. Diseases of the nose and throat . Fig. 58.—Bosworths nasal forceps. A nasal spoon (Fig. 57) in the majority of instances will readilyremove the object, though sometimes mouse-toothed or curved nasalforceps may be required (Figs. 58 to 60). When these fail a snare. Fig. 59.—Alligator-forceps. may possibly be slipped over some projecting point, and render theextraction easier than by any other method. Parasites. The presence of extraneous or parasitic life within the nasalcavities is very rare in temperate climates,-so rare that many rhinolo- 114 DISEASES OF THE NASAL PASSAGES. gists have neve
. Diseases of the nose and throat . Fig. 58.—Bosworths nasal forceps. A nasal spoon (Fig. 57) in the majority of instances will readilyremove the object, though sometimes mouse-toothed or curved nasalforceps may be required (Figs. 58 to 60). When these fail a snare. Fig. 59.—Alligator-forceps. may possibly be slipped over some projecting point, and render theextraction easier than by any other method. Parasites. The presence of extraneous or parasitic life within the nasalcavities is very rare in temperate climates,-so rare that many rhinolo- 114 DISEASES OF THE NASAL PASSAGES. gists have never seen a case, while in tropical countries it is compara-tively frequent. In India alone Lahory collated 91 cases, 2 of whichwere fatal. In Cloquets case, a man, after sleeping in an open field,was seized with severe pains in the forehead and with swelling of theface. He was taken to a hospital. Worms commenced to crawl abouthis nostrils and ears; and on lancing the swollen tissues severalplatefuls are said to have heen taken away (Bosworth). The patientrecovered with the loss of his eyes. Fraenkel says that in temperate climates the presence of ozamais favorable to the growth of parasites, and that the most active enti-ties in producing the malady are the
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