Show Your Health Chronic Sinusitis Affects Personality of Children B By James W. W Barton MD M.D. As a youngster at school I saw other youngsters who always seemed to have a head cold with witha a running nose r rand and others whose r cold had mucous present instead of just water r They were treated treated treat treat- 1 ed for for o ordinary 0 r d inary inary i- i nary colds but some seemed to always have M water or mucous running from th the nose Today we I call this chronic Dr Barton an inflammation of one lining of the nose and of the lining lining lining lin lin- ing of the sinuses adjoining the nose therefore called chronic sinusitis Because chronic sinusitis can cannot cannot cannot not only cause physical symptoms but also can harm the personality of the child Dr Vernon de BoissIer Boissier Bois- Bois I sIer Montreal in the Canadian Medical Association Journal feels that there is an urgent need for some method or combination of methods for the effectual relief I of sufferers from sinusitis I The first point to remember is that the linings of the nose and I sinuses are one and the same so that any inflammation of the lining lining lining lin lin- ing of the nose continues or makes its way directly into the sinuses just as water spilled on the floor in a a hallway makes e its way along this inis floor to to LO rooms The various conditions which cause a tendency to develop sinusitis ar are 1 Environment diet clothing 2 Allergens causing allergy 3 Infection 1 1 Infection added to the tendency tendency tendency tend tend- ency to allergy 5 Some deformity deformity deformity deform deform- ity of the nose and sinuses Under No 1 causing infection in sinuses are diets too low in vitamins vitamins vitamins vita vita- mins A A. A D and C too scanty or too much clothing poorly venti- venti I over or houses overcrowding in m the thc home or in cars or buses improper rest Allergens includes household dust certain foods boggy condItion condition condition condi condI- tion of the nose and sinuses as a result of yearly attacks of hay- hay fever Infection and infection plus allergy allergy al- al ergy requires careful investigation tion Deformity Deformity badly badly bent septum poor Door drainage from sinuses adenoids adenoids adenoids ade ade- infected tonsils enlargement of turbinate bones What about a method of treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment of these cases of chronic sinusitis Dr de Bossiere states that he heels gets els most satisfactory results by X-radiation X the use of penicillin and putting drops in the nose or using a spray of a solution which helps dry up the lining of the nose and sinuses N Never ever neglect the common cold coldI as it may often be the forerunner of other more dangerous condi condi- Send lOc and a stamp to cover cost of handling and mailing mailing mailing mail mail- ing to the Salt Lake Telegram Home Service Bureau Salt Lake City 10 Utah and ask for your copy of the Barton booklet entitled The Common Cold Released Bell Syndicate Inc |