| Show HEALTH HEAL TH Defensive tissues of body can usually overcome troublesome organisms By Dr James lames W. W Barton Barton Barton- VT OSE specialists tell tellus us that N NOSE l i if the lining of the nose is in a healthy condition it can prevent harmful organisms Inthe in inthe inthe the air from entering the body and setting up diseases This moist or mucous lining can get rid of a n group of organisms organ isms from the system and be ready for a new lot within 10 minutes Similarly other tissues in the body and the blood itself by putting up a adaily adaily daily dally fight against various organisms organ isms gradually get the mastery over these organ organ- 5 5 isms The tissues and blood become immune or proof proofS 5 S against the ailments these various organIsms organIsms organS organ- organ S Isms would set up In Inthe Inthe inthe the body If there were no resistance to them S Most 1 of the tieL tissues tie tie- sues of a healthy inS individual in in- L S have an im Dr Vr Darton or can withstand withstand with with- stand the majority of organisms and destroy them when they gain entrance to the eye tem tern Should such organisms find lodgment in the tissues they frequently fre ftc prove harmless to the indi vidual Even when they enter tire blood stream both the organisms and the poisons they make usually are rapidly destroyed by the blood Forces Ia 1 May Be De Weakened Professor Myer Soils Cohen SoIls Cohen University Uni Uni- of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Medicine as guest editor of Medical World tells us that this defensive power of the tissues and the blood may continue intact for years This defensive power of the body may be lost when the Invading ing organisms are excessive in number num awn ber her or become increased in their power to destroy tissue or when the individuals individual's local or general resistance resistance re reo re- re Is reduced or broken down completely through exposure physical physical cal calor or mental fatigue Inadequate diet bad hygiene a new Infection or a rundown condition Thus the organism which has been resting harmlessly in the body both begins to ac ac ac- n quire the ability to cause damage and Infection The point then Is that even if we wa weare weare are in good condition physically there may be certain organisms that can set up trouble in the body because because be be- cause our defensive forces have not had this particular organism to fight and overcome up to this time But even should they attack us if weare weare we wo are in good physical condition condition- heart lungs kidneys and digestive system system and and no other infection such luch luchas as in teeth tonsils or sinus is present pres pres- ent we can usually put up a fight strong enough to overcome them S a S C Sinuses May Cause Causo Colds in Children There are some lome youngsters who seem always to have a cold In InIch Ich schools where there is a school nurse with a physician visiting at regular intervals it Is often a problem lem as to whether to allow the child to remain at school or be sent home until the cold clears up As a matter of fact when the child chUd seems always to have a cold the trouble is often in one of the sinuses adjoining the nose usually the one in the upper jaw the jaw the an- an trum This sinus appears to be always al always al al- ways way ready to start trouble should the youngster be exposed to a draft to dampness or become real tired or fatigued The lining of the sinus becomes become Inflamed and at first there is II just a light mucus followed later by a thick mucus and in some cases by pus formation This mucus mu cus cue or pus drops down into the back of the throat and is coughed out Caves Causes of Sinusitis Dr James Crooks in the British Medical Journal gives the signs and symptoms of these chronic cases of sinusitis 1 1 I. Discharge of mucus or pus from the nose 2 Frequent colds 3 Cough 4 Snoring and mouth breathing 5 SOle Soie throats 6 8 Headaches Inflammation of the middle ear and general weakness or disability are often present Examination Ex Ex- of the nose lighting up the sinus by a special lamp and taking tak takA ing tog an ray X-ray picture may also be bedone bedone bedone done to make sure lure that the frequent colds are really due to an inflamed sinus The treatment of chronic sinusitis is first to try to prevent the conditions conditions condi condi- lions that start or light up the trou ble ide Colds mutt must be bp avoided by Improving Im proving hygiene and general health and resistance When the colds occur occur oc cur the lining of the nose must be shrunk so that the opening from the sinus into the nose Dose remains open This shrinking is done with adrenalin adre adre- I nalin epinephrine or by ephedrine the Ole Chinese drug or by a benzedrine benze benze- drine inhaler Operation for thi this condition Is not done as often now Operation is ls I performed only when the discharge has turned to puss which continues to form despite the shrinking of the I nose lining and the washing out of ot the sinus G Dell Bell Syndicate XV NU Sen Ice |
