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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
By Katherine George Your Health

Ramsay Hunt Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

Ramsay Hunt syndrome, also known as herpes zoster oticus, is a rare type of shingles. It occurs when a shingles outbreak affects a facial nerve near one ear causing facial paralysis and hearing loss in one ear. To learn more, we’ve created a complete overview of this condition, including symptoms, causes, risk factors, and treatment options. 

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What You Need to Know About Shingles
By ActiveBeat Author Your Health

What You Need to Know About Shingles

According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, roughly one in three Americans will develop shingles during their lifetime. Shingles is non-contagious viral infection. The disease causes a painful skin rash and can lead to complications that will warrant hospitalisation. Shingles causes less than 100 deaths in the United States each year, though around […]

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