According to statistics, up to seven per cent of pre-school children suffer from a sight impediment, amblyopia (lazy eye) or strabismus (crossed eye). A study carried out in the USA revealed, for example, that eye defects are the fourth most common handicap in general and the most common handicap in childhood. Many sight impediments are discovered too late when the handicap cannot be significantly changed.
 
All Pardubice pre-school children will undergo a diagnostic test to help detect some sight impediments in time. A unique project of the Centre for Early Care, funded by the Pardubice town council, is beginning in September.

“The town council has released 390,000 CZK for this project to be used for, among other things, purchasing equipment to help with screening, for instance, for amblyopia or strabismus. I am convinced that this investment into health, especially the health of children, is a good investment. Early detection of defects gives the child hope for a correct and, above all, effective treatment and also for healthy mental and psychological development that can be negatively influenced by a hidden sight impediment,” said vice-mayor Štěpánka Fraňková.

According to statistics, up to seven per cent of pre-school children suffer from a sight impediment, amblyopia (lazy eye) or strabismus (crossed eye). A study carried out in the USA revealed, for example, that eye defects are the fourth most common handicap in general and the most common handicap in childhood. Many sight impediments are discovered too late when the handicap cannot be significantly changed.

Early detection of a sight impediment can prevent not only irreversible damage to sight but also negative effects on the child’s personality.

“’Pre-school age’ is a suitable period when possible, ideally through follow-up care, to treat or even completely remove sight impediments,” said Dagmar Fidlerová, the project coordinator.

This is why trained workers will visit Pardubice kindergartens, where the highest concentration of pre-school children is found, with the Plusoptix SO8 appliance and carry out sight screening with the approval of parents. All children undergoing the examination will receive a stamp in their vaccination record of a certain colour. A green stamp will inform a paediatrician that the child’s sight is normal. On the other hand, a red stamp and additional information will be a signal for further examination by a doctor.

The project does not omit children who do not attend kindergarten or will not be present at the time of the screening. “Under the screening project in our town, parents can make an appointment for these preschool children to receive a preventive sight examination in the Early Care Centre where more screening days are reserved for this purpose. Even younger children may be signed up for this examination by their parents if they have a family pre-disposition for amblyopia, strabismus or other sight impediment.”
 

Source: www.klinikazdravi.cz

If you intend to stop smoking or drinking, you need to summarize the “pros and cons of your addiction.” Compare the positives and negatives of your habits and realize the advantages and disadvantages of smoking and/or drinking. Look for other more useful ways of spending your free time. Do not feel guilty when you fail but admit that you need the help of an expert and search for one.

Good nutrition, regular exercise and stress management are at the core of every prevention program for illness and injury. Your health can also be influenced by negative activities that can be avoided most of the time. It is for instance important not to smoke, or at least limit smoking significantly and not to consume alcohol at all, or drink it only in a reasonable manner.
Do not expose yourself to excessive sunlight but neither should you avoid natural light (10 minutes daily between 9 – 10 am or 3 – 5 pm provides vitamin D from the sun and helps destroy bacteria).
Try to limit allergens, toxins and other pollutants in your home.

Smoking:
Many people enjoy smoking and drinking alcohol but both of these things influence your health in a negative way. The more you get into one of these habits the higher the risk of getting ill. Addiction to nicotine is at the same time a cause of the negative influence of the tar and gas contained in the tobacco smoke. "Passive smoking" – breathing in the cigarette or cigar smoke from other smokers  – entails a certain risk to your health, although not as large as smoking itself.

Health problems connected to smoking include:
•    destruction of     25 mg of vitamin C with every cigarette smoked
•    insufficient wound healing and pre-mature greying and aging of the skin
•    osteoporosis
•    heart and artery disease and vasoconstriction
•    asthma, bronchitis and emphysema
•    anxiety and depression
•    hearing reduction or even deafness

The worst of all is when pregnant and breastfeeding women smoke. It can lead to miscarriage and low birth weight of the child. Smoking during pregnancy and subsequently increases the probability of so-called Sudden Death Syndrome of infants and dramatically reduces the immunity of the baby.

Alcohol:
Alcohol is a very dangerous drug for the reason that it is a drug tolerated by a society. But just a few people realize its danger.
Following consumption, alcohol is absorbed into the blood. The liver gradually breaks it down into simpler substances and eventually the blood rids itself of the alcohol – if you do not soon drink more. The more alcohol you drink the longer it takes to be broken down by the liver.  Having one glass of wine or beer or small glass of liquor increases the level of alcohol to 15 mg in 100 ml of blood.
Breaking down this amount of alcohol in the blood takes about an hour on average if the person is relatively healthy. Women are somewhat more sensitive as to the harmful effects of alcohol because they absorb it faster and the level of alcohol in their blood reaches a higher amount. A person may start as only a “social drinker”, and then when some serious problems occur in life, end up as an alcoholic.
•    alcohol increases the risk of an accident when driving a vehicle
•    long term drinking causes deep depressions
•    alcohol disturbs the sleep mechanism
•    addictions lead to social problems, violence, malnourishment, high blood pressure, stomach inflammation, liver damage and cancer
•    drinking of alcohol during pregnancy even in small amounts can negatively influence the development (both physical and psychological) of the unborn child
•    a person who drinks regularly even small amounts of alcohol needs 16 times more of magnesium than a non-drinker

To stop?
If you intend to stop smoking or drinking, you need to summarize the “pros and cons of your addiction.” Compare the positives and negatives of your habits and realize the advantages and disadvantages of smoking and/or drinking. Look for other more useful ways of spending your free time. Do not feel guilty when you fail but admit that you need the help of an expert and search for one.
 

