lost...
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Have cold and blocked nose. Felt hard ridge inside nose. Using nasal spray. Whats wrong?
Hi. I've had a cold and noticed blockage in my right nostril - clears slower than the other one. When I feel inside, I can feel a kind of hard ridge towards the top which doesn't seem to be on the other side. A bit...
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Is there an operation to correct deformed nails?
Hi ! I used acrylic nails for years, and a lot of the time when i could not remove my thumbnail acrylics, i pulled them off.. Then my natural thumb nails became severely (horizontal) ridged, and grow deformed.. I'm wondering, if there is such a...
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Have hemorrhoids. Noticed ridges in stool. Cause?
I have started noticing ridges on the side of my stools. I do have hemorroids. Could this be the cause?
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Tingling in finger tips, numbness, shortness of breath, nausea, dizziness. Reason?
I have light pressure then it feels like when you hit your funny bone jolts shooting down both arms down to my finger tips numbness tingling there and feet little bit Shortness of breath Vertical ridges pinkish in color on thumbnails Nausea dizzie spells Disabled from illness can t afford to pay...
 
My tounge got scratched by my teeth.Will it heal on it s own ?
While taking a big bite out of an apple. Barely exposed, is a sharp ridge, on one of my lower, front teeth, which scrathces my tongue. No bleeding . Would this normally be quick to heal on it s own?
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Can a brown spot on the finger nail be due to melanoma ?
Hi doctor, yesterday i found little black line on my thumbnail, i am afraid is that Melanoma under my thumbnail or just a spot. It will be pleased of you to look at my pictures below. Paste that link in adress bar http://i42.tinypic.com/jgpb4m.jpg
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Very grubby looking nails and excessive growth of cuticles, Please advise me
Hi, My 5 year old son has very grubby nails. The nail surface is very rough and some of his toe nails just split in the middle. He seems to have some ridges on the nails and the cuticles grow excessively. Could there be a problem that is reflecting i
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Itchy rashes on the eyes and nose after being exposed to rain forest. How to fix this?
hello, i was in a rainforest 2 days ago and it was raining. i woke up the next day with a small patch of rash with a bunch of little whiteheads on the inner corner of my eyes, near the nose ridge. i didn t feel anything the first day, but now starting to feel itchy. can you tell me what is...
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Pronounced ridge in baby's skull. Rested on collar bone. Will it return to normal?
My baby is 11 days old. She would not sleep in her basket last night so I comforted her on my chest where she slept for several hours. At first she was quite high up and I noticed she was resting on my collar bone so I moved her down onto the pectoral area. This afternoon, I noticed a pronounce...
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Have ridges on toenails, had fever with parasites, had lyme. On biaxine, nurpron. Worry?
Hello, I have ridges (horizontal) on my toenails, it started with my large toe and the nail has become very thick and hard to even trim. Approximately two yrs ago I suddenly fell ill with parasites which was cured after 8 months by an ID. eventually confirmed that I had Lyme. This started approx...
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Ridges and dents on head, strange sensations on scalp, hair fall. Receiving monthly steroid injections for hair growth
I have developed ridges and dents on my head in the last year or so and my scalp has strange sensations from time to time. My hair has also been falling out all over but mostly at the temples and over the ears. I am currently receiving monthly steroid injections around the temples to try to...
 
I dont want my teeth to gradually erode or chip off. Should I get them whitened keeping in mind my transparent incisors ?
I am 21 years old and my incisors are half transparent. The bottom part of the teeth have minor (but obvious) ridges as well. I m extremely worried because I dont want my teeth to gradually erode or chip off. Furthermore, my canines have started to t
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Hit on the outer thigh, have faint discoloration with slight swelling post months. Normal?
I fell out of the shower about five months ago hitting my outer right thigh on the door ridge. It became very swollen and almost black in colour. After a couple of weeks the bruise went leaving a slightly reddish tinged swollen wedge. Now a faint discolouration is still evident along with a...
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