A manual of diseases of the throat and nose : including the pharynx, larynx, trachea, oesophagus, nose and naso-pharynx . , that in all cases a very strong current of air or steamaccompanies the atomized liquid. Where any dyspnoea exists, this is ayery objectionable feature. The employment of atomizers in throat af-fections is more particularly indicated in cases where, from circumstances,the patient cannot visit his medical attendant sufficiently often, and isthus obliged to carry out the treatment himself. I do not recommend theuse of these atomizers for the inhalation of caustic solutions.
A manual of diseases of the throat and nose : including the pharynx, larynx, trachea, oesophagus, nose and naso-pharynx . , that in all cases a very strong current of air or steamaccompanies the atomized liquid. Where any dyspnoea exists, this is ayery objectionable feature. The employment of atomizers in throat af-fections is more particularly indicated in cases where, from circumstances,the patient cannot visit his medical attendant sufficiently often, and isthus obliged to carry out the treatment himself. I do not recommend theuse of these atomizers for the inhalation of caustic solutions. For the inhalation of volatile medicaments, a supply of steam is allthat is required, but the process can be best carried out with the aid ofone of the numerous inhalers now in vogue. Those instruments are mosteffectual in which the patient inhales steam together with air, which isdrawn through the hot liquid, and thus becomes thoroughly impregnated LARYNGEAL INSTRUMENTS. 183 with the acy»je principle of the medicament. In inhaling steam in whichthere is no such aerial current, the remedy acts much more feebly. The. Fig. 33.—The Eclectic Inhaler. The inhaler consists of three parts, a, b, c. a is an open vase, and isessentially the containing vessel, into which the hot water and medicated solution are put. It is shown inA with a pint of water in it, and above the water-line is a large space for steam. 6 is a kind of lid resem-bling an inverted tumbler, which forms the cover of the containing vase. It is seen in its proper positionin A, ami with the sides of the vase drawn diagrammatically in B. The bottom of the tumbler forms thecovering of the vase, and the sides of the tumbler dip down into it, leaving an air-chamber between the twoparts. When the vase contains the proper quantity of water, the sides of the inverted tumbler or lid dipdown only about half an inch below the water-line. The circumference of the lid is perforated with smallholes, as seen in x. and the circumfe
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