| Show THAT BODY OF YOURS Bv By Dr James W. W Ba Barton ton Infected Sinus Can Cause Diseases In Other Parts Forts During the flu epidemic of ot 1918 and 1919 we had In our base hospital hundreds of ot cases where the Influenza organisms either started sinus infection or lighted up an old sinus infection In many cases the infection traveled to the middle ear and from the middle car ear to the thc spongy bone behind the ear mastoid causing which meant the removal of ot much of the mastoid bone containing con con- containing pus r t tWe I We are all aware of the large arge number of ot individuals who rut auf fer with sinusitis inflammation tion of ot one or more of the si sinuses sl- sl i three on each side of ot face i adjoining the nose We Ve know that many of ot these cases require operation to enable thick mucus mucus mucus mu mu- cus or pus to drain out of the sinuses What we do not know knowis is that Just as aI infected teeth tonsils gums g and gall bladder can cause diseases of ot heart blood vessels kidneys and organs organs or or- gans so 80 also can an infected sinus Binus yet few if it any patients suspect the infected sinus and unfortunately also many In Southern Medical Journal Dr M. M M. M Cullom professor ear nose and throat Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Vander- Vander bilt university Nashville Tenn points point out that inability of the tho sinus to empty itself or have its mucus or pus drain out causes disease in various parts of ot the body 1 1 At least 91 of ot infections with pus in middle car ear and mastoid are the result of ot an infection of ot a sinus nearly al always always always al- al ways on the same side as the infected ear and mastoid 2 About 91 of those having scarlet carlet fever have also infection of ot the sinuses 3 A large percentage of ot those so infected are left with a chronic sinus infection that tends to last throughout life unless recognized and treated 4 These chronic present ever-present infectious Infections are a menace to the life Ufe health and hearing of those so infected and make the victim a carrier who infects others by contact and starts epidemics 5 What is thought to be an acute or fresh attack of ot sinus infection is often the lighting up or stirring up of a chronic sinus infection Dr Cullom states further that sinus infection is the cause of many cases of ot asthma and in his experience every case that submitted to an operation to properly drain the sinus was either cured or greatly The Common Never neglect the cold as l s it may often be the f runner of ot other more dang dt conditions Send today fo fors Bartons Barton's booklet entitled i Common Cold Just Juat I send seau and a stamp to o cover coat handling and mailing and arid for tor your our copy Wrap coins carefully and sad n your letter to Dr j Janul S Barton care of The Salt L Telegram Home Service Bur Salt Lake City Utah N Nt 4 t |
