Treatment of ffasal Catarrh.

Otago Witness, Issue 2860, 6 January 1909, Page 76

Treatment of ffasal Catarrh.

One of the best modes of getting rid of the disagreeable sensations produced by the accumulation of mucus in the hinder nostril is that of trying a complete change of air, and if the sufferer choose for preference a fairly bracing seaside resort, bia cure may thus" be expedited. The use of fcihat excellent instrument, a chloride of ammonium inhaler, is also to be highly recommended. Any chemist should be able to- supply this inhaler and show how it la to be used. The vapour which ie inhaled and brought down the nose has a remarkable effect in dissolving the mucus and restoring the mucous membrane to a healthy state. There are also other forma of treatment which may be tried in the event of failure of the means just noted 1 . For example, the nose may be sprayed with a mixture composed of one grain each of menthol and camphor, 10 drops of oil of eucalyptus, and purified paraffin up to one j ounce. This may be used night and morn- [ ing by means of a spray producer. Aiso tho I inside of the nostrils may be anointed with | a preparation composed of one grain of I cocaine, two grains of menthol, and 10 grains of vaseline. -Another point of importance in the treatment of head colds is i that of keeping the general health of the body well up to par. A tonic, with plain, but sufficient diet, may do much good. Above all, the purity of the air we breathe is important. It is foul, over-heated air which, by lowering the system, is responsible for most of our cold attacks. Injections of two to ten minims of chloroform, says an authority, with aseptic precautions, act almost as a cure in the many different forms of neuralgia. Its action is explained on the theory that "neuralgia ia the cry of the nerves for blood." Many children are fitted with glasses which are useless. The glasses get smeared", and the child, pulling them down as far as possible, looks oveT them. In fitting glasses to children this possibility should not be overlooked, and the lenses should bo prescribed of 6uch a. size that the inconvenience of looking over them is more than the trouble of keeping them clean. This ■may lead, of course, to the child taking off: the glasses all that he can, but this the optician cannot help. All that he can do is to give such lenses that they must be looked through. Some opticians for this reason insist on children wearing large round lenses, but this often makes them so conspicuous and odd that the parents ta&o them off. Tho beet way, an optician advises, is to follow the usual oval forms of lenses, but make them of such size and co fit them that they either have to be used or removed altogether.

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