Source: www.klinikazdravi.cz

Tympanophony can be heard only by the patient who suffers from it and nobody else. This disorder is accompanied by enormous psychological stress on the patient. They complain of  worsened quality of relaxation, sleep and concentration, as well as suffering physical and social problems and a decline in social life. Another frequent accompanying physical symptom is hearing loss.

Those who have not experienced this condition can hardly imagine it. Tinnitus (from the Latin tinnio = tinkle, or tympanophony is an acoustic sensation appearing with no triggering impulse and is perceived as constant ringing, clicking, whistling, rumbling, buzzing or hissing in the ears.

There are many reasons for the condition as well as treatments for it. Nevertheless, the trouble only completely disappears when the real reason is truly found. And to discover the true cause, one examination is not usually sufficient.

Excessive noise is not the only cause
When we go to a concert where very loud music is played, we might not even realize the risk we are taking - the same risk we run by shooting without ear protection, listening to loud explosions caused by fireworks, etc. A loud noise damages capillaceous cells in the inner ear, specifically in the helix (cochlea). When sound waves cannot be transformed properly into nerve impulses, a defective reaction occurs and tympanophony appears.

Other reasons for the condition include a blocked ear canal, viral infection, ear injury and bleeding as well as tumor, toxic damage to the ear, problems with the cervical vertebrae and also diseases affecting the hearing apparatus directly.  Prolonged stress with increased production of adrenalin leading to an insufficient supply of blood to the inner ear can also be a triggering factor for the occurrence of tinnitus. Tinnitus, therefore, is not by any means a problem affecting only older generations.

With older people the difficulties are preceded by otosclerosis. This occurs when hearing is permanently damaged as a result of ossification of the stirrup connecting the middle and inner ear brought on by advanced age. Hearing loss in this case, however, can be remedied by an operation.


The symptoms are very diverse
Tympanophony can be heard only by the patient who suffers from it and nobody else. This disorder is accompanied by enormous psychological stress on the patient. They complain of worsened quality of relaxation, sleep and concentration, as well as suffering physical and social problems and a decline in social life. Another frequent accompanying physical symptom is hearing loss. Severe cases of tympanophony lead in 90% of cases to temporary or permanent loss of hearing. In this connection it is interesting that patients suffering from tinnitus are advised not only to avoid excessive noise but that total silence is not the best for them either because they then perceive the murmur in their ears even more intensely.

Therapeutic possibilities
Before any treatment begins it is necessary to do a detailed ORL examination. Neurological, internal, stomatological or other examinations often turn out to be necessary as well. Since tympanophony has various causes, there is also a range of therapeutic possibilities. Nevertheless, there is no sure-fire method available and the variability of treatment methods is unfortunately connected with a certain therapeutic quandary.

As a result, the patient is usually warned right at the beginning that it is not good to “fight” the tympanophony and that it is necessary to accept it as a part of the self because often the only feasible solution is that the unbearable ear murmur becomes a little bearable.

Principles of prevention:

•    Music we listen to should not be too loud; if it is, we should not stay too long at loud concerts or discos.
•    It is important to spend time in nature where we perceive pleasant natural sounds.
•    When shooting or spending time in noisy working environments, we follow safety measures.
•    We do not get close to fireworks, for instance at New Years’ celebrations
•    The most effective prevention is singing. It is very relaxing for our hearing system and its effects are overall very favourable.

A new rehabilitation method introduces training combining distraction and relaxation. It was discovered that emotional stress and psychological tension increase tinnitus. It is also known that the patient’s difficulties are more bearable if his/her attention is distracted by something else. That is why distraction training is combined with relaxation.

A well-known music treatment involves incorporating a disruptive signal of the same frequency as the ear noise into a favourite melody. When trained, the patient hears them less and less often.

Source: www.klinikazdravi.cz

There is 20% more exhibition area than in 2008 and this has now been completely filled. Due to the increase in Czech interest in this fair, we reserved 214 square meters in advance with an option for further purchase. The building and realization of everything necessary for the future fair has been underway since February 1st. This will ensure sufficient room for individual Czech exhibitors, as was not the case last year when some companies registered late.

Due to saturated local markets, export outside of Europe is very important for individual producers. One of your options is to present yourselves with our professional help at the largest worldwide fair. It is not always easy to do business abroad if one is not well acquainted with the local market and local conditions. But that is what our team, with its extensive experience in executing deals in a market significantly different than the Czech or Slovak markets, is for. 

We individually deepen contacts that we have developed through this event for our exhibitors throughout the next year and we try, in the interest of us all, to ensure business cooperation with the client.

We are looking forward to this crucial event, which is growing more important for Czech exhibitors because of the CzechMedical.com project through which we present your company and products to potential clients visiting the fair.

During the year we present the opportunity to distributors and hospitals interested in business cooperation so they can get to know your products in Arabic or English with our full communication support.