With temperatures heating up and and the drier weather, haze might be on the horizon. Dr Chew Si Yuan, Consultant, Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine helps us clear the air.

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Unfortunately, the haze might be coming back this year :( This episode, we have Dr Chew Si Yuan, Consultant, Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, to debunk myths and confirm facts about the haze.

Hear us out - losing your sense of hearing might be something you think is limited to older folk, but it can happen when you're young as well. Things like listening to loud music, ear infections, or even having too much ear wax could potentially lead to hearing loss. If you find yourself turning up the volume to watch your favourite streaming shows, why not tune in to this episode with Dr Vanessa Tan, Consultant, Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, to learn more about this sense.

Highlights:

2:00 How is sound measured and how can it lead to hearing loss?

7:30 Is hearing loss reversible?

9:25 What are the tell-tale signs of hearing loss?

11:05 Doesn't hearing loss only affect the elderly?

12:55 How should we clean our ears?

14:05 How important is hearing as a sense?

16:55 When should we seek medical help for hearing loss?

20:30 Types of hearing aids

22:15 Final tips to protect our hearing

We're back this episode with Dr Piotr Chlebicki, Senior Consultant, Infectious Diseases, to debunk some travel-related myths in this Myth or Fact special!

Myth or fact?

1. We should sanitise our seat area on the plane.

2. We fall sick more easily on the plane.

3. We should be careful about tap water and iced drinks while overseas.

4. Airplane food tastes blander because our sense of smell is affected.

5. We get drunk faster on the plane because of the altitude.

You've bought your plane tickets, you've booked your accommodation, you've planned your itinerary... but you might have forgotten something for your upcoming travel. Our guest, Dr Piotr Chlebicki, Senior Consultant, Infectious Diseases, joins us this episode to ensure we're all packed and prepared for our overseas holidays!

Highlights:

1:25 Getting flu shots and other vaccinations before travelling

3:05 What should we bring in our travel first aid kit?

6:50 Masking up on the plane

7:40 Will melatonin help you adjust better to the time difference?

9:15 Could you get deep vein thrombosis from sitting too long on long flights?

11:15 Tackling motion sickness

13:00 Altitude sickness

15:30 How can we guard against food poisoning?

19:10 What are some of the most common illnesses while travelling?

We're back for part 2 on sleep with Dr Leow Leong Chai, Director, SGH Sleep Centre, and Senior Consultant, Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine! We know how important getting ready for bed and sleeping is, but what about waking up? What if we are night owls?

Highlights:

0:33 How can we relax before sleeping?

3:59 Is there one superior sleeping position?

5:08 Snoring and sleep apnoea

8:25 Do you have social jetlag?

10:06 Are we all sleep-deprived?

13:00 Is exposure to sunlight in the day important?

16:11 What happens if you're a night owl?

18:52 Final tips on sleeping better

You probably know how many hours of sleep you should be getting each night. But if you wake up not feeling refreshed, can hitting the snooze button, getting a cup of coffee, or taking a power nap give you an energy boost? This a two-part special with our guest Dr Leow Leong Chai, Director, SGH Sleep Centre, and Senior Consultant, Respiratory ＆ Critical Care Medicine, on how we can sleep better. 

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If your new year resolution is to lose weight, you might want to know that exercise alone may not be as effective as you think it is. If that's the case, why should we still exercise? Our guest, Dr Cindy Ng, Senior Principal Physiotherapist, sheds more light on this and gives us some tips on keeping active.

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The festive season is upon us! With Christmas, New Year and Chinese New Year coming one after another, some of us may indulge and imbibe a little too much. What happens then? Dr Mark Cheah, Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at SGH tells us more about what could happen when we eat or or drink too much, and gives us some tips on keeping our intake in check. 

Heard of tech neck, smartphone pinkie or text claw? Feel like you're suffering from these issues? Dr Marcus Ling, Consultant from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at SGH gives us the lowdown on these tech-related health concerns.