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Title: Diseases of the nose and throat; a text-book for students and practitioners
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Ivins, Horace F
Subjects: Nose Throat
Publisher: Philadelphia, Davis
Contributing Library: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
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there are sneezing, ma-laise, thirst, dry lips, congested conjunctiv(«, aching in the backand limbs, and full pulse, aconite proves abortive, in a largenumber of cases. With sudden fullness of the nasal passagesand little sneezing, and an intense burning in the nasal canals,camphor acts promptly. This drug may be used internally, orinhaled from the hands. Menthol may be inhaled from crystalsheated in boiling water, but a more efficient method is to employ CORYZA ACUTE NASAL CATARRH ACUTE RHINITIS. 29 a fluid cosmoliii, vaselin, or albolene spray of a 1- to 2-per-cent menthol solution. Tlie spray may be repeated two orthree times during the first hour or two; less frequently later.When the forehead, in the region of the frontal sinuses, feelscold, the attack may often be broken by placing a piece offlannel or some other warm article over the cold area, includingtlie upper, portion of the nose. A hot-water bag is the mostpleasant manner of accomplishing this result, in the majority of
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(ases. Rubbing the sides of the nose and forehead with thehand or a piece of silk, brisk exercise, deep nasal respiration,and hot drinks, followed by sweating in bed, often so restorethe balance of circulation as to avert the attack. When nasal respiration is greatly impaired, especially inchildren, a cosmolin, albolene, Russian voschano-oil, or men-thol spray often acts admirably ; but it may be advisable tomake semi-daily use of a 1- to 2-per-cent cocaine application,either in glycerin and water (equal ))arts) or in cosmolin. 30 DISEASES OF THE NOSE AND THROAT. The great prophylactics are hygienic and dietetic. Theoutside wraps should be removed immediately after entering awarm room, and the neck and chest sliould be sponged dailywith cold water, immediately followed by brisk friction. Turk-ish baths are sometimes useful, but do not agree with all. The diet need not be changed during the attack, but largedraughts of water seem to favor elimination. Therapeutics. Aeon, not only serve

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