Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-12-23
PROPER BREATHING.
tNhsLE THROUGH THE NosTRILs.
AND NOT THE MOUTH.

normal Breathing VIII Help Mate
rlnlly TO Induce Perfect Develop
anent - without Normal Breathing
Such Development In impossible.
That nature intended man for all
: :ellmatessis unquestioned. but. II man
I've other than nature intended he
should. he must be content with dire
: consequences SO far as health is-con.
gscerned.st And why. Is, 1t that certain In
dividuals enjoy better health in GER
tain climates than In others?
To my mini. the: reason IN q major
ity. OF cases is that they are mouth
breathers and bear better the mild
than the severe climate.
:, Who are afflicted with chronic nose.
Z throat and chest affections? The mouth
hreatber always. and we will neT-
err stamp out such conditions as pull
smonary: tuberculosis. together with
numerous other affections Of the re-
spiratory tract, until We. the human
family, have learned to take every In
spiration through the nose.
I have tnken the liberty to divide
mouth brpathers into two classes. con-
<firmed and moderate The first breathes
almost continually with open mouth.
THE. second Is not conscious that he
Z breathes other than through the nor
NAL channels and will not admit that
he does otherwise until you convince
him such is the case. 1t is my custom
to engage the doubling one in conver-
;sation or have him read for me, when
he will be surprised to learn that he
: has spoken several sentences or read
many paragraphs without once closing
his mouth. He it is who. after lectur-
: ing or reading aloud or perhaps sing
Ing, Is dry of mouth and husky Of
speech and wonders why. -
Treatment: Restore the nose to as
nearly normal condition, physiolog-
I ically speaking. rs possible, and then
insist upon your patient using it. So
long as the spray. douche and solution
treatment generally are patronized
5ust so long will we,fai to get good re-
suits, for. as DR.. Leland remarks. the
nose wants air and not water.
Douching and spraying are contrary
to nature and should never be prac-
hced. sss
When the patient is mouth breath
ser through habit, aud this may be de-
termined by having him breathe first
through one -nostril and then through
the other, is my custom to order him
to breathe forcibly through his nostrils
at the rate Of one respiration per Sec
'ond for ten seconds. this to constitute
one exercise. to be repeated often. per-
haps eight or ten times during the day.
He Will find that this more than coln-
7 pensates for his spray. for having ased
: the spraS III the morning he Is filled
up, as he expresses it, long, before
: loon. His nose be can exercise at will
and thus keep IT free. The exercise
sprescribe for all patients during the
process Of repair following operations.
10 be continu until they are confirm
ed nasal breathers. A mouth guard
should be worn at night for few
I, weeks.
five are going to cure nasal catarrh
and other respiratory difficulties. the
respiratory tract being freed of all OBJ
structions and irritable areas. the pa
tient must be taught to breathe nor
mally.
irritable areas are not always de-
tected by the probe; therefore we can
not depend upon that method. but
must note that these patches have a
characteristic appearance. They are
/ found not only in the nose. but often
times in the nasopharynx and pharynx
!. as well and are Of pale, waterlogged
appearance. They may be obliterated
surgically or by cauterization. and If
the nose thereafter Is properly used
/ like areas do not return. This may be
said for all hypertrophic removals. To
| bring about permanent patency Of
the eustachian tube the individual must
Become a nasal breather. Therefore 1t
is absolutely essential to overcome or
permanently improve most varieties Of
deafness and tinnitus uurium that the
patient breathe through the nose at all
times. The eustaciian catheter is Of
ten harmful. acting as mechanical ir-
ritant and thus assisting the progress
of an already thIckened and perhaps
irritable membrane.
The dIlatation Of the cheeks Of the
patient and the imitation perhaps for the
first few treatments of air nedicated
and thereafter with air In its purity, or
Professor PolitZer's method, the pa
tient being careful between times to
continue his breathing exercise, are
vastly superior to other forms Of infla-
tion. Air IS what the thickened eusta-
chian orlfice needs to return 1t to a
normal state. and this applies to the
tHickened or collapsed ,eustachian tube
and middle ear as we'll. also the acces-
se-y nasal cavities.
--- The. oxygen treatment Is familiar.
but why use oxygen art icially when
air breathed normally will supply it?
Your patient can go to milder cli-
mate and breathe with open mouth
and be benefited. but would it not be
far better for him to remain at home,
breathe through his nose and fully re-
cover?