Show I I I Wax in Ear Often Cause Of Dizziness By DR JAMES W BARTON Released by Western Newspaper Union WHEN HEN a feeling of dizziness VV ness occurs there are many who feel that this is one Sign of heart disease and rush to their clan cian or call him TODAY'S to their home H U EA F fl LT T H na Dizziness is nota nota not a sign of heart COLUMN disease the first symptom of heart dis disease dis- dis disease disease ease is getting out of breath easily The cause of dizziness Is usually some disturbance of the liver or the ear The sluggish sluggishness sluggishness sluggishness e ness of the liver itself It- It Itself it itself self or the slow emptying of the gall gallbladder 21 1 bladder or both is a common cause of dizziness Eating a couple of slices shoes of P bacon or a large cube of butter IS t often sufficient to toI I cause cause a complete I emptying of theDr the theDr theDr Dr Barton gall gaU bladder and freedom from d ness TI Tl at a common ear condit on- on on wa- wa wa in m outer ear canal can canal can cause caused caused caused d is stated by Dr J De Skeet Slet in m Med cal World London Other causes mentioned are harden hard harden harden en ng of the ligaments which hold the little ear bones together so that these three bones become as one onee solid bone the use of quinine or and the inflammation of the middle ear ear s media When therefore dizziness occurs and you have not or have not recently re recently Gently had a cold nor eaten too much rich food these other ear con conditions conditions should be remembered Take Wax Out First Fust First wax should be removed Wax is usually removed by putting hydrogen de and water equal parts into the outer ear some physicians phy physicians put in m olive oil letting It remain there for four tour or five mm utes The wax then can be removed by use of hot baking soda solutIOn sodium bicarbonate a teaspoon to toa toa toa a pint pmt of water driven into outer ear by means of a large powerful syringe As most homes do not have a powerful syringe it is usually usual usually usually ly better to go to your phys clan or orto orto orto to an ear special st to have the wax removed Many cases of d are due to s d sease d nausea and vom ting Avo d ng salty foods such as salt canned preserved meats and fish and others oth others others ers and avo d ng or cutting down on table salt usually brings rel reI re ofIn efIn ef of efIn In severe attacks of dizz ness morphine may be necessary to stop the attack e Timely Warning on Dangers of Pep Tep Pills DURING TOURING the college ons in m my student days I noticed one of ot the students with a most peculiar expression on his face and remarked to another student that Blank must be much afraid of the examinations I was quietly m in informed informed formed that Blank was using a ng drug to brighten h m up and keep him awake Many physicians and others were amazed to read last spring that stu students students dents at universities in the Un ted States and Canada were using st m drugs pep pills pIUS during examinations Th s was done m some cases with full knowledge of the university es who rec recognized recognized that as the students were likely to be nervous and upset a pep pill would prevent them from collapsing during the examination hon honA A t mely warn ng rig of the danger of the pep pill is to hand in m the Journal of the American Med cal on from Coroner Lo veil C CSmith CSmith CSmith Smith M D Lafayette Ind vho reports the death of a student dur during mg a written university exam na nabon nation nation bon tion The cause of death was a greatly d dilated heart He had eaten a large meal just before the exam mat on His examination paper as far tar as ashe ashe ashe he had completed it was studied by bythe bythe bythe the professor in the subject who stated that the student was writing a very good paper and had made very good progress m in the exam nation na nation tion during the hour which he had written He was a good student a asplend asplend asplend d athlete and had passed 1 fe e a examinations less than a year before The lesson is that with body and mind tensed and tired toed there is always al always always ways danger from the use of a stimulating drug I I I QUESTION BOY BOX I Q-Is Q Q Is Is it possible for tor a fibrous tumor to shrink or maybe d sap pear after a tune time or must an operation oper operation atlon always do away w th It Fibroid A-Fibroid A Fibroid Fibroid tumors are treated according to symptoms which arise If small and not growing may re- re re-cehe re e a no treatment It If Urge large may maybe maybe maybe be removed removed to relieve pressure presure or orif if there here Is a possibility of o turning to cancer Better follow your clan cian s a olce lL ice |