The number of esteem-enhancing, or success, incidents on the list equaled the number of esteem depressors, or failure situations. If the child cannot keep his mouth open, use a mouth prop--for example, three or four tongue depressors taped together, a rolled-up moistened washcloth or a rubber doorstop.
Normally, stroke symptoms manifest as slurred speech and numbness. But a fifth of strokes cause dizziness, nausea and unsteadiness. These can often be misdiagnosed as an inner ear infection. The danger is that this can leave the patient vulnerable to more attacks.
Symptoms include: 1  Ongoing drainage from the ear that is yellow or green and smells bad. 2  Ear pain deep inside the ear. Pain may get worse when you move your head. 3  Hearing loss.  Itching of the ear or ear 1  canal. Fever.  Trouble 1  swallowing. Weakness in the muscles of the  face.