Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-09-24 | Page 6 | You and Your Health

IY You u and Y Your ur Healt By MORRIS FISHBEIN 4 1 Editor Journal o of ih the th American Association and of ia t Health Magazine Magazin 01 The nose as an organ of th tb thi human body has received a at le st a fair laIr share of ot attention hi f literature including medical lit It seems to bo be always o oIn oin out in front where it i is subject to a good deal of wear and tear Fo Poi that reason following either purposeful sock or a with a door in the dark One of ot the first steps in atop ping a nosebleed is to make make- the thi bleeder lie Jie flat preferably with wit his face faco down Ice Ico water or ho howater howater water may be applied to th th nose or it may bo be temporarily packed with sterile sterne gauze It will wm not help very much ex lX except except In hi distracting the patients patient attention to pass a key d down wn hi his his' back make him Inhale smoke put pul ice on the back of ot his neck or collect spider webs and stuff them into his bis nose If It ho has nosebleeds frequently the tho person concerned should have his blood examined carefully to to determine whether something Is Is' la wrong with the blood There Thero are of ot course instances in Iii which the the- blood does docs not clot or coagulate late easily easBy because of ot deficiencies in some of ot the blood elements element Involved in clotting Sometimes small blood vessels in the nose nose may be er eroded by an infection o or or orby by an Injury and healing will be slow A specialist in nose diseases can look directly into the nostrils with With suitable lights and a mirror mIrro and learn whether it is a dilated blood vessel an ulcer or some other condition which keeps the blood vessels from healing It 1 is Ii then possible to stop the bleeding by applying caustic to the bleeding bleed bleed- ing point These caustics in in- in elude dude such materials as silver nitrate or in some soine cases an ele elec J heated wire i Most fost nosebleeds can be stopped merely by keeping the head bead cle dc and the feet lowered breathing through the mouth and applying cold compresses ove over the bridge of the nose Another form of hemorrhage which demands some attention I is bleeding Into tissues This occurs oc occurs occurs oc- oc curs particularly under the ey eye t giving the appearance that Is Is- commonly called black eye A N black eye yc is a form lorm of oC bruise On One of f the first steps in treating itis it It- itis is JS the application to the cy ee cye of ice compresses which help to prevent discoloration fj Later hot compresses may b be applied to the eye and kept on on for a half hour the procedure be bEt 1 ing lag repeated three times a da day l This encourages circulation of 01 the blood and hastens disappear ance of the swelling and oration Ii j j As with vilh nosebleed there ar armany are many superstitious ways of treat ing black eyes which should no not be tried by the average person giving first aid Do not apply a slice of ot raw beefsteak do no not tr try to press the eye ec with the han die of a knife and do not apply appI any strong medicines Danger of injury to the eye it itself ft- ft self is far tar more serious than either the mental or physical discomfort discomfort fort usually associated with black blackeye eye If there is any question as tb to whether the eye has been injured a doctor who specializes in eye ailments should be consulted con con- suited immediately 1