Physical Health Problems

1. ISSUES and
CONCERNS on
PERSONAL
HEALTH

2. HEIGHT and
WEIGHT
PROBEMS

3. -also known as stunting and
nutritional stunting
-refers to a reduced growth rate in
humans.
CAUSES
*Poor Feeding Practices
*Poor Maternal Nutrition
*Poor Sanitation
STUNTED GROWTH

4. Underweight -child weight is below
the normal weight for his age and sex.
Overweight- weight is beyond normal
Obesity- Being more that overweight
Underweight, Overweight and Obesity

7. Hearing Issues

8. ● IMACTED CERUMEN
-is when earwax (cerumen) builds
up in the ear and blocks the ear
canal; it can cause temporary
hearing loss and ear pain.
● avoid over cleaning your ears
● avoid inserting materials in the
ear canal
● wipe only the external portion of
the ear.
Hearing Problems

9. ● SWIMMER’S EAR or
OTITIS EXTERNA
is an infection in your
ear canal. That's the
tube that runs from the
hole on the outside of
your ear to your
eardrum.
Hearing Problems

10. ● Swimmer's ear is caused by
bacteria, but it can sometimes be
brought on by a virus or fungus.
Symptoms
● Itchiness in the ear
● Pain, which can become severe
● Trouble hearing (sound may
seem muffled as your ear canal
swells)
● Fluid or pus draining out of the
ear

11. ● Otitis media is
inflammation or
infection located in the
middle ear. Otitis
media can occur as a
result of a cold, sore
throat, or respiratory
infection.
Hearing Problems

12. Symptoms
● Unusual irritability
● Difficulty sleeping or staying
asleep
● Tugging or pulling at one or both
ears
● Fever, especially in infants and
younger children
● Fluid draining from ear(s)
● Loss of balance
● Hearing difficulties
● Ear pain

13. ● “Otolaryngologists”
A doctor who has special
training in diagnosing and
treating diseases of the ear,
nose, and throat.
ENT (Ear, Nose, and
Throat) Doctor

14. VISION PROBLEMS

15. ● Normal Vision
able to see the 20/20 line
of the Snellen eye chart
Measures a a distance of
20 feet from the eye
chart.
It is developed by
HERMAN SNELLEN-
Dutch Doctor 1862

16. ● ASTIGMATISM
is a common eye
problem that can
make your vision
blurry or distorted.
Usually corrected
by eyeglasses.
Vision Problems

17. MYOPIA or
Nearsightedness
is a common vision
condition in which
near objects appear
clear, but objects
farther away look
blurry.
Usually inherited.
Vision
Problems

18. HYPEROPIA or
Farsightedness
is a common vision
condition in which
you can see distant
objects clearly, but
objects nearby may
be blurry. .
Vision
Problems

19. Xerophthalmia
abnormal dryness of
the conjunctiva and
cornea of the eye,
with inflammation and
ridge formation,
typically associated
with vitamin A
deficiency.
Vision
Problems

20. Strabismus
is a disorder in which both
eyes do not line up in the
same direction. Therefore,
they do not look at the same
object at the same time. The
most common form of
strabismus is known as
"crossed eyes."
Vision
Problems