. Diseases of the nose and throat . •.■■ri-svi;. Fig. 63.—Microscopical section of nasal polypus from a child 7 years old.(Authors specimen by Bensley.) distress which large masses of polypi will produce. The reason ofthis is obvious: they always form in the middle turbinated regionand by their presence and pressure expand the upper portions of thenasal fossa?. By this means the lower turbinal region is also ex-panded, giving compensatory space; and it is not until they arelarge enough to drop downward that breathing is interfered with. The sense of smell is likewise seriously affected in the
. Diseases of the nose and throat . •.■■ri-svi;. Fig. 63.—Microscopical section of nasal polypus from a child 7 years old.(Authors specimen by Bensley.) distress which large masses of polypi will produce. The reason ofthis is obvious: they always form in the middle turbinated regionand by their presence and pressure expand the upper portions of thenasal fossa?. By this means the lower turbinal region is also ex-panded, giving compensatory space; and it is not until they arelarge enough to drop downward that breathing is interfered with. The sense of smell is likewise seriously affected in the majorityof cases. Not infrequently nasal polypi give rise to reflex is particularly the case with hay fever and asthma; and thetruth of the statement is proved. by the history of numerous cases- NASAL POLYPI. 121 in which these affections have been relieved by the removal of theoffending cause. Aprosexia, or lack of power of concentration, is alsosometimes a result. The ocular and aural disturbances induced by the pressure o
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