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I am suffering from sensorineural hearing loss. Is there any Ayurveda treatment for this?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 41-year-old female. I am suffering from sensorineural hearing loss. Is there any Ayurvedic treatment for this? Because I do not want to use hearing aids. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sensorineural hearing loss cannot be reversed or cured. Scientific evidence about preventing it from causing further damage due to age also is not very sound. However, what is the cause of neural loss? Is it present in both ears or only one? Can you upload your audio... Read Full »
I took Risperidone. Will it cause breast cancer?
Query: Hi doctor, I took Risperidone 3 mg daily for 11 months. Can it cause breast cancer? Also, I took ayurveda medicine for irregular periods. When I developed loss of appetite and nausea I stopped it. I took it only for one and a half month. I did not inform my psychiatrist about this. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Risperidone can cause a condition known as hyperprolactinemia or an increase in serum prolactin levels. This is associated with a number of symptoms, including secretion of milk from the breast, stoppage of periods, etc. The increased risk of cancer is someth... Read Full »
How to adjust the warming effects of Ashwagandha?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 38 year old male. I started taking Ashwagandha 500 mg per day, a few months ago, and it improved my memory, attention, etc. But after a month, I began to have night sweats, agitation, weird sensations in the neck area and protruding eyes. I have read that Ashwagandha is excess ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. I have carefully read all the details provided by you and here is the solution. Never take Ashwagandha with ghee. Take it with cold milk, without sugar. Take Ashwagandha only three days a week, taking it continuously in high doses for too... Read Full »
Had Addyzoa during pregnancy. Could this do any harm during pregnancy?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 23 weeks pregnant and by mistake, I have taken a wrong medicine by the name of Addyzoa for five days. I am attaching its wrapper for the prescription. I am very very tensed. Please check. Please let me know if this could do any harm to me or baby. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As Addyzoa is an ayurvedic drug, a herbo-mineral formulation. There are no safety trials reported with it in pregnancy. However, the dose was taken at 23 weeks when organogenesis (formation of different organs) has already taken place, the chance of any birth defects du... Read Full »
I want Ayurvedic treatment for a 70 percent block. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I am suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure. A day back, I had an angiography due to diabetes and high blood pressure. One day before, l had angiography due to my two NYSE (healthcare index) having a block up to 70 percent. What should I do to cure it? My age is 37, and the docto... Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. The appropriate management of your ischemic heart disease includes: 1. Strict control of blood sugar level (HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin) below 7 percent). 2. Strict control of blood pressure (below 130/80 mm/Hg). 3. Regular medications for ... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am 22 years old and I missed my period in two years back. Then I started Himalaya Evecare two tablets daily for four months and then stopped it. My periods were regularized then. Again a few months back my periods did not come and again I started Evecare and periods came for three mo... Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hello, Welcome to the icliniq.com. For the delayed period, rule out the cause and after consulting gynecologist only, treatment can be taken. Thyroid problem, excess stress, obesity, starvation, ovarian problem, diabetes, etc., like causes, should be ruled out. For that serum random blood sugar, s... Read Full »
Will taking Ayurveda medicine increase appetite in a slightly-built individual to gain weight?
Query: Hi doctor,I am a slightly built child since childhood, so I want to gain weight. I want to take Liv 52 DS tablet to increase my appetite. So I want to know how to take this medicine and when to take it, for example after or before a meal, morning or evening, one tablet or two tablets, etc. Kindly gi... Read Full »
Dr. Manisha Raghunath Auradkar
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern regarding your appetite problem. The Liv 52 DS (Guduchi, Daruharidra, Mulak, Amalaki) tablet is not primarily used for improving appetite. Its main use is improving liver function or help to repair damages to the liver mostly associated ... Read Full »
Can Bresol be used to treat asthma?
Query: Hello doctor, Thank you for giving us the first query free. I am 26 years old male suffering from asthma for the past 14 to 15 years. So, I feel shame for myself when I use an inhaler. I am not able to go on tour, especially in winter because I do not want to share my worst condition in front of my ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Regarding the continuation of medicines, you may have to use the multivitamin tablet, Septilin (Tinospora) and Bresol (Turmeric, Vasaka, and Vaividang) for a long time till your allergic condition persists. These medicines are for helping your body develop good immun... Read Full »
Can I have ayurvedic medicine for cold and dry coughs?
Query: Hello doctor, Due to weather change, I caught a cold and dry cough is there since last four days. Please suggest some medicine to expel a cough from the body. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. A dry cough is very common with a change of weather and is often prolonged. It often causes a lot of discomforts especially in the throat. It can also be associated with seasonal allergies. You will be needing an expectorant along with a drug from the bronchodilator gr... Read Full »
I want to gain weight and build muscles. Can I use an ayurvedic weight-gaining supplement powder?
Query: Hello doctor, I want to gain weight and build muscles. Can I use an ayurvedic weight-gaining supplement powder available in the market? Kindly help. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I usually do not prescribe actively marketed weight-gaining supplement products. Instead, I advise you to indulge in regular physical activity and a healthy diet to gain weight and build muscles. I suggest the following. 1. Do a little cardio followed by strength tr... Read Full »