Show I a Health S Service t Cd Sinus Harms Other Oilier Paris Parts of Boel Body Editors Editor's Note This is the last Jast of two wo articles by Dr Fishbein on Infected in infected infected in- in sinuses By Dy DR MORRIS Editor Journal of the American MedIcal Medical Med Med- ical lea Association and of oC the Health Magazine A person with chronic infection of the he sinuses Is likely to wonder what the he possibilities are arc for tor his relief Dr Lee M. M Hurd Is convinced that people with chronic sinusitis never recover without treatment Many of them have low Jow grade infections In- In Sections in which surgical treatment is 15 not advisable and these patients can an be helped by drainage frequent washing and the application of Various valous varIous va- va rIous lous antiseptic substances In other cases however the in- in of the sinus persists to such an extent that it involves danger t to the he s surrounding tissues Cases are known cnown in which the sight of an nn eye has been lost because of infection In Ina in ina a neighboring sinus There are other other oth- oth er r instances in which the infection extends from the eus eustachian chian tubes to the ear and thus Involves olves the mastoid process The constant in inhalation inhalation inhalation in- in halation of pus ma may set up bronchitis bronchitis bron- bron hitis or pneumonia The continuous ous slight fever r results In a loss of Igor vigor and in disturbances of ot diges- diges lon tion There are nrc even cases in which loss Joss of ot memory or neurosis has occurred because of the constant Infection and irritation It has been well established established that an Infection in lathe the nose ma may be carried by the blood to other parts of the body resulting in serious inflammations of Joints infection of ot the heart and the kidneys and even meningitis In children chronic Infection of the he sinuses may be associated with enlarged adenoids and tonsils The removal of the adenoids and tonsils may eliminate the source of the Infection infection In- In and end the trouble At the same arne time it should be emph emphasized again that correction of the diet to to include a a. proper amount of vitamins A B C and anti D Is 15 of Importance There are of course cases in which the he same child may have an enlargement enlargement enlargement enlarge enlarge- ment of the tonsils and adenoids and associated with this a sensitivity to various arious protein substances Obviously Obvious Obvious- ly y attention to both conditions Ob J is necessary if complete recovery recover Is 15 to tobe tobe tobe be secured In older people when the antrum is Involved the large sinuses on each side of the nose it may be necessary to remove all infected teeth in relation relation relation rela rela- tion to the antrum and to clean out the infected bone at the roots of the teeth An opening into the antrum 1 from the mouth permits drainage J Jand and the healing of the diseased ed membrane mem mem- 1 brane If such measures fail it is possible to employ a surgical procedure which I Involves a wide opening of ot the sinuses or even complete obliteration such methods are however so dell delicate te that they should be undertaken only by those especially competent anc and then after the most careful consid consid- |