On Call With Dr. Anselm Anyoha

A simple, narrated story about a child who suddenly develops ear pain and visits the pediatrician. Through Tim’s experience, the episode explains common signs of ear infections in children, what parents can try at home, when to seek medical care, how doctors examine the ears, and how ear infections are diagnosed and treated. A clear, relatable guide for parents, caregivers, and teens learning about childhood ear pain and ear infect...

Dr. Anselm Anyoha explains why some children are shorter than their peers, covering familial short stature, constitutional growth delay, genetic syndromes, low birth weight, chronic illness, nutrition, medications and hormonal causes. He describes how pediatricians evaluate growth with family history, growth curves, bone age and targeted tests.

The episode gives practical guidance on reassurance, monitoring, when to investigate fur...

Loss of appetite, anxiety, insomnia, and nightmares are some of the things that might happen to Infants, Toddlers, and Children when they lose their father, mother, or parents and caregivers. In this podcast, Dr. Anyoha, an expert in Infant mental health, and a Pediatrician in practice for more than twenty years, looks into the mind and feelings of children who have lost loved ones, and shares what family members should do (seeking...

Recently, I was in Nigeria, and I took the opportunity to revisit Igbo popular Lullabies and folksy songs.

Lullabies serve many purposes, mainly to soothe and regulate the emotional needs of infants and children. They are also used to teach language, cultural behaviors, and heritage. 

The Igbos, a prominent ethnic tribe in Nigeria, have numerous lullabies. My brother, Emeka, and my Niece, Uju, were there to contribute to this proje...

In this podcast, Dr. Anyoha discusses how social media impacts the mental, social, and physical well-being of children and young people. Lack of sleep, headache, and constipation can all result from the long time youths spend on social Media. Youths suffering from depression and anxiety might use the confines of social media as a coping strategy. Also shared are the telltale signs that suggest youths are overwhelmed by the social m...

Good day and welcome to today's Dr. Inyo House podcast. Today I'm going to be talking about how to maximize care in children with disability. Disability can come in different areas. Some children can have intellectual disability, some can have physical disability, and some can have combination of intellectual and physical disability. Examples of physical disability will be kids who have problems

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Playing is very essential to children, essential for their physical and emotional wellbeing.

In their book, Touchpoint, Drs Brazelton, and Sparrow said that Plays remains the child’s powerful way of learning. In playing, children test out situations and actions to find out about engagements.

Playing in children starts very early, probably as early, as 6 weeks, and 8 weeks of age, when their social and emotional apparatus are in ful...

Parent are upset when their children are sick. They are even more upset when a baby is ill, mainly because they cannot explain where it hurts and what hurts. The doctors and the pediatricians have to figure it out.

In this podcast, Dr Anyoha shares the challenges Pediatricians encounter when they consult on 12-month-old infants with fever, cough, and vomiting. It takes a skilled, patient, and experienced pediatrician to go through ...