Personal Health Issues and

Concerns
 STUNTED GROWTH – is a
reduced growth rate in human
development. It is a primary
manifestation of malnutrition
and recurrent infections.
 UNDERWEIGHT- is a term
describing a person whose
body weight is considered too
low to be healthy.
 OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY-
are defined as ''abnormal or
excessive fat accumulation that
presents a risk to health''
 IMPACTED CERUMEN - Ear
wax, also called cerumen,
made by the body to protect
the ears. The ear wax has both
lubricating and antibacterial
properties.
 SWIMMER’S EAR- Otitis
externa- is an inflammation of
the ear canal. It often
presents with ear pain,
swelling of the ear canal, and
occasionally decreased
hearing.
 OTITIS MEDIA- is a group of
inflammatory diseases of the
middle ear.
2 MAIN TYPES:
1. Acute otitis media (AOM)- is
an infection of abrupt onset
that usually presents with
ear pain.
2. otitis media with effusion
(OME) - is typically not
associated with symptoms. It is
defined as the presence of
non-infectious fluid in the
middle ear for more than three
months.
*BLURRED VISION- refers to
eye movement control and eye
coordination. Something that
is hazy and indistinct to the
sight.
*ASTIGMATISM- is a type of
refractive error in which the
eye does not focus light evenly
on the retina. This results in
distorted or blurred vision at
all distances.
*MYOPIA - Near-sightedness,
also known as short-
sightedness, is a condition of
the eye where light focuses in
front of, instead of on, the
retina. This
causes distant objects to be
blurry while close objects
appear normal.
*HYPEROPIA- Far-sightedness,
also known as long-
sightedness, is a condition of
 the eye in which light is
focused behind, instead of on,
the retina. This causes close
objects to be blurry, while far
objects may appear normal.
*XEROPHTHALMIA- is a
medical condition in which the
eye fails to produce tears. It
may be caused by vitamin A
deficiency, which is sometimes
used to describe that condition,
although there may be other
causes.
*STRABISMUS- also called
crossed eyes is a condition in
which the eyes do not properly
align with each other when
looking at an object.
 SUNBURN- is a form of
radiation burn that affects
living tissue, such as skin, that
results from an overexposure
to ultraviolet (UV) radiation,
commonly from the sun.
 CORNS- an in growing callus
often on the foot.
 BLISTERS- is a small pocket
of body fluid (lymph, serum,
plasma, blood, or pus) within
the upper layers of the skin,
 typically caused by forceful
rubbing (friction), burning,
freezing, chemical exposure
or infection.
 SCOLIOSIS - is a medical
condition in which a person's
spine has a sideways curve.
 LORDOSIS- refers to the
normal inward lordotic
curvature of the lumbar and
cervical regions of the
human spine.
 KYPHOSIS- is an abnormally
excessive convex kyphotic
curvature of the spine as it
occurs in the cervical,
thoracic and sacral regions.
 CAVITIES- are damage to
the structure of a tooth.
 GINGIVITIS- "inflammation
of the gum tissue") is a non-
destructive disease that
occurs around the teeth.
 PERIODONTITIS- also
known as gum disease and
pyorrhea, is a set of
inflammatory diseases
affecting the tissues
surrounding the teeth.
  MALOCCLUSION-is a
misalignment or incorrect
relation between the teeth
of the two dental arches
when they approach each
other as the jaws close.
 HALITOSIS- also known as
bad breath is a symptom in
which a noticeably
unpleasant odor is present
on the breath.