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Show Common Colds May Cause Infections in Sinuses and Parts of Respiratory Tract The common cold can cause infection in-fection in the sinuses, other parts of the respiratory tract and ears Sidney Sid-ney N Parkinson, M.D., Oakland, Calif says in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Nasal congestion during a cold Interferes with circulation about the openings of the sinuses. This increases in-creases swelling and congestion within the sinuses and Permits accumulation ac-cumulation of mucopus which the hair-like projections in the respiratory respira-tory tract are unable to remove This complication is unfavorable to tissue defense. "The purpose of local treatment during acute infection is ventilation fn order to improve drainage." the author says. Shrinkage of the nasal mucous membranes with drugs Tpens the air passages. Free dram-age dram-age then takes place if in Uie process proc-ess of ventilation the hairlike drainage drain-age mechanism has not been damaged dam-aged This is why the select.on of a physiologic drug is so important. FDhedrine in Locke's solution or its equivalent constitutes an efficient harmless agent for shrinkage. The drug best reaches the membranes mem-branes of the air passages with the patient lying on his side with his head bent downward exactly side-wise, side-wise, using the shoulder as a fulcrum. ful-crum. After from three to five minutes the head is rotated to face down to permit the nasal contents to escape from the nostrils. The head-low posture permits all important structures struc-tures within the nose to come in contact with the medication and obviates ob-viates any injury. |