The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-23
PROPER BREATHING.
iNHALG THROUGH THE NOSTRlLS,
AND NOT THE MOUTH.


That nature intended man for all
climates is unqucstion> but If man
live other than nature intended ne
should lie must be content with dire
consequences so far as health Is con-
ccrncd. And why is it that certain In
d!vlduals enjoy better health In Ger
tain climates than in others:
To my mind, the reason In major
ity Of cases is that they are mouth
breathcrs and bear better the mild
than the severe climate
Who are afflicted with chronic nose,
throat and chest affections? The mouth
brcather always, ard wo Will nev-
cr stamp out such conditions as pull
monary tuberculosis, together with
numerous other affections Of the re-
splratory tract, until we, the human
family, have learned to take every In
spiration through the nose
have taken the liberty to divide
mouth brcathers into two classes, con-
flrIned and moderate. The first brcathes
almost continually with open mouth,
The second is not conscious that ne
breathes other than through the NOT
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 noso to as
nearly a normal condition, physiolog-
tcally speaking, as possible, and then
insist upon your patient using 1t. so
long as the spray, douche and solution
treatment generally are patronized
Just so long will we fail to get good re-
suits, for, as Dr. Leland remarks, the
nose wants air and not water.
Douching and spraying are contrary
10 nature and should never be prac-
ticed.
When the patient IS mouth breath
er through habit, and this may be de-
termined By having him breathe first
through one nostril md then through
the other, it 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
haDs eight or ten times during the day
He will find that this more than com.
pensates for his spray, for having used
the spray In the morning he is filled
No." as he expresses it, long before
noon. His nose be can exercise at Will
and thus keep it free. The exercise
prescribe for ali patients during the
process Of repair following operations
to be continued until they are confirm.
ed nasal breathers. a mouth guaro
should be worn at night for q few
weeks.
If we are going to cure nasal catarrh
and other respiratory difficulties, the
respiratory tract being freed Of all oo
structions and irritable areas, the pa
tient must be taught to breathe nor
maAly.
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 Q
characteristic appearance. Ihey are
found not only in the nose, but often
times in the nasopharynx and pharynS
as we'll and are Of pale, waterlogged
appearance. They may be obliterateo
surgically or by cauterization, and II
the nose thereafter Is properly used
like areas do not return This may be
said for ali hypertrophic removals. To
bring about a permanent patency OF
the custachian tube the individual must
become O nasal breather. Therefore II
IS absolutely essential to overcome OF
permanently improve most varieties OF
deafness and tinnitus aurlum tnat the
patient breathe through the nose at oil
times. The eustachian catheter Is Of
ten harmful, acting as mechanical 1r'
ritant and thus assisting the progress
Of an already thickcned and perhaps
irritable membrane.
The dilatation Of the cheeks Of the
patient and the imitation perhaps for the
first few treatments Of air medlcated
and thereafter with air in its purity, Or
Professor PolitZers method, the pa
tient being careful between times to
continue his breathing exercise, are
vastly superior to other forms OF inta'
ton. Air Is what the thickened eusta'
chan ori&ice needs to return 1t to q
normal state, and this applies to the
thickened or collapsed eustachian tube
and middle ear as we'll, also the acces'
sorry nasal cavities.
The oxygen treatment IS familiar
but why use oxygen artifcially when
air breathed normally will supply it?
Your patient can 60 to milder clt-
mate and breathe with open mouth
and be benefited, but would it not De
far better for him to remain at home
breathe through bis nose and fully re-
cover?
Commence with the babe. Make 1t 9
special point that. it breathe through
the rose, If it cannot know tho reason
why. Certainly If the Indian mother
recognized the necessity and insisted
that her babe breathe properly the CIV
llized mother Of today should. Follow
it from babyhood to childhood I'm
press the necessity upon it as child
and, barring accident, it will never
breathe otherwise. If it is found fol
lowing an accident from a fall or blow
that the nose is not free have the faul'
corrected. Normal breathing will hell
materially to bring about perfect de
velopIneat, and without normal breath
ing such development cannot be ds
taincd.- Record.