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Answered by Dr. Nanda Vivek Hasmukhbhai

Why do HIV patients feel a burning tongue sensation?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As you very well knew, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) lives in a body for a very long time. It causes significant damage to the central and peripheral nervous systems. The virus affects our nervous system and causes dysfunction of nerves and muscle cells. The burning sensation is a symptom of peripheral nervous system dysfunction or disorder, and it is caused as the nerves that lead to and from the spinal cord and connect with all the various parts of the body are affected by HIV.

March 27, 2026

How to reduce heart disease risk despite my family history?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. First of all, I would like to tell you that a strong family history of heart disease or heart attack does not place you at a higher risk at all. So please do not worry about it. Now, medically, heart diseases do have some level of genetic inheritance, but nobody can assure you the same about heart attacks.

December 23, 2025

My lips are swollen. What might be the cause for it?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The swelling of upper lip might be due to allergy, insect bite, or a small trauma. You can take anti-allergy medications to reduce the swelling. I suggest taking tablet Allegra (Fexofenadine) 120 mg has to be taken, one tablet in the morning and a half at night. The total dose in a day should be 180 mg.

April 29, 2025

During masturbation, I felt some pain on the back side of my neck and head. Please help.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Masturbating two to three times a week is healthy unless you get addicted to the habit. This kind of pain or sprain happens due to increased blood flow to your penile region and vasoconstriction along with it. It resolves spontaneously once the excitation is over. This can be relieved by a little stretching after masturbation or by doing exercises for 30 minutes every day.

June 20, 2024

What is the best treatment for gaining weight?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The syrup you are using is absolutely fine and will take care of your nutrition requirements. The most important factor here is gaining weight in proper shape and taking polyunsaturated fatty acid are helpful to the body and of saturated fatty acids are harmful to body. Now you can get this good fat from fresh fruits, mixing milk and banana every morning and evening and eating that. If you are eating eggs, then you can also eat boiled eggs or different dishes of eggs with less oil.

April 17, 2024

Does smoking cause erectile dysfunction?

Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.Erection problems are common in adult men. Almost all men sometimes have trouble getting or keeping an erection. In many cases, the problem goes away with little or no treatment. In other cases, it can be an ongoing problem.

January 23, 2024

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