Sense Organ Health Problem Cause Symptom Treatment

 eye pressure when  eye pain or pressure  prescription eye drops

there is an  blurred vision  laser therapy
abnormality in the  headaches  filtering surgery
 Glaucoma eye's drainage system  nausea and vomiting  drainage tubes
can cause fluid to  Minimally Invasive

Sight
build up, leading to Glaucoma Surgery
excessive pressure (MIGS)
that causes damage to
the optic nerve.

 viruses  redness and itchiness  use of artificial tears

 bacteria in one or both eyes  cleaning eyelids with wet
 allergies  gritty feeling and cloth
 Conjunctivitis  a chemical splash in discharge that forms  applying cold or warm
the eye a crust in one or both compresses several times
 a foreign object in the eyes daily
eye  tearing and
sensitivity to light

 viral infection  nausea almost like  corticosteroids to reduce

 bacterial infection sea-sickness inflammation in the inner

Hear  autoimmune  fever ear

conditions  ear pain  vestibular suppressants for
 ringing in the ears severe vertigo
 loss of balance  anti-nausea medications for
 Labyrinthitis  changes in vision nausea or vomiting
 antibiotics, if the
labyrinthitis is caused by a
bacterial infection

 Tinnitus  exposure to loud  buzzing, ringing,  avoid silence by creating

noises roaring, clicking, background noise with the
 tumors hissing and humming TV or radio
of ears
  head injuries  prescribed antibiotics
  limit caffeine in coffee, tea or
cola

 Anosmia  nasal polyps  loss sense of smell  prescribed antibiotics

Smell  common colds gradually or  polyps or another type of

 influenza suddenly blockage surgery
 nasal congestion  familiar scents smell
 sinus infection differently
 hay fever

 Hyposmia  allergies  decreased or absent  several antibiotics, including

 head injury sense of smell ampicillin and tetracycline
 infections such as flu  nasal blockage or  some antidepressants, such
 chronic sinus congestion as amitriptyline
problem  nasal inflammation  certain antihistamines, such
 smoking  decreased sense of as loratadine
 hormonal imbalance taste
 dental problems

 Ageusia  infections  loss of appetite  prescribed antibiotics

 injury  weight loss  adjust medication intake
 nerve damage  smoking cessation

Taste  medications

 Sore Throat  viral infections such  Pain or a scratchy  prescribed antibiotics

as cold or flu sensation in the  gargling with salt water
throat
 Pain that worsens
with swallowing or
talking
 Difficulty swallowing
 Sore, swollen glands
in your neck or jaw
 Swollen, red tonsils
  White patches or pus
on your tonsils
 A hoarse or muffled
voice

 factors that cause the  itching and redness  avoiding likely sources of
skin to become dry, on certain part of the irritation (triggers)
and more vulnerable skin  using emollients such as
to irritants or  tiny fluid-filled special bath oils and
infection blisters just under moisturizers
 genetic factors – the skin  prescribed corticosteroid

Touch
 Eczema eczema runs in  crusts or scabs that creams and ointments
(Atopic Dermatitis) families form when the fluid  phototherapy and ultraviolet
 immune system dries (UV) light treatment
dysfunction causing  dry, scaly skin
an unwanted  pale patches of the
inflammatory skin
response in the skin 
 allergens such as dust
mites, pollen, moulds
or foods


 direct contact with a  an itchy rash  steroid creams or ointments

 Contact Dermatitis
substance or an  leathery patches that
allergic reaction are darker than  prescribed medication pills
usual
(hyperpigmented),
typically on brown or
Black skin
 dry, cracked, scaly
skin, typically on
white skin
 bumps and blisters,
sometimes with
oozing and crusting
 swelling, burning or
tenderness
Eldrine M. Balberona BEEd-3