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Symptoms

Here is a simple guide to help you distinguish between various signs and symptoms.

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Eye Symptoms

Does your daily work routine involve sitting at the computer? Is your kid  attached to the TV or computer most of the time? While early changes in the vision is attributed to excessive watching TV or playing video games, there are various factors that increase your risk of eye diseases. Not only these, changes in the eye can say a lot about your health. Here are some of the common symptoms of the eye.

Ear And Nose Symptoms

While slight changes in the vision or redness of the eye makes you to visit the doctor, symptoms of ear and nose often go unattended. Earache or nasal congestion can be due to severe cough and cold, but also indicate an early symptom of a serious disease. Here is what you need to know about various symptoms of the ear and nose.

Oral Symptoms

Have you ever wondered if your mouth can speak much more about your health than any other organ? Yes, right from recurrent mouth ulcers to bleeding gums, difficulty in swallowing and bad breath can be an underlying sign and symptom of a serious health complication. This is the reason, you need to be aware of various oral symptoms. Some of the common ones include -

Chest Symptoms

Although symptoms of heart disease are quite easy to detect, they are often mistaken with symptoms affecting other parts of the body. It is quite common that people get confused between acidity and heart attack. Before you also feel the same, here are some common symptoms of the heart you need to watch out for.

Neck And Back Symptoms

If your daily routine include sitting in front of the computer for long hours or standing for more than 4 hours at a stretch, you are more likely to experience backache. But what more surprising is the fact that detecting these symptoms at an early stage can help you prevent severe conditions like cervical spondylosis, poor posture or sciatica.

Abdomen Symptoms

How many times have you suffered from indigestion due to late-night eating or gorging on the scrumptious meal at a function? Although it is the most common cause of stomach pain, your monthly periods also leave you in pain. However, there are many key signs and symptoms related to abdomen that you need to watch out for. Here is a brief list you can start off with --

Symptoms Of Arms And Legs

You might have suffered from a fracture due to falling from a bicycle (in your childhood days) or while playing your favorite outdoor sport like football or volleyball (during your teenage years). But this is not the case every time. Lack of calcium in the body can lead to poor bone health which in turn increase your risk of osteoporosis or inflammation of the joints leading to arthritis. So, here is detailed explanation on each and every symptom of arms and legs you should be aware of.

Head Symptoms

You might rule out a frequent headache as a cause of excessive work stress. But in reality, it can be due to an underlying disease. Here's what you need to know about different symptoms that your head is trying to tell you.


  • Agitation

  • Anxiety

  • Apathy

  • Bald spots

  • Blackouts (memory loss)

  • Bleeding

  • Bruising

  • Difficulty in sleep

  • Difficulty in concentrating

  • Dizziness

  • Drowsiness

  • Fainting

  • Fatigue

  • Fever

  • Hair loss

  • Headache

  • Hallucinations

  • Lightheadedness

  • Mood swings

  • Lump

  • Poor concentration

  • Restless

  • Seizures

  • Spinning sensation

  • Swelling

Skin And Hair Symptoms

As skin is the largest organ of the body, it is exposed to various chemicals on a day-to-day basis. Right from skin rash to yellowing of skin in case of jaundice, your skin can reveal a lot about you. Not only this, even your hair can signify an underlying disease like drastic hair fall can be due to thyroid disease, etc.


  • Bald spots

  • Blue colored lips

  • Blue colored skin

  • Cracks at corner of mouth

  • Brittle hair

  • Bruising

  • Dry skin

  • Excessive body hair

  • Excessive facial hair

  • Flaking skin

  • Hair loss/hair fall

  • Hives

  • Itching

  • Burning sensation

  • Pale skin

  • Skin blisters

  • Skin bumps

  • Skin irritation

  • Skin sores

  • Skin peeling or scaling

  • Skin rash

  • Redness of skin

  • Swelling

  • Changes in mole

  • Yellow skin

Generalised Symptoms

It is not always possible to categorize a particular symptom based on its origin as is might be a common symptom in most of the health complications. Fever can be caused due to normal flu, malaria, jaundice, etc whereas headache might be because of a stressful day at work or electrolyte imbalance in the body. Here are some of the common generalised symptoms that you are ought to know about.

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