FACEACHE.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 23 June 1915, Page 2

FACEACHE.

The commonest cause "of faceache is the presence of a carious or decayed toooth, and in such cases the only sensible treatment is to have the tooth stopped at once or extracted. Other cases, however, are not so simple. Perhaps one of the most useful intermediate remedies consists in the application of a piece of thick flannel wrung out of hot water, and applied to the face as hot as it can be borne. This hot fomentation should be repeatedly replaced by a fresh one as it loses its heat. Another simple remedy often found, to give relief, is oil of peppermint, which should be painted over the painful part with a soft camel's hair brush. The great principle, however, in the treatment of all forms of neuralgia is to build up the general strength. The bowels should be regulated, all time possible should be spent in the open air, and indigestible food should be avoided.