Diseases of the nose and throat; a text-book for students and practitioners . ains to the ounceof glycerin or fluid albolene, are of value. Gargles are of con-siderable utility if the procedure be carried out according to themethod of Hagen, but, as usually practiced, the fluid usedrarely passes the limits of the posterior pillars. Hagen advisesthat the mouth be a little more than half filled with the gargle,the head bent back, the mouth widely opened, and a complete 166 DISEASES OF THE NOSE AND THROAT. movement of deglutition performed, with the mouth open; ifnecessary, a wedge may be placed
Diseases of the nose and throat; a text-book for students and practitioners . ains to the ounceof glycerin or fluid albolene, are of value. Gargles are of con-siderable utility if the procedure be carried out according to themethod of Hagen, but, as usually practiced, the fluid usedrarely passes the limits of the posterior pillars. Hagen advisesthat the mouth be a little more than half filled with the gargle,the head bent back, the mouth widely opened, and a complete 166 DISEASES OF THE NOSE AND THROAT. movement of deglutition performed, with the mouth open; ifnecessary, a wedge may be placed between the teeth. Little,if any, of the fluid will reach the stomach. The air is thenallowed to gurgle through the liquid as long as possible, whenthe tip. of the tongue is to be placed against the upper incisorsand the head thrown quickly forward, followed by the ejectionof the fluid through the nose. Oily sprays and nebulas are bothsoothing and beneficial. The food should be bland and usually soft, and, if theattack be severe, chiefly liquid. Hygienic care is important,. The American Nebulizer. and will be found sufficiently considered under ChronicPharyngitis. Therapeutics. Ammon. mur.—Sore throat, with a viscid phlegm so toughthat it cannot be hawked up. Throat swelled externally andinternally. Sensation of rawness in the naso-pharynx andpharynx. Hoarseness, with burning in the larynx. Amygd. pers.— Angina faucium, with soreness and ach-ing pains, but without any characteristics calling for otherremedies.—Jeans. (Korndcerfer.) Apis.—Throat feels constricted, as if a foreign body werein it; burning, stinging pains; swelling or cedema of the uvula THERAPEUTICS OF ACUTE CATARRHAL PHARYNGITIS. 167 and fauces ; tonsils red and swelled; pharynx shiny and puffed;difficult deglutition and respiration. Bell.—Bright-red throat; pains (right side the worse) ex-tend up the Eustachian tubes; painful or impossible deglutition,yet constant effort to swallow; fluid escapes throu
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