Hello, I received a naval piercing about 5 days ago and it seemed ok no pain, swelling, and just a little itching no other setbacks until I woke up yesterday and there were tiny bumps around the piercing and in my naval. Is my piercing infected?
Dear Jenny,
If there are many tiny bumps it may be […]

Rumor has it when you have a bloody nose you should tilt your head back-WRONG! Tilting your head back can result in aspiration of the blood. The correct technique is to lean slightly forward, while holding a tissue or paper towel under your nose. Pinch the bridge of your nose with your other hand. […]

You’ve got a what? Where? Was my first reaction back in the fall of 1999 when a student entered my office and told me he thought he had an infection. I had asked where? He said that over the weekend he had got a piercing in his penis.
Well I know I turned twelve […]

Hiccups- Give student a glass of water. Tell the student that you are going to stand behind him/her and put your hands over their ears while they drink the entire glass of water. It has worked every time for me.
Nose blowing-For young children with runny noses that don’t know how to blow-I hold a tissue […]