Question 1

what causes the permacath to clog?

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Blood or Fibrin: Blood clot or fibrin either in the catheter or surrounding the tip is usually the culprit. This can be improved with clot dissolving medicine of by stripping the catheter with a balloon catheter.

Question 2

why is my eat clogged up? what causes this?

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May causes: Too much sloughing of your skin in the ear canal, ear wax, infection, discharge, polyps, tumor etc can cause your ear to clog up.
Go see your dr for an ear exam.

Question 3

can clogged sebum in follicles cause hairfall??

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May...: The individual hair follicle may be damaged.

Question 4

can clogged nose cause gasping for air at night?

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Yes: Nasal congestion could be associated with sinusitis secondary to infection or allergy, and can indeed interfere with comfortable sleep

Question 5

what causes clogged hair follicle on head from shaving?

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Ingrown hair: coarse or curly hair is more apt to poke back into skin.  The opening to the hair follicle can become clogged with dead skin cells.

Question 6

is it possible for cake frosting to cause clogged arteries?

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See below: Only if you eat so much of it for a very long time that cause weight gain leading to obesity, metabokic syndrome, Insulin resistance or diabetes.  Otherwise, normal use is ok.

Question 7

can clogged bile ducts cause hives?

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No: It often causes itching but not hives.

Question 8

can drinking a lot of alcohol cause clogged arteries?

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Yes: Due excessive calories. Alcohol in small amounts may decrease cv risk according to some studies.

Question 9

is high cholesterol the only reason for clogged artheries?

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Cholesterol: No,clogging of the arteries is multifactor dependent,cholesterol is just one of the risk factors.The others include heritability,smoking,diabetes,high BP.Other lesser factors are age,activity level obesity etc.Not having any positives in the risk factor s doesn't unfortunately completely guard against clogging.

Question 10

what would cause one ear to start ringing and feel clogged?

Accepted Answer

Middle: Ear  effusion, infection or nerve damage, go have it evaluated, good luck.

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