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Show Headache in Morning Is Sinusitis Symptom When a definite case of sinus disease dis-ease is present with pus formation, there is no difficulty in recognizing it. . What about mild or early cases of inflammation of the sinus? In the Canadian Medical Association Associa-tion Journal, Dr. Keith Hutchison, Montreal, states: "The symptoms of acute inflammation inflam-mation of the sinus sinusitis are definite and I always accept the midmorning headache as evidence of a true sinusitis, even though nothing noth-ing definite appears on the first examination." ex-amination." This midmorning headache is important im-portant because there are so many kinds of headache that the physician physi-cian is grateful for any and every clue. "When an intelligent patient reports re-ports that he felt well on arising and then about 10 o'clock in the morning morn-ing a severe frontal headache came on which persisted till midafternoon then disappeared and the patient went to bed free of pain and discomfort discom-fort only to go through the same symptoms the next day, a clear-cut diagnosis of acute catarrhal sinusitis may be made and treated accordingly." according-ly." The treatment outlined by Dr. Hutchison is to put the patient to bed, hot cloths on the face, ephed-rine ephed-rine solution in the nose, plenty of fluids and a rigid rule of no smoking. smok-ing. Two to four days' rest generally general-ly effects a cure. Because the symptoms are not severe, se-vere, "just a little head cold," many patients refuse to go to bed, with the result that the cold "hangs on" and instead of there being simply a watery discharge from the nose, the discharge may become mucous and even pus formation occur. The patient with an early or light sinusitis should go to bed and follow fol-low the treatment described if he wishes to prevent chronic catarrh or sinusitis. QUESTION BOX Q. What causes neuritis? A. There must be some cause for your neuritis infected teeth, or other infection, possibly pressure on nerve supplying the arm. See your dentist. Q. Would a half grain of saccharine saccha-rine in coffee or tea be harmful for an adult or a boy of 17? A. Saccharin tablets ! grain) three times a day will do no harm; also all right for boy of 17 to use. Sugar gives more energy, of course. |