. Diseases of children. allowing is almost impossible, the voice is lost, andbreathing is difficult. Treatment.—Pellets of ice and a gargle of chlorate ofpotash, I dr. to a pint of water, give rehef in tonsilhtis,and frequently the patient can be rendered more com-fortable by the external application of an ice-bag, a poul-tice, or iodin over the angle of the jaw. CHRONIC HYPERTROPHY OF THE TONSILS Repeated attacks of acute tonsillitis lead to a permanentenlargement of the tonsillar tissues called tonsils intrude into the passage leading to the severe cases they may a
. Diseases of children. allowing is almost impossible, the voice is lost, andbreathing is difficult. Treatment.—Pellets of ice and a gargle of chlorate ofpotash, I dr. to a pint of water, give rehef in tonsilhtis,and frequently the patient can be rendered more com-fortable by the external application of an ice-bag, a poul-tice, or iodin over the angle of the jaw. CHRONIC HYPERTROPHY OF THE TONSILS Repeated attacks of acute tonsillitis lead to a permanentenlargement of the tonsillar tissues called tonsils intrude into the passage leading to the severe cases they may almost meet. This causes ob- DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT 121 struction to the passage of food and leads to a chroniccatarrh of the throat. Nearly all cases of enlarged or hypertrophied faucialtonsils have associated with them an overgrowth of thelymphatic tissue in the pharynx behind the posterioropenings (nares) of the nose. This is called an two conditions together give rise to Fig. 36.—Diagram (anteroposterior) illustrating by the shaded portion {A) the situationof adenoid vegetations in the nasopharynx (Kerr). The child sleeps poorly, is restless, and snores. Itbreathes through the mouth and there is constant catarrhof the nose and pharynx. From the fact that the catarrhcan easily extend into the Eustachian tube, which runsfrom the internal ear to the upper part of the pharynx,attacks of middle-ear disease {otitis media) are quitecommon, and deafness may result. The child is poorlynourished and is subject to acute attacks of also predisposes to diphtheria and scarlet fever. 122 DISEASES OF CHILDREN FOR NURSES Treatment.—The best plan is to have the tonsils andadenoids removed if the symptoms are sufficiently annoy-ing. Operation.—According to the size of the tonsils and the
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