Diseases of the throat and nasal passages; a guide to the diagnosis and treatment of affections of the pharynx, sophagus, trachea, larynx, and nares . belowthe level of the nose. A rubber reser-voir or bag which can be suspended froma nail or hook is more convenient than thebottle. It constitutes the so-called foun-tain-syringe, and is usually supplied witha mechanical appliance for compressingthe tube. A spring clothes-pin or paper-clip answers the purpose, and a springclamp can readily be made from a flexiblewire or hair-pin. The most complete apparatus is a spe-cial glass reservoir of the c
Diseases of the throat and nasal passages; a guide to the diagnosis and treatment of affections of the pharynx, sophagus, trachea, larynx, and nares . belowthe level of the nose. A rubber reser-voir or bag which can be suspended froma nail or hook is more convenient than thebottle. It constitutes the so-called foun-tain-syringe, and is usually supplied witha mechanical appliance for compressingthe tube. A spring clothes-pin or paper-clip answers the purpose, and a springclamp can readily be made from a flexiblewire or hair-pin. The most complete apparatus is a spe-cial glass reservoir of the capacity of aquart, attached to a stand, in which it canbe secured at any desired elevation so asto vary the pressure of its contents, andconnected by stop-cock to three or morefeet of flexible tubing, at the other termi-nal of which is another stop-cock and thenozzle (Fig. 88). In all these instrumentsthe nozzle or nose-piece should be of wideaperture and large enough to occlude thenostril thoroughly, or should be provided with a pad or washer for that purpose(Figs. 87, 88) ; otherwise the occlusion must be accomplished by digital Fig. 88.—Thudichums nasal douche(Thudichum). 358 AFFECTIONS OF THE NASAL PASSAGES. In using the nasal douche, the nozzle is inserted into the nostril most ob-structed, and pressed firmly so as to exclude the air and prevent the fluid fromflowing backward. The head is then bent well forward, the mouth opened, andthe stream allowed to flow; when it will all pass out through the oppositenostril, provided there is no occlusion. In this way masses of accumulatedmucus, inspissated secretions, coagulated blood, and the like, will be process is then repeated on the opposite side. At least a quart shouldbe used at each ablution. The process is not painful, the sensation at first beinglike that of bleeding from the nose. Cleansing the parts posteriorly by way of the pharynx and posterior naresis also of great utility and often in
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