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Cerebral palsy affects the nervous system and muscles and is caused by damage to the brain or abnormal brain development.
Read moreJoint pain in children is very common and is often nothing to be concerned about.
Read moreBronchiectasis in children is a long-term condition where the airways become swollen and widened.
Read moreAll children experience acute coughs as they grow up as they catch colds and other viral infections.
Read moreAsthma is a lifelong respiratory condition that affects your airways, specifically the branches that come off your central windpipe.
Read moreAround 50,000 children in the UK are deaf and in around 90% of cases, they are born to hearing parents.
Read moreIn children and adults alike, the muscles at the back of the throat relax when we sleep.
Read moreAll healthy ears produce earwax. It’s your body’s way of cleaning out your ears.
Read moreTonsillitis is common in children and usually gets better on its own.
Read moreAround 7 in 10 children will develop glue ear at some point, in most cases, after having a cold.
Read moreUp to one in 10 children have sleep-disordered breathing.
